The Laval Liberty High School Panthers Football Team and its junior counterpart, the Laval Junior High School Vipers Football team, were created in March 2005. The concept of high school football returning to an Anglophone public high school in Laval was announced to the school community at a press conference on March , 2005. A number of dignitaries were on hand for the announcement which included the first-ever head coach of the Panthers, Mr. Marcus Pollard.

The teams began to practice in the weeks following the announcement. The division of Western Laval High School into two schools (Laval Liberty & Laval Junior) came into force on July 1st, 2005. The Panthers played their inaugural season in the fall of 2005 in the Juvenile A division of the Laurentides-Lanaudiere Sport Etudiant league. The Panthers played their first-ever game on September 9th, 2005 in Berthierville versus Ecole Secondaire Pierre-de-Lestage.The team’s first touchdown was scored on a passing play from James Claing-d’Andrea to Jimmy Mouhteros. The Panthers won their inaugural game by a score of 19-14. The team played its home games on a natural grass field behind the school and concluded its first season with a 3-4 record. The team also hired its current head coach, Mr. Steve Alexandre in October of 2005.

Mr. Steve Alexandre became the team’s head coach in January of 2006 and began preparations for the team’s second season. The Panthers played their second season in the Juvenile AA division of the same league in the fall of 2006. Once again, the Panthers won their season opener versus Ecole Secondaire Amitié in a thrilling come-from-behind fashion. Andrew Grant scored his third touchdown of the game on a pass from Jimmy Mouhteros (who replaced the injured starting quarterback, James Claing-D’Andrea). The Panthers won the game on the last play of the game, 40-39. The natural field was re-named Parc Gerry Dattilio Sports Field on September 28th, 2006 in honour of the former Chomedey High School student and Montreal Alouettes star, Gerry Dattilio. Gerry and several Chomedey High Alumni were on hand for the inauguration. The Panthers defeated their school board counterparts, Rosemere High School, for the occasion. The Panthers played hard for the entire season and earned a berth in the playoffs for the first time as they ended the season with a 5-3 record. However, the Panthers were decimated by injuries and lost their playoff game versus College Letendre, 24-0.

The natural grass field was replaced by a new synthetic turf during the summer of 2007. The new surface became a reality as the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, the Ville de Laval and the Ministry of Education combined their efforts to build a state-of-the-art $1.2 million dollar facility for the youth of Chomedey. The new field was unveiled in early September 2007 and gained notoriety for Friday night football under the lights. The school partnered with the Caisse Desjardins de Chomedey for a 24-foot scoreboard and the dream became real.
The Panthers opened their third season in the Juvenile AA division in the fall of 2007 on a brand new synthetic turf at Parc Gerry Dattilio Sports Field behind the school. The Panthers marched their way to a perfect season (8-0) and won their first playoff game with a revenge-victory of 42-14 versus College Letendre on November 2nd, 2007. With “Dynasty as Destiny” as its motto, the Panthers then won their first regional championship with a thrilling come-from-behind win over Ecole Secondaire Amitié on the second-to-last play of the game on November 9th, 2007. The final score was 35 to 29. The game was won on a 6-yard touchdown pass from Demar Grant to Nicholas Claing D’Andrea. The game saw the largest crowd in Panthers football history, estimated at 1 000 people. The Panthers then won their first Bol-D’or with a 35-28 victory over the Centaures de La Couvilloise on November 18th, 2007.
In January 2008, The Panthers applied for recognition of its football program within the prestigious FQSE’s Juvenile AAA league. The team received approval of its application in February 2008 and will play its first season in this league in the fall of 2008. Meanwhile, the Panthers will also field a team in the Juvenile A division of the Laurentides-Lanaudiere region. This will mark the first time that the school has two senior football teams in action. The program is expanding and enjoying great success. The Panthers first game of the 2008 season and the season opener of the Juvenile AAA league was at Parc Gerry Dattilio Sports Field on Friday August 29th, 2008 versus Ecole Secondaire Jacques-Rousseau.

The Laval Liberty High School Panthers won their inaugural game in the Juvenile AAA football league by a score of 49 to 28 versus the Ecole Secondaire Jacques-Rousseau. The Panthers won a total of 4 games and lost 5 during the 2008 season. The Panthers finished 6th out of 10 teams and played their first playoff game on November 1st, 2008 versus College Jean-Eudes at the CEPSUM. The Panthers lost 41-14. In 2009, the Panthers played their way to a 4-4 record in their second season in Juvenile AAA. Key losses to Benoit-Vachon and Amitie put the Panthers in a difficult position to make the playoffs as they faced the powerful Loups of Cure-Antoine Labelle twice during the regular season. The season was nonetheless a good experience for several first-year players who will be returning for the 2010 season. Meanwhile the Cadet AA Panthers were winless during their season as they matched up against significantly larger and more established teams. Both teams are preparing for redemption in 2010.
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