Football Season

A SEASON TO remember remember remember

The Eagles made history by wrapping up an incredible 2021 football season with a trip to Columbia for the State Championship, a first for Liberty North.

written by: Maia Gaddis and Jack Bendure

Football ended the season with a record of 11-2. The year finished with varsity playing the State Championship game against the Christian Brothers on November 27 for the state title. The game was a loss for the Eagles with an ending score of 21-48. “You know, it is what it is. We wish we would’ve played better after all the work we put in to get there but it is what it is and we’re moving forward,” coach Greg Jones said. Though it was a loss, the team didn’t let it change their perspective of the season. To get to state, all teams had training both physically and mentally in preparation for the season. “Our preparation has been stuff that we’ve been doing since last January. At 6 am, [players] would cycle through about 10 or 11 different stations. We’d have a lot of 7 on 7 offensive workouts and defensive workouts through January, February, March, then we had our summer weights set up. We had 7 on 7 during that time too. Then we had a team camp that we went to UCM for and a one in August to get ready to go for the season. So really, those kids worked 9-10 months out of the year to prep for the season,” Moore said. For their first game of the season, Liberty North went to Arkansas to play against Bentonville. The game ended up being a loss, losing 43 to 30. The varsity team took it as a learning experience, moving to win 11 games in a row after that.

“When we lost down in Arkansas for the first game, I think it really humbled us. We kinda came into the season with a lot of hype, thinking that we were so good. I think we got into our heads a little bit. We got knocked off track, but then going into the season, we stayed and continued to win from there,” sophomore Freddie Lavan said. By the end of the season, varsity gained an overall 85% winning average. Though the season didn’t finish with a state victory, lessons were learned for future seasons. “Football definitely has taught me how to be tough, physically and mentally. It has also taught me how to handle adversity. In our first game of the season, we faced some adversity while playing Bentonville which was a solid team. After that game, we regrouped as a team and bounced back up,” sophomore Trey Snyder said. This team wasn’t one to just move from game to game. Connections had been made and bonds had been formed. Though some athletes are leaving, the memories between the players and the coaches are still being shared. “My favorite memory of the season doesn’t go down to one particular team. It’s being around the kids every single day. One particular memory in my mind is getting the opportunity to be around the kids and build relationships with them. It’s tough to see that end especially when you’ve been around them all day for quite a while,” Moore said.

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