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Football Overview written by: Garrett Linn Game by game 8/30 vs Lsn 23-21 After the big win to start the season, The Eagles traveled to Truman for the first road game of the year. The Eagles had never lost to the Patriots and made sure that stayed true, with another vicory for the Eagles. 9/6 vs truman 49-3 The Wildcats scored on their second drive, marking the first time the Eagles didn’t take the lead to start the game. The Eagles seemed unfazed, however, responding with a touchdown pass by Jake Van Dyne. The Eagles’ offense exploded for 24 points in the second half. 10/11 vs

31-14 The Eagles kept doing what they had done all year, jumping out to a 10 point lead and, after a touchdown by the Tigers, running away with the game. The Eagles defense forced 4 turnovers and the offense totaled over 300 yards rushing. 10/18 vs

38-7 9/13 vs PH 24-3 9/20 vs Lhs 14-3 1 2 3 4 5 The Eagles kicked off the season with their home opener against the Broncos, starting off the game with a field goal by freshman Blake Craig. It didn’t take long for the Broncos to respond, as Senior Keyon Mosey took the ensuing kick-off all the back for a touchdown to make it 7-3. In the second half, the Eagles took off, scoring 3 times but missing 1 extra point. The Bronco tried to a game late, but fell short.

Eagles offense jumped out to a lead on a huge touchdown catch and run by Luke Mathews. The offense scored again, but Staley responded quickly with a touchdown of their own. The first the starters had given up since the first game of the year. North scored twice more for another victory. Looking to break the Eagles’ perfect record, the 2-1 Blue Jays played stingy defense, holding the Eagles offense to their least amount of points all season, but the Eagles defense stepped up again holding Liberty to just 3 points and making a fourth down stop from the 2-yard line to keep the Blue Jays out of the endzone. 6 7 The Eagles defense shut down the Trojans offense, holding them to just 3 points the whole game and led by safety Connor Baxley, who had three turnovers on the night. The offense also lit up what was viewed as the number 1 defense in the city. Blue Springs 8

lee’s summit 9 9/27 vs st. joe 42-7 The Indians came out and got 2 first downs on the first drive, and that was about it as the defense forced 9 three-and-outs in the next 10 possessions. The Eagles rolled to a 42-7 victory and became the last undefeated team on the Missouri side of Kansas City. 10/4 vs staley 24-12 10/25 vs PHs 24-3 The Eagles defense shut down the Trojans offense, holding them to just 3 points the whole game and led by safety Connor Baxley who had three turnovers for the night. The offense also lit up what was viewed as the number one defense in the city. Senior running back, Warren Bennet lll

08 design by: Madi burrow 11/15 vs Ray Pec 21-27 11/8 vs Rockhurst 17-14 The Eagles got a rematch against the team that ended their season last year. The defense held the Titans scoreless in the first half with a pick-6 by SR LB Alex Miller. The Eagles scored once more with 2 seconds left in the half on a a 5 yard TD pass from Jake Van Dyne to JR Tyler Jenness. North took the 21-0 lead into half time and coasted the rest of the way to a 31-0 victory and the first playoff win. 11/1 vs LSW 31-0 10

After a hard fought game against the Panthers, the Eagles undefeated season ended. Going into the fourth quarter 21-21, the Panthers scored another touchdown with little time left for the Eagles to recover. The Eagles finished their season with the title Confence Champs and being able to say they were the 1st seed in the playoffs. “11-1 is pretty dang good,” senior Zach Klug said. 11 12 P L a y o f f s : Capitalizing off three Hawklet turnovers, including a blocked punt by Austen Hoss, the Eagles jumped out to a 17-0 lead. Rockhurst offense responded just before the end of the half to make it 17-7. North’s offense didn’t pick up a first down in the 3rd quarter and the Hawklets added another touchdown to the board. The Eagles forced 5 turnovers and took the 17-14 victory to advance to the District Championship. photos by: Madi Burrow

This year the Liberty North Eagles football team made history as they finished the 2019-2020 season 11-1. “I think the main thing that was different was that this group of seniors now have been in the program for three years, so they knew the expectation. They knew the work ethic that it took to win. And they’ve learned the whole system. So the learning curve was kind of gone and the energy and enthusiasm they played with. They’ve kind of learned over the last two years so, last year’s group of seniors really kind of laid the foundation and this year’s seniors just took off and built off of it,” Head Football Coach Greg Jones said. The Liberty North student section, called The Navy, was different this year than in past years. They stepped up their game and became louder than the other team. “I think the student section affected the whole school if you ask me, to be able to come out and see the Navy and the number of students that showed up at the games, we were getting calls from reporters that had asked about the games and the next thing there is a ton about our student section. So, it didn’t only impress us, it impressed the whole community of Kansas City because even other coaches talked about it, what it really meant to them. I think it was huge,” Coach Jones said. Throughout the season the boys had to stay focused and not get too arrogant. “I feel like as a team, our mindset was just to take it one game at a time and get that win we had that night however good or bad it was and just prove everybody wrong and showing we were one of the top teams in the state,” senior Warren Bennett III said. graphic by: Braden Clapper “I mean it didn’t only impress us, it impressed the whole community of Kansas City because even other coaches talked about it,”Coach jones said R e c a p :