Sectional
Champions
Liberty BlueJays
Come to the party at MIZZOU
Arena in Columbia on Friday March 9 at 9:30 pm. For the first time in school
history, the Liberty High School Girls basketball team will travel to Columbia
for the state tournament.
They did it by defeating the 25 and 1 Hickman Mills team led by the LSU bound
Tyra White.
The BlueJays did it in true team fashion with every Lady Jay scoring and
combining for 30 of 36 shooting from the line.
Fleming and Groom each had key threes to answer threes by the Cougars.
| 1st Qtr | 2nd Qtr | 3rd Qtr | 4th Qtr | Final Score | |
| Liberty | 11 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 57 |
| Hickman Mills | 9 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 64 |
Scoring:
Emily Hoffman - 4 points
Heather Wansing - 9 points
Kara Fleming - 18 points
Kami Groom - 17 points
Kendra Carlyle - 1 point
Jamie Garrett - 4 points
Kendra Beagle - 11 points
Congratulations Blue Jay ladies!
Oh, say can you see... a Blue Jay Victory!
Senior, Heather Wansing
Kendra Carlyle
Senior, Kara Fleming
Kami Groom
Heather faces off with Tyra White and the Blue Jays take first possession
Wansing tests the net
Jamie Garrett goes strong to the hoop drawing the foul
Kendra follows Jamie's strong move with one of her own and hits her free
throws
Kami nailed her free throws to help nail down the victory
Kendra gets on the board to add to her tough 'D'
Eyes on the Prize
BlueJays gave away very few easy buckets with their tough defense like Jamie
demonstrates here
Blue Jays took it inside repeatedly and made the Cougars pay for their mistakes
by hitting their free throws
A Cougar goes down as Heather comes away with the ball
Heather stands out above the crowd
'Air Groom'
LSU-bound Tyra White was held to 11 hard-earned points in the game
Kara hits a three late in the game in response to a Cougar three
Kendra's free throw finds nothing but net... this was a common sight during the
game
Sophomore Emily Hoffman added two buckets at key points in the game
Justin never really gets into the game
The fingers worked with the girls hitting 30 of 36 free throws during the game
Kara sinks a one of many free throws while previous state basketball
participants, Scott and Chad Fleming, watch from the stands
Fans smell a trip to Columbia
Wansing creates a Cougar turnover
Jamie, Heather, Emily and Kami look on as Kara sinks a couple more free throws
All smiles in the stands... all smiles in the huddle
Final 3 seconds... senior to senior... a peak at the scoreboard and a smile
Senior Celebration
