ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Sunday, March 17, 1996                 TAG: 9603190026
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: A-1  EDITION: METRO 

THE THRILL OF VICTORY ...

LENGTH: Short :   21 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  STEPHANIE KLEIN-DAVIS/Staff. 1. Liberty High School fans
          under the Lakeland basket (above) show their stuff as foul shots are
          being made during the game Saturday afternoon at the Vine Center. 2.
          J.J. Coles (left), No.4 for Liberty, kisses the championship trophy 
          after he and teammates beat Lakeland 53-50 for the Group AA title. 
          The Minutemen finished the season with a 25-0 record and became the 
          first Seminole District team to win a state basketball title. Story 
          on C1. color.
KEYWORDS: BASKETBALL