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Liberty, Heritage squads clash on court
by Kyle Szymanski Staff Writer
Heritage girls’ soccer team knocks off Freedom The Heritage High School girls’ basketball team entered its game with Liberty last week plenty motivated.
The Lions had put a scare into the Patriots earlier this season; Heritage’s five seniors were honored before the game; and star Abby Muse took to the court just a few rebounds shy of 1,000 in her career. Heritage didn’t disappoint, racing to an 18-2 first-quarter lead, en route to a convincing 69-40 win.
To make the win even sweeter, Muse grabbed her illustrious 1,000th career rebound just four minutes into the game, officially becoming a member of the school’s 1,000-1,000 club. She notched her 1,000th point on Dec. 27.
“Honestly, I am really proud of this (rebound) accomplishment because rebounds are kind of underappreciated,” Muse said, before commenting on her team’s win. “I think we came out a lot more aggressive. We definitely had that last game in mind. Having that focused mindset and just being ready to go after them really helped us today.”
The Patriots’ win came just weeks after they defeated Liberty 55-39 in a game that was much closer than the score indicated.
Senior guard Payton Bradley led the way with 18 points — 7 in the first quarter — and Muse added 14 points and 15 rebounds to propel Heritage (18-4, 7-0) to its fifth-straight victory. Guard Paige Ziemann (11 points) and junior guard Julie Ramirez (10 points) also scored double digits in the contest.
Heritage executed from the start, scoring 18 first-quarter points and holding Liberty to single digits until midway through the second quarter.
The Lions (19-14, 3-4) outscored Heritage 10-7 over the final five minutes of the second quarter to pull within 14, but the Patriots answered with a 10-2 run in the first two minutes of the second half to open a comfortable 22-point cushion.
Liberty junior Rylie Manke led the Lions with 15 points (9 in the second half).
Heritage also knocked off Rocklin 64-25 on Feb. 1 and Freedom 65-54 on Feb. 4.
The Patriots are at the top of the league standings, with a two-game lead over Pittsburg with only three league games remaining.
Liberty defeated Deer Valley 59-19 on Feb. 4.
The Lions host Freedom on Feb. 7 at 5:30 p.m.
Heritage returned to the court on Feb. 6 when it hosted Antioch. Results of that game were not available as of press time. Boys’ Game
The Liberty High School boys’ basketball team used a 34-17 second half run to upend Heritage 52-31.
Lions sophomore forward Josh Clark led the charge, scoring a game-high 16 points — all in the second half — and senior guards Braden Basmagian, Kahli Custard and Zach Moll chipped in with 8 points each.
The win was the Liberty’s third straight — all against league opponents — following a tough six-game losing streak.
“The first half was a little rough for Heritage guard Paige Ziemann drives to the hoop in her first game back since suffering an injury. The senior scored 11 points to help the Patriots defeat Liberty. Photo by Tony Kukulich see Basketball page 22
by Jesus Cano Correspondent
The growing pains the Heritage girls’ soccer team experienced at the beginning of the season seemed to have really helped the Patriots with the way they’ve been performing.
After starting the season off 1-1-4, the Patriots turned its fortunes around impressively, running on a 7-0-1 unbeaten streak. The team’s 4-0 victory over Freedom on Jan. 30 showcased its underclassmen rising up to the occasion.
Three of the four goals recorded on the night came from freshmen. Taryn Richey scored her first of two with a strong right-foot shot. Abigail Salgado followed up not too long after by hitting a volley out of the reach of Freedom’s goalkeeper.
In similar fashion, Richey completed her brace by burying a volley of her own, making it 3-0 at halftime.
Sami Wilson added another goal in the second half to make it 4-0.
Heritage’s success could also be linked with a veteran move executed by LaFleur shaking up his lineup. Renny Buchanan transitioned into a holding-midfielder and Hailey Hamataka moved up into an attack-oriented role. Hamataka didn’t get on the score sheet but looked dangerous up top. She’s nailed in four goals in league play.
The Patriots are tied with Liberty for first place with a record of 6-0-1. To comment, visit www.thepress.net
us in terms of getting a little anxious for the game,” said Liberty assistant coach Mike Gregory. “It was a little tight. But the second half we had them a lot more calmed down. They came out with a lot more fire.”
The Lions’ offensive came in alive in the second half, largely due to Clark’s contributions off the bench.
The sophomore scored 8 of the team’s 19 third-quarter points and 8 of 15 fourth-quarter points to propel the Lions (11-11 and 3-3 in league play) to victory.
Liberty outscored Heritage 19-12 in the third and 15-5 in the fourth to hold Heritage down.
Clark’s 3 with 3:58 remaining pushed the Lions’ lead to 18 and cemented the victory.
“My defense really carried me,” Clark said. “When I first came in, I was nervous, I turned the ball over once, but I came back in, pressured the ball, forced
a turnover, and that is what carried me.” Heritage junior guard Lamar Murphy led the Patriots with 10 points in the loss, but Heritage as a team struggled offensively all night, held to a season-low 31 points, including single digits in the first, second and fourth quarters.
The loss dropped Heritage to 9-13 and 3-3 in league play.
Liberty was scheduled to play Deer Valley on Feb. 4. Results of that game were not available as of press time.
The Lions host Freedom on Feb. 7 at 7 p.m.
Heritage bounced back on Feb. 4 with a 54-47 win over Freedom.
Heritage was slated to travel to Antioch on Feb. 6. Results of that game were not available as of press time.
Deer Valley sits atop the league standings with a three game lead over Heritage and Liberty with only three league games left to play.
To view a video and slideshows, visit www.thepress.net / multimedia
Photo by Tony Kukulich Liberty guard Zach Moll hangs in the air during the Lions’ 52-31 win over Heritage last week. Moll scored 8 points in the win.
Going out on top
The Freedom High School wrestling team knocked off Liberty 47-27, Jan. 31. Among the Falcons’ winners was senior 132-pounder Zach Hammerschmidt, who picked up a technical fall victory in his final home showing. The league championship wrestling tournament will be held Feb. 13 at Pittsburg High School.
Photo courtesy of Freedom High School
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East County Lions Cheer dominates at JAMZ Nationals The rookies team recently completed a stellar season. The East County Youth Lions junior varsity cheer team recently finished off its 2019 to 2020 campaign.
Since July 2019, the cheer teams of the East County Lions have been putting in the work.
They are multitaskers perfecting their sideline chants to cheer on the East County Lions football teams, creating fun and creative halftime routines for the games and working on their routine for competition season. All of their work paid off, as competition season garnered Norcal Youth Football and Cheer Conference Champion titles in both rookies and JV divisions.
Additionally, the JV group won the JAMZ Capital City Championship title and the rookies finished second. The rookies also won the JAMZ Slam City Championship and the JV team finished second. Feeding off that success, the East County Lions cheer teams headed to Las Vegas to compete in JAMZ Cheer and Dance Nationals 2020. On the line for this extraordinary group of girls were a national title and the coveted national champion jackets.
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