Moananu, Rushton Lead Leopards To Road Victory At Campbell Memorial

September 28, 2016 By Brian Whan

Possibly the biggest play for the Leopards on Friday night came from one of the youngest as freshman Simi Moananu picked off a Campbell Memorial pass and returned it 37-yards to the house giving Liberty a then 20-7 lead at the 3:26 mark of the fourth quarter. Campbell, however, would not go quietly.

With the Leopards up 20-7, the Red Devils Yianni Koullias returned the ensuing kickoff four a touchdown to once again pull Campbell within a score at 20-14. Liberty, however, was able to convert a few first downs and ultimately take a knee to preserve the road victory, its first since the 2014 season.

The Leopards jumped out to an early 13-0 lead with two scores in the first quarter as Dra Rushton who completed 7 of his 8 passes for 67-yards found Chris Edmonds for an 18-yard touchdown hookup. Moments later Rushton would scoop a Red Devil fumble and returned it 61-yards to the end zone giving the Leopards an early 13-0 lead.

Campbell, who was led by a strong performance by Yianni Koullias who finished with 145 yards on 25 carries would find the end zone in the winding moments of the first half when Antwane McMeans took a screen pass from Darion Jones and weaved across the goal line from 10-yards out to make the score 13-7i favor of Liberty heading into the half.

The Leopards were led in rushing by Rushton who had 86 yards on 9 carries as Charles Pickard and Jaylen McKinney chipped in with 48 and 39 yards apiece.

Liberty who improved to 3-2 with the victory will return to action next Friday when they host LaBrae at Leopard Stadium in its annual Homecoming contest. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 PM.