LIBERTY
League: Division I Northeast
Head coach: Pam Schultz, fourth season
Returning lettermen: Five
Top athletes: Eduardo Soto (Jr.), Kai Perkins (Sr.)
Outlook: Soto and Perkins lead a list of five returnees for the Patriots, who have high hopes for the season.
"We want to qualify for state as a team," Schultz said. "We have a solid core/pack."
The Bishop Gorman football team led Liberty only 14-3 at halftime, but ended up cruising to victory in a Class 5A Division I state semifinal.
The Class 5A Division I state football semifinals take place Friday, with Bishop Gorman hosting Liberty and Coronado traveling to Arbor View.
Arbor View and Coronado will play in a 5A Division I state semifinal Friday night. Bishop Gorman and Liberty will meet in the other semifinal.
The Centennial girls held off Galena in the Class 4A state championship match, and Canyon Springs defeated Liberty for the boys title Saturday.
Faith Lutheran’s girls soccer team defeated Liberty on a Julia Anfinson goal in overtime to win the Class 5A state title Saturday at Coronado.
Check out the details from Friday’s high school football playoff action, including the top seeds advancing easily in Class 5A Division I.
The Faith Lutheran girls soccer team defeated Coronado in a Class 5A state semifinal Friday. The Crusaders will play Liberty on Saturday for the state title.
Faith Lutheran and Coronado have played each other in the last four girls soccer state title matches. The two teams will play in a 5A state semifinal Friday.
Bishop Gorman is the heavy favorite, but six other teams will take their best shots when the Southern Nevada Class 5A Division I state playoffs begin Friday.
Bishop Gorman officially clinched the No. 1 seed in the Class 5A Division I playoffs Friday night, and the playoffs are now set for the state’s top division.
