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By SAM LEEPER
Liberty's girls basketball roster boasts five players standing 6-feet or taller.
It's no surprise the Patriots' offensive game plan is to go inside.
The Patriots scored 30 points in the paint Friday, including a 6-for-6 effort from 6-3 center Jazmin O'Bannon, as Liberty easily turned aside visiting Coronado 58-35 in an early Southeast League showdown.
"Our inside game was certainly the key," said Liberty coach Rich Santigate. "It was a sentimental game for me, because I coached some of those Coronado players in middle school. Those kids have lots of potential, and they play hard."
While Liberty (7-4, 2-0 Southeast) was finding its range inside, Coronado struggled with its plan - firing long-range jumpers, many from behind the 3-point arc.
Coronado (6-2, 1-1) began 5-for-24 from the field, including 1-for-8 on 3-pointers, and trailed 33-14 at the half. The Cougars were held without a field goal for a stretch of nearly 71/2 minutes.
Coronado did show a brief...