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Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
LHS		18091340
IHS		608014
Final score provided by J. Welte.

California High School Football - Independence knocked off by Liberty

September 26, 2025: Bakersfield, CA 93311

In Friday's non-league game, the Liberty Patriots (Bakersfield, CA) football team overcame the host Independence Falcons (Bakersfield, CA), by a tally of 40-14.

In their next game, the Patriots battle the Frontier Titans (Bakersfield, CA) in a game, on Friday, October 10. Liberty will attempt to move on its 4-1 season record.

With the defeat, Independence drops to 2-1 on the campaign. The Falcons travel to Ridgeview (Bakersfield, CA) to battle the Wolf Pack in a contest on Friday, October 10. The Wolf Pack enter the contest with a record of 1-3.

Judd WeltePatriots Reporter
  1. 1st Quarter

  2. Check In

    18 - 6 The scorer has checked in. Liberty 18, IHS 6
    @ 6:00 PM

  3. Game Attendance

    Attendance Hundreds
    @ 6:00 PM

  4. Field Conditions

    Field Conditions Dry
    @ 6:00 PM

  5. Weather Conditions

    Weather Conditions Hot
    @ 6:00 PM
  6. 2nd Quarter
  7. 18 - 6

    End of 1st Quarter

    Liberty 18, IHS 6
    @ 6:00 PM
  8. Halftime
  9. 18 - 6

    Halftime

    Liberty 18, IHS 6
    We noticed it's halftime, checkout this video while you wait for the action to resume.
    @ 6:00 PM
  10. 3rd Quarter
  11. 18 - 6

    Start of 3rd Quarter

    Liberty to kick off to Independence.
    @ 6:21 PM
  12. 20 - 6

    Safety

    Liberty - Safety. Liberty 20, IHS 6
    @ 6:23 PM
  13. 26 - 6

    Rushing Touchdown

    Liberty - Rushing TD. Liberty 26, IHS 6
    @ 6:38 PM
  14. 27 - 6

    Made Point After

    Liberty - PAT Good. Liberty 27, IHS 6
    @ 6:38 PM
  15. 27 - 12

    Passing Touchdown

    Independence - Pass completed for a TD. Liberty 27, IHS 12
    @ 6:44 PM
  16. 27 - 14

    Two Point Rush Completed

    Independence - Rushed for a 2Pt Conversion. Liberty 27, IHS 14
    @ 6:45 PM
  17. 4th Quarter
  18. 27 - 14

    End of 3rd Quarter

    Liberty 27, IHS 14
    @ 6:45 PM
  19. 33 - 14

    Rushing Touchdown

    Liberty - Rushing TD. Liberty 33, IHS 14
    @ 7:02 PM
  20. 34 - 14

    Made Point After

    Liberty - PAT Good. Liberty 34, IHS 14
    @ 7:03 PM
  21. 34 - 14

    Update

    Liberty - 1st down, ~3 minutes to go, ball on Independence's 10-yard line. Liberty 34, IHS 14
    @ 7:04 PM
  22. 40 - 14

    Rushing Touchdown

    Liberty - #42 Hector Martinez with a 5 Yd Rushing TD. Liberty 40, IHS 14
    Hector Martinez
    @ 7:05 PM
  23. 40 - 14

    Missed Point After

    Liberty - PAT Missed. Liberty 40, IHS 14
    @ 7:06 PM
  24. Final
  25. 40 - 14

    End of Game

    Liberty 40, IHS 14
    @ 7:08 PM

Scoretracker Scorers

Judd WeltePatriots Reporter

Liberty @ Independence Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 26, 2025 @ 5p
The Independence (Bakersfield, CA) JV football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Liberty (Bakersfield, CA) by a score of 40-14.

Scoring averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Liberty		8.84.88.85.625.7
Independence		6.008.0027.5

Season recap

Overall record
5-1
3-1
League
1-0
1-0
Non-League
4-1
2-1
Head to Head
1-0
0-1
Home
3-0
0-1
Away
2-1
3-0
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
0-0
In-State
5-1
3-1
Out-of-State
0-0
0-0
Win %
.833
.750
League %
1.000
1.000
PF
154
110
PA
82
74
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Common opponents

Stockdale
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1 - 0

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