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# Cavs' Liamos coming into his own on the court
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/cavs-liamos-coming-into-his-own-on-the-court/
- Published: 2011-01-14T03:00:25.000Z
- Updated: 2011-01-14T03:00:25.000Z
- Description: Not often does a fullback draw much attention from opposing high school football coaches. Hollis/Brookline's Brian Liamos earned that attention not because of his ability to run with the ball, but because of his physical style of play. Now, it's H/B boys coach Mike Soucy who gets to see it on the ba
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Not often does a fullback draw much attention from opposing high school football coaches.

Hollis/Brookline's Brian Liamos earned that attention not because of his ability to run with the ball, but because of his physical style of play.

Now, it's H/B boys coach Mike Soucy who gets to see it on the basketball court.

Take the Cavaliers' game against Hanover. Liamos missed practice the day before the game, and sat the first half. When he finally got on the floor in the third quarter, the senior found a way to foul out.

“He sat the first half and we put him in in the second half and he still fouled out of the game,” Soucy said. “He plays physically, but he uses his body and not his hands. That’s a big difference. A lot of times when you’re using your body, it shouldn’t be called a foul. It’s a contact sport. If you’re using your hands, that’s a little different.”

As the basketball season has progressed, Soucy has seen Liamos bring the contact down a bit and increase his scoring output as the transition from one sport to the other ends.

“I couldn’t really touch a basketball because with football, I was so busy,” Liamos said of getting ready for the season. “Now I’m getting back into the swing of things and found out I could score. I hope I can be doing more than that.”

Liamos found ways to contribute during the Chick-fil-A Holiday Tournament, and that was by scoring. He led the Cavs in points, averaging 15.3 points in the three games.

“It feels pretty good, being a leading scorer,” Liamos said. “But I kind of hope that I’m not the leading scorer and that other guys step in and get the ball in the hoop. We’ll score more points doing that than having a few guys score here and there.”

That line of thinking has Soucy happy with the way Liamos has grown since his freshman season.

“I think he figured it out,” Soucy said. “I think he realizes now how dominant he can be. We’re making a concerted effort to make sure he gets touches and that he feels confident when he has the basketball in his hands.”

While the Cavs have struggled this season – they are 1-8 overall this, with the lone win coming in the holiday tournament – Liamos was happy that he helped the football reach the postseason for the first time in team history in the fall.

“That was a dream come true,” Liamos said. “That’s all I wanted, from going 1-7 my freshman year. I’d think maybe someday we’ll make the playoffs or maybe someday they’ll make the playoffs. Every year, we were just getting better and better and we finally made that goal.”

After being accepted by the Massachusetts Martime Academy, Liamos expects to play football at the Division III school next season.

“I like putting the work in for basketball, but football is more my sport,” he said. “That was a big weight off my shoulders.”

Liamos and the Cavs will try for their first Division II win this season on Friday when they travel to Portsmouth.