Leonardo
ARCADIA — Liberty-Benton kept Arcadia off the scoreboard in the final three quarters of play and rolled to a 55-14 Blanchard Valley Conference win Friday night.
The Eagles got all they could handle from the Redskins in the opening quarter, leading just 21-14, but a stellar defensive effort allowed L-B to pull away for its third consecutive win.
L-B (5-2, 5-1 BVC) has won the last 15 meetings against Arcadia (3-4, 2-4).
The Eagles used a solid rushing attack, tallying 221 yards, and Zac Cramer was 5 of 6 for 209 yards through the air as Liberty-Benton prevented the Redskins from reaching the four-win mark for the first time since 2006.
Brady Vaught gave the Eagles a 28-14 lead at halftime with a 1-yard scoring run. He finished the night with 131 yards on 15 carries.
Casey Mock threw a pair of TDs for the Redskins on a night when he was 10 of 20 passing for 112 yards. Mock hooked up with Lucas Ward on a 29-yard TD pass and threw a 31-yard scoring strike to Trevor Colman.
Big plays by the Eagles, however, sealed the deal. L-B had three scoring plays that covered at least 26 yards. Chase Cook, who caught two passes for 121 yards, hauled in a 70-yard TD pass from Cramer in the opening quarter for the biggest play of the night.
Jeez,, thanks leonardo...I was waiting in suspenders to see how St. Liberty would handle the Redskins.