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Varsity Football Comes Up Short in Loss at Warrenton

High-scoring fourth quarter features six touchdowns in 40-35 Warrenton win
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Kelsey Altrup, Reporter | September 16, 2024
Marykate Stroud
Jaylen Mack (11) finds a hole to run for positive yardage. Mack scored three touchdowns in the game.

With a strong start to the third game of the season, Liberty came up a bit short in the end. The Eagles fought as hard as they could in their first road game, however ended with a loss to the Warrenton Warriors by a score of 40-35.

Liberty, with a record of 2-1, comes back home to host North Point High on Friday. North Point is undefeated at a 3-0 after a win against Timberland last week.

Against Warrenton, Liberty started off strong, scoring the game’s first two touchdowns and ended the first quarter with 13 points. Jaylen Mack (11) scored both touchdowns. Warrenton ended the opening quarter with 7 points. Liberty led 13-7 after the first quarter.

The Eagles huddle up before they kick off against Warrenton. (Marykate Stroud)

Liberty, starting a touchdown ahead of Warrenton, ended the second quarter just a point short of the opponent. Warrenton scored their second touchdown with 4:58 left in the second quarter and took the advantage to halftime with a 14-13 lead.

The Warriors, who improve their record to 3-0, came out strong in the second half scoring four of the game’s next five touchdowns. The Eagles would rally late in the fourth quarter but it wasn’t enough as Warrenton survived. Both teams combined for six scores in the fourth.

Mack carried the Eagles in scoring, rushing for 3 out of the team’s 5 touchdowns. James Alexander scored the second to last and Camden Cooper (11), scoring the last one.

Mack led the team in rushing with 78 yards on 21 carries.

Cody McMullen (12) and Sullivan Thornton (11) both played quarterback with Thornton completing a touchdown pass. Cooper had 7 receptions for 94 yards. Jack Ryan (12) had four tackles including a sack on defense.

WARRENTON 40, LIBERTY 35

Liberty       13  0 0  22 – 35

Warrenton 7  7  7  19 – 40

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Kelsey Altrup
Kelsey Altrup, Reporter
Kelsey Altrup is a freshman, and this is her first year of Publications at Liberty. She was on the Yearbook staff at Frontier Middle School during her eighth grade year, and is super excited to be a part of the new staff. In her free time, she loves photography, listening to music, reading, and hanging out with friends. She enjoys taking pictures of nature, sports, and her friends. This school year Kelsey is looking forward to trying new things and having fun while doing them.
Marykate Stroud
Marykate Stroud, Reporter
MaryKate Stroud is a sophomore, and this is her first time in publications. MaryKate is one of the  managers for girls Varsity Basketball. MaryKate is also the President Elect for FCCLA. MaryKate enjoys doing sports photography and traveling. MaryKate’s favorite place that she traveled to was Italy in the summer of ´24. MaryKate plans on going to college after high school and is currently indecisive on where she wants to go, but she knows that she wants to go for broadcasting and human resources.