Liberal dominated the line of scrimmage on the way to a 36-6 win at Wichita Southeast High School Friday night. It was a far cry from a loss to Hays a week ago. Hunter Huskey rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns and Trystian Juarez added 74 yards rushing in the win.
Liberal’s first drive went seven plays and 72 yards. Hunter Huskey finished it with a 13 yard scamper at the 7:40 mark. Brooks Kappelmann found Shay Kerr for two. Adrian Zuniga picked off a Southeast swing out pass and took it 40 yards and into the north end zone for at 14-0 lead. That was Liberal’s lead after one quarter. Kappelmann found Izzy Rotolo for a 28 yard pass setting up a Huskey three yard plunge for the 20-0 lead with 9:59 to play in the half. Kappelmann lofted a touchdown pass to Rotolo for a 30 yard touchdown with 2:46 to play in the half. Huskey willed his way in the end zone for the two point conversion and a 28-0 lead which stood at the half.
Neither team scored in the third quarter. Kappelmann found Kerr for a 24 yard TD. Trystian Juarez rushed it in for the two point conversion and a 36-0 lead with 10:22 to play. Southeast’s Isaah Rodriguez passed to Deshawn Wright on the left who raced right for a 48 yard TD.
Liberal is 2-2 and Southeast is 1-3. LHS was 2-2 two years ago. Liberal had 357 yards of offense and held the Buffaloes to 104 yards. Liberal plays at 3-1 Garden City Friday night at 7 at Buffalo Stadium in Garden City with Redskin Pregame at 6 on 1270, 92.3, and kscbnews.net.