Liberty-Eylau
LAST WEEK: The Leopards fell to Bowie County rivals Pleasant Grove at Hawk Stadium in a District 6-4A, Division II game, 35-28.
THIS WEEK:
Liberty-Eylau (2-6, 1-1) hosts Pittsburg (5-3, 1-1) on Friday at Harris Field.
OFFENSIVE
STANDOUTS: QB Isaiah Cross led the Leopards rushing with 13 carries for 101 yards and two touchdowns. Cross also completed 11 of 23 passes for 140 yards and a score for L-E. WR Deshun Dickerson caught four passes for 29 yards, while WR Shayne Porche ended with three grabs for 32 yards.
RB Marzavin Riles finished with 83 yards on nine totes and a touchdown.
DEFENSIVE STANDOUTS: LB Cedric Dickerson led the Leopards defense with 14 and a forced fumble. LB Marzavin Riles collected 12 tackles and DT Josh Gamble added 10 tackles. LB Ethan Brooks finished with six tackles, a interception and a forced fumble for the Leopards. S El-Amin
Greer ended with seven tackles, a fumbles recovery and a forced fumble.
COACH STEVE WELLS’ COMMENTS:
“I thought we played an excellent first half. Isaiah Cross played exceptional for us in the first half running and throwing the ball. Marzavin and Cedric both ran the ball hard. I thought our offensive line did a great job as well. They were physical upfront. Defensively, we really got after them. We forced three turnovers and got all three of them. We had a lot of good things happen for us defensively.
“We had a chance to go up 28-0 at halftime. We got down to the 7-yard line, took a sack and had to spike it after that. That was big there. I knew it was crucial for us to get some more points on the board, and we didn’t take advantage of that opportunity.
“The difference in the second half was that we didn’t finish the drives and they did. They had the big play on special teams but that’s part of the game. Bottom line, we didn’t finish like we should. We have to do a better job of that.”