Football Recap: Malcolm Watkins Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Liberty + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 20, 2025, 5:24pm

Football Recap: Frontier Titans vs. Liberty Patriots

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the CA Interscholastic Federation (CIF) & Liberty High School. Watch Full Replay

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Previous Games

10/10/25 - Away32-20 W
10/10/24 - Home20-25 L
10/20/23 - Away25-20 W
10/21/22 - Home7-45 L
04/09/21 - Home19-23 L
+ 5 more games

The third road contest was the charm for Frontier, as they earned their first away win of the season. They walked away with a 32-20 victory over the Liberty Patriots on Friday. For the Titans, this counts as revenge for the 25-20 win the Patriots walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2024.

Frontier's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Malcolm Watkins, who picked up 60 receiving yards and one touchdown, and also punched in one TD on the ground.incredibly, Watkins got all that yardage with just one huge grab David Riley was in the mix too, providing the Titans with two scores.

Frontier was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Frontier's defense stepped up as well, laying out Gavin Parham three times. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Cannon Machado, Lj Riley, and Nathaniel Neal, who each picked up one sack apiece. Machado was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).

When it comes to explaining why Liberty lost, don't look at Elmo Whitten. Despite the final result, he rushed for 112 yards and one TD on only 12 carries, and also caught one touchdown. Parham was another key player, rushing for 54 yards and one score on only six carries.

Frontier picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 3-4. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.

Frontier wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 27-13 win against Garces Memorial on the 17th. As for Liberty, they have also already played their next game, a 49-20 victory against Centennial on the 16th.

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