The Liberty football team is already getting its strong passing game into gear. The Patriots won a 7-on-7 tournament at the University of Washington over the weekend.

Liberty’s best win came in the finals against Skyline. The Patriots edged the Spartans by a touchdown.

Junior-to-be quarterback Trey Wheeler led the team’s dynamic passing game at the tournament.

Wheeler passed for 1,638 yards and 13 touchdowns as a sophomore starter for Liberty last season. He made the AP 3A all-state team as a punter.

7-on-7 football

7-on-7 football is a non-tackling, mostly pass-oriented version of football. Some of the in’s and out’s:

• Players play without pads.
• The field is 45 yards in length with a 10-yard end zone.
• First downs are 15 yards. Teams can have three first downs before scoring
• On the extra point attempt after a touchdown, the offensive team must score from the three-yard line. The team can make the attempt for the 10-yard line to go for a two-point conversion.
• There are no timeouts and a continuous clock runs. Each half is 20 minutes.
• A fumble is a dead ball.
• Quarterbacks have only four seconds to throw the ball