FRESNO -- Liberty High has beaten quick teams this season, most notably Bakersfield High.

But the Patriots were no match for Fresno-Central's quickness and athleticism Friday night.

The fourth-seeded Grizzlies scored 28 second-half points and pulled away after halftime for a 35-14 win over No. 8 Liberty in the Central Section Division I semifinals at Central.

The Grizzlies (11-2) will face second-seeded Clovis North (12-1) on Friday in Central's bid for its first section football title.

Central's offense was explosive in the second half against Liberty (8-5), which was coming off a two-point win one week earlier that KO'd top-seeded Clovis.

The Grizzlies rushed for 306 yards -- 203 of those in the second half -- and broke the game open with a series of big-play touchdowns.

"Central is an exceptional team with great explosiveness," Liberty coach Tony Mills said. "Our defense was on the field way too much. We weren't able to move the ball with any consistency at all on offense.

"That's probably what determined the outcome of the game."

The Central defense had a brilliant night. The Grizzlies limited Liberty to 59 total yards and three first downs in the second half.

Offensively, the two biggest Central playmakers were running back Rasean Jones and quarterback L.J. Moore.

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Central's big-play TDs overwhelm Liberty