Liberty Christian waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 35-27 win over the Parish Episcopal Panthers. This was payback for the Warriors, who suffered a 45-14 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Quinn Murphy was his usual excellent self, throwing for 291 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown. Jaylon Hawkins also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Liberty Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brady Janusek and Cade Violi. Janusek also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 121.
Despite the loss, Parish Episcopal still got an impressive performance from Sawyer Anderson, who threw for 551 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Anderson is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Jaylen Pile, who picked up 99 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Liberty Christian's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Parish Episcopal, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-3.
Liberty Christian has already played their next match, a 64-0 win against Nolan Catholic on the 25th. Parish Episcopal has also already played their next game, a 52-49 defeat against Prestonwood Christian on the 25th.
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