Liberty North faced Lee's Summit in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, the Eagles made off with a 35-34 victory over the Tigers. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 39-33 win the Tigers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2024.
It was another big night for Zemar Cheatam, who rushed for 109 yards and a pair of scores.
Eagles
| 09/19/25 vs Lee's Summit | 255 |
| 09/05/25 vs Liberty | 90 |
| 08/29/25 @ Blue Springs South | 160 |
| 11/08/24 vs Liberty | 58 |
| 10/25/24 @ Blue Springs | 146 |
| + 3 more games |
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Liberty North was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Lee's Summit lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Max Trillo, who picked up 119 receiving yards and three TDs. His longest reception was for an incredible 80 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Hatfield, who gained 216 total yards.
The victory got Liberty North back to even at 2-2. As for Lee's Summit, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Liberty North will challenge rival Staley at 7:00 p.m. on October 3. Meanwhile, Lee's Summit is set to face off against their familiar foe Lee's Summit West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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