Liberty High School football has a standard of excellence that has been missing the past couple of seasons, but in 2025, it looked like the Patriots had found their stride and swagger for a program that has been one of the more underrated in Washington state.

Despite falling in the opening round of the 2025 state tournament, this Patriots group is a special one for Head Coach Steve Valach.

The Patriots were the No. 12 seed and took on the fifth seeded Lakes Lancers on the road in the first round of the state tournament. Liberty went down to the wire with the No. 5 seed, and went for two and the win at the end of regulation, but came up short and lost 35-34 on Nov. 14.

“Life and football, there are so many similarities. Things don’t go your way, you keep pressing and stay together, you k

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