WEST VALLEY PREPS

2024 Preps football preview: Liberty

Liberty sophomore defensive end/defensive tackle Paz St. John lunges while getting blocked in an attempt to sack Centennial sophomore Kainan Manna during the Open Division title game Dec. 2, 2023 at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe. St. John has received multiple Division I offers in the offseason.

(JJ Digos Photography/For West Valley Preps)

Liberty junior offensive guard Cameron Uresti (#72) and senior offensive tackle Kaeden Haeckel double team Tucson Salpointe Catholic senior defensive end Keona Wilhite as senior quarterback Navi Bruzon drops back to pass. Liberty did not allow a sack during the Oct. 13 game in Peoria.

(Courtesy Picture Lady Photography/For West Valley Preps)

Circumstances around the Liberty football program have changed, with the 2023 Open Division champions now Arizona’s best program and enjoying a talent influx from six high profile transfers.

But Liberty football, its core values and process-oriented, team-first approach have not changed. Why should they?

Coach Colin Thomas saw the Class of 2025, last year’s junior varsity and freshman players, and the transfers spent the spring and summer forming their bond.

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