Daily Archives: November 10, 2013

From Liberty athletics:

LYNCHBURG, Va. The Flames scored four of their five touchdowns on the ground and rushed for 231 yards en route to a 35-14 victory over Presbyterian College, Saturday afternoon, at Williams Stadium.

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The victory, Liberty's third in a row, ups the Flames' overall record to 6-4 and 3-1 in Big South play. The loss, PC's second-consecutive setback, drops the Blue Hose to 3-6 on the season and 1-2 in league play.

The win also keeps the Flames in the hunt for their sixth Big South title in the last seven years. Earlier in the day, No. 18/16 Charleston Southern upended No. 5/3 Coastal Carolina, 31-26, at home, placing the Buccaneers in first place in the Big South at 3-0.

Liberty travels to Charleston, S.C., to face the Buccaneers (10-1) the last week of the regular season on Nov. 23.

The Flames scored on their opening drive of the game thanks to a pair of deep passes downfield by Josh Woodrum.

Following 20-yard completion to tight end Brandon Apon over the middle of the field, Woodrum found Darrin Peterson open in the far corner of the end zone. The wide receiver's team-leading sixth touchdown reception of the year, which went for 20 yards, gave Liberty the early 7-0 lead with 11:25 left in the first quarter.

The rest of the quarter saw the two teams turnover the ball over, each one time. Following PC's first drive, the Blue Hose punted to Kevin Fogg. The senior managed to return the kick six yards before Cannon Jordan forced the ball loose and Kenyon Brown jumped on the football.

The Blue Hose managed to drive into the Flames' red zone where they handed the ball off to Blake Roberts. The redshirt freshman got to the outside, but Jacob Hagen was able to jar the ball free from the running back's hands and Scott Hyland recovered the miscue.

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Liberty Gains Ground in Big South Race

LYNCHBURG, Va. Liberty scored 14 unanswered in the second half to break open a one-touchdown game and take the 35-14 win over the Presbyterian College football team tonight at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Va.

Heys McMath completed 20-of-28 pass for 153 yards with one interception and one touchdown. The ground game was controlled by LaQua Mayes who took five carries for 29 yards. Arthur Williams caught four passes for a team-leading 49 yards. Jeremiah McKie led the team in all-purpose yardage with 82.

PC drops to 3-6 overall and 1-2 in the Big South while Liberty improves to 6-4, 3-1. PC travels down the road to Conway Nov. 16, to take on Coastal Carolina in a 3 p.m. contest.

The Blue Hose converted 15 first downs, to Libertys 23 and had the ball for 26:44, compared to 33:16 for the Flames. PC racked up 244 yards of offense, 153 of them coming from the air. Liberty came away with 378 yards of offense with 241 coming above.

Ed Britt led the team in tackles with a career-high 11. Two of them for a loss, followed by Cory White with his 10, just one shy of his career-best.

Liberty took its opening drive 65 yards in seven plays for the games first score. Josh Woodrum, who went 13-of-17 on the night, threw a 20-yard pass to Darrin Peterson to cap the drive and give the Flames the early 7-0 lead with 11:25 left on the clock

The Flames forced PC to punt away on its opening drive but Liberty fumbled the return, giving the Blue Hose the ball at the LU 41-yard line. After driving to the Liberty 10-yard line in seven plays, PC fumbled the ball, giving the Flames the ball back.

Liberty capitalized, driving the field in 18 plays to score its second touchdown of the game. After reaching the one-yard line, Desmond Rice took the ball the short distance, giving the Flames the 14-0 lead with 11:11 to go in the second.

PC fought back on its next possession, scoring in an eight-play, 65 yard drive. Highlighting the series was a 15-yard rush by McMath and Rouse, as well as an 11-yard carry by Rouse. The drive was capped by a nine-yard completion by Joey Gilkey, his third of the season.

The Blue Hose defense held Liberty just outside the red zone on their next possession, forcing a field goal attempt, which sailed wide to give PC the ball at its own 28-yard line. The Blue Hose reached the 44-yard line before an interception by McMath ended the drive. Jacob Hagen picked off the pass and ran it back 44 yards to the PC 32-yard line.

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Presbyterian falters at Liberty, 35-14