Brentwood Bowl Recap (with audio)

Liberty Defeats Heritage for First Time in School History

Lions Secure Playoff Birth With 14-7 Win

Brentwood, Calif.

 

With 5:26 to go in the 4th quarter Friday night, Ivan Oseguera scored the biggest touchdown of his career at Liberty.  A short drive set up by an excellent defensive stand and a poor punt that put the Lions at the Heritage 30, was capped when the Liberty signal caller ran over right end to score the only touchdown for Liberty. On the ensuing point-after attempt, Oseguera pulled up the snap and fired a cross-field pass to Dylan Gilfoy in the left corner of the end zone on a fake PAT attempt.

Heritage scored less than 3 minutes into the 2nd quarter on a 3-yard touchdown run by Nick Zalec. Outside of the scoring drive, the Patriots struggled to find offensive rhythm and continued to give up yardage on penalties. Mid-way through the 4th quarter, Heritage put together another drive that had scoring potential. A high snap on a 31-yard field goal attempt allowed Liberty safety Kyle Trego time to get around the line and block the kick.

Liberty's own kicker Anthony Martinez had a nice game for the Lions.  Martinez got Liberty on the board in the 2nd quarter with a 31-yard kick field goal.  He would hit from 34-yards on the next possession.

NOTES

• In the 7th matchup between the cross town schools, this was Liberty's first win in the series.
• Liberty is now playoff eligible for the first time since 2005, they have not appeared in the NCS playoffs since 2003
• With a 5-4 record, Liberty is assured of finishing .500 or better for the first time since 2005