Liberty beats Renton 35-20 in opening round of playoffs
Published 11:41 am Monday, November 9, 2015
The Liberty Patriots got three touchdowns from Joseph Cunningham on Friday to end the Renton football season with a 35-20 first-round playoff victory over the Indians at Liberty High School.
Liberty got on the board first with a 10-yard touchdown run by Max Batali to take a 7-0 lead after the first quarter.
Liberty scored again early into the second on a 1-yard run by Joseph Cunningham to go up 14-0, but Renton rallied for three consecutive touchdowns to take the lead.
First, Drew Olson ran for a 20-yard touchdown. Then, soon after, Robert Treat threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Royal Dotson-Goode (missed extra point) to bring it 14-13. Then, with about two minutes left in the half, Dotson-Goode took the ball 5-yards on the ground for his second TD of the day and a 20-14 Indians lead.
But unfortunately it would not stand as Liberty took the ball down the field before the end of the half, culminating in a 14-yard touchdown run from Cunningham and 21-20 halftime lead.
In the third, the Patriots took control. First, Nate Solly broke free for a 49-yard touchdown run to put Liberty up 28-20, followed by Cunningham’s third TD run of the day, this one a 35-yard sprint to paydirt to secure the 35-20 victory.
With the loss, Renton season comes to a close. The Indians finished this season with a 4-6 overall record and a 4-2 record in the Seamout League.
Liberty moves on as the District 3 2A no. 4 seed. They will play Hockinson this weekend at the Tacoma Dome int he first round of the state playoff championships.
