JV Rolls In Championship

The Liberty JV team rolled to a championship victory over Truman on Tuesday night in the Liberty JV Tournament. The Jays defeated the Patriots 44-7 and moved to 2-0 on the season. Liberty will be back in action again on Monday, December 14th when they host Lee's Summit at 5:30 p.m.

JV Opens Season With Win

The Liberty Junior Varsity team opened up the 2009-2010 season with an impressive 35-23 win over Notre Dame de Sion on Monday night. The Jays (1-0) looked very good in the opener, executing the newly implemented offensive system and building off their first two weeks of practice. Because of the early date of the tournament the JV team has had to practice for 14 days in a row but the girls showed no signs of fatigue.

After a very solid first quarter that saw Liberty lead 11-2, de Sion made a late run in the second quarter to close the gap to 15-10 at halftime. The third quarter went back and forth and Liberty was able to maintain their lead going into the final stanza. In the fourth quarter Liberty's defensive pressure finally broke down de Sion and the Jays were able to pull away for the 13 point victory.

Liberty will now face Truaman tonight in the championship game of the tournament. Truman was able to handle Platte County in the other semifinal game Monday, 36-14.

Junior Varsity Season Begins Tonight

The Junior Varsity season begins tonight for the Lady Jay program. Liberty is hosting the annual JV tournament and will face off against Notre Dame de Sion at 6:30 p.m.

Blue-White Scrimmage A Success

The girls played in the Blue-White Scrimmage on Friday night. The first game of the night was a split-squad game of Junior Varsity and C Team players. Players were shuffled in and out and switched teams as the game was in progress so the coaches had a chance to see different combonations on the court. Between the JV/C game and JV/Varsity game was a 3 point contest between the boy's team and the girl's team. Maddie Mason, Sami Wynne, Rachel Horton and Jenna Turner were the shooters for the girl's team. All four shooters did a great job but fell just short to the boy's team, 31-28. After the 3 point contest the JV and varsity teams played a split-squad game. Again, like the first game, players were shuffled in and out and switched teams during the 16 minute game.

The Jays first JV game of the season will take place on Monday, November 23rd at 6:30 p.m. against Notre Dame de Sion.

Parent Meeting/Blue-White Scrimmage

On Friday, November 20th there will be a Parent Meeting for all parents of players in the high school basketball program. The meeting will start at 5:30 p.m. in the LHS Cafeteria. The meeting will be followed by a Blue-White Scrimmage, where the Junior Varsity and C Team will scrimmage for 15 minutes and then the Varsity team will scrimmage against themselves for 20 minutes.

5:30-6:30 - Parent Meeting (LHS Cafeteria)
6:30-6:40 - Intorduction of Boy's team
6:40-6:52 - Sophomore Boy's Scrimmage
6:52-7:00 - Introduction of Girl's team
7:00-7:15 - JV/C Girl's Scrimmage
7:15-7:30 - JV Boy's Scrimmage
7:30-7:40 - 3 Point Contest
7:40-8:00 - Varsity Girl's Scrimmage
8:00-8:20 - Varsity Boy's Scrimmage
8:20-8:45 - Fan Shoot: $1 to shoot for a t-shirt

Practice Off To A Great Start

The Liberty Lady Jays began their season officially on Monday. Through three days of practices the girls have taken huge strides to becoming a great team this season. The work ethic, energy, enthusiasm and learning that has taken place has the coaching staff very excited about things to come.

Twenty-five girls have dedicated themselves to this season and at all levels of the program the future looks bright. With only one senior, Sami Wynne, in the program a lot is being asked of her in a leadership role. Along with the junior class, this group of girls has done an outstanding job of leading and setting the example for the other girls at practice.

The Jays varsity team will open their season on December 10th when they play in the Kickapoo Tournament. The junior varsity squad opens at home on November 23rd in the annual Liberty JV Tournament. The C team will open their season on November 30th when they play at Lee's Summit West.