Liberty North’s football seniors — one-of-a-kind

LIBERTY, Mo. Sometimes good things dont happen overnight.

Liberty North High School was opened back in 2010, and its then-newly-fielded football team took its lumps, losing all nine of its games in season number one.

However, those young Eagles are growing up, and so far, 2013 seems to be their chance to take flight before seeing its original class of freshman call it a career.

Liberty Norths first complete class of seniors are getting one last go-round. Its the last opportunity for a group of Northland athletes whove savored every opportunity to play ball.

26 players in Liberty Norths camp are seniors, who will forever brag that they grew up in this system, beginning with their freshman year when LHNS didnt find a single W.

Its a sense of pride, Liberty North Senior Linebacker Nick Hess said. Were all really into this. We really love Liberty North, and we want to do the best for our school and our football team.

Fourth-year coach Ken Clemens has been there for the entire ride, joining when the new high school opened its doors. Clemens looked on as his Eagles stumbled through their early days, while contending with low student enrollment in the new school and general football inexperience in the huddles.

We viewed that as sort of a weakness in the program our first year, Clemens said. Every year, we try harder to be as physical as we can be. The seniors have molded themselves into what weve asked out of them.

Since that winless debut three years back, Liberty North has averaged seven wins per season during their two most recent campaigns. Players say the never missed being moved away from Liberty High, a crosstown football powerhouse.

It was a little strange going to a new school. Nothing was really different after that, Liberty North Wide Receiver Paul Silvio said.

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Liberty North’s football seniors — one-of-a-kind