By Scott Akanewich, Sports Editor at The Independent Liberty Hill
10/08/2020, 11:30am CDT
Liberty Hill head football coach Jeff Walker has pretty high praise for junior linebacker Andon Thomas. “Andon’s one of the best I’ve had in my 25 years of coaching,” said Walker. “If not the best.” But, no pressure.
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By Scott Akanewich, Sports Editor at The Independent Liberty Hill
10/03/2020, 11:30am CDT
For the second week running of the new season, Liberty Hill’s football squad got off to slow start, but much like the previous, the Panthers once again rebounded and prevailed in a road contest over Class 6A Del Valle by a score of 44-27 on Friday night.
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By Scott Akanewich, Sports Editor at The Independent Liberty Hill
10/02/2020, 11:30am CDT
When the Panthers secondary lines up against Del Valle on Friday night, across the line of scrimmage will be the top-rated wide receiver recruit in the entire country in Cardinals senior Caleb Burton – a player who has already received 37 scholarship offers...
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By Scott Akanewich, Sports Editor at The Independent Liberty Hill
09/26/2020, 11:30am CDT
Welcome to Class 5A. Or, at least that’s probably what many in attendance were thinking at the outset of proceedings on Friday night at Panther Stadium, as the home side found itself behind after only 17 seconds had elapsed off the game clock in the season-opener against Killeen Ellison.
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By Scott Akanewich, Sports Editor at The Independent Liberty Hill
09/25/2020, 11:30am CDT
As kickoff for the Liberty Hill football squad’s season-opener at home against Killeen Ellison tonight approaches, we thought it was a good time to point out the top 10 reasons we should be excited about the new Purple-and-Gold gridiron campaign. So, here we go…
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By Scott Akanewich, Sports Editor at The Independent Liberty Hill
09/19/2020, 11:15am CDT
Officially, there was no score kept at Panther Stadium on Friday night, as the board at the north end of the field showed a pair of zeros throughout Liberty Hill’s scrimmage against New Braunfels Canyon.
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By Scott Akanewich, Sports Editor at The Independent Liberty Hill
09/10/2020, 11:00am CDT
Many questions face Liberty Hill head football coach Jeff Walker as he, his staff, and his players begin prepping for a season like no other.
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By Scott Akanewich, Sports Editor at The Independent Liberty Hill
09/07/2020, 10:30am CDT
Every Thursday evening during football season, each and every Liberty Hill varsity football player gets a phone call.
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By Scott Akanewich, Sports Editor at The Independent Liberty Hill
06/04/2020, 12:00pm CDT
Over the course of four years, Liberty Hill High School football players Drake Oberpriller, Hadley Weems, Brady Brewer, Jacob Cearley and Ryley Rosenbusch left it all out on the field for the Panthers.
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By Scott Akanewich, Sports Editor at The Independent Liberty Hill
06/03/2020, 12:30pm CDT
When Kent Walker took the reins of Liberty Hill’s athletic program – as well as the title of head football coach – in the wake of the passing of older brother Jeff in December, it wasn’t the first time he...
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