A 31-point win in what was expected to be a close showdown does not boil down to one drive.
But one drive opened the door for No. 3 Liberty's surprising rout of top ranked Chandler Hamilton Oct. 23 in Peoria. The Lions raced 77 yards in 45 seconds with no time outs, scoring a touchdown on a 26-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Jason Haines to senior wide receiver Carter Rothe with 10.7 seconds left.
Liberty (7-1) took a 17-7 lead into halftime and put the game of the week away in the third quarter, racing to a 38-7 lead and winning by the same score,
