Girls Basketball

Coaching Staff

Varsity Head Coach Bio

Liz Monahan has been the head girls basketball coach at PHS since 2022. Last season, her girls basketball team won a Missouri Class 3, district 14 for girls and made it to sectionals. Before joining PHS, Liz was a special assistant for the girls basketball team at Blue Valley Northwest. Prior to that, Liz was associated with The Barstow School as the varsity assistant coach from 2016 to 2019, and then served as head coach from 2019 to 2021.

In all of her coaching positions, Liz has been dedicated to developing her players. She has guided numerous students through the college recruitment process to continue to play at the postsecondary level. Two of her players have been McDonald’s All-American nominees.

Liz holds a bachelor’s degree in health science and an associate’s degree in dental hygiene from Missouri Southern State University.

"Winning is fun... Sure. But winning is not the point. Wanting to win is the point. Not giving up is the point. Never letting up is the point. Never being satisfied with what you've done is the point."

- Liz Monahan
Head Coach