Published Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 | 6:30 p.m.
Updated Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016 | 12:49 a.m.
The Liberty High football team picked up where Bishop Gorman left off last week.
Gorman went into Texas and beat Cedar Hill by 30 points to open the season. Six days later, Liberty defeated the new No. 1, Westlake (Austin), 21-14.
Junior quarterback Kenyon Oblad threw for three touchdown passes in the victory, with two of them to senior receiver Ethan Dedeaux.
Another marquee game is here in Las Vegas — Gorman is back at it, hosting Cocoa of Florida. It’s a quick turnaround for the Gaels, the back-to-back national champions who enter on a 40-game winning streak.
Other Southern Nevada teams are also playing out-of-state opponents, including Arbor View and Foothill hosting Utah schools. Arbor View plays Orem; Foothill takes on Desert Hill.
Desert Oasis will meet John Muir of California and Saturday Faith Lutheran is in Hawaii to challenge Kaimuki.
We’ll keep everyone posted as scores become final. Send us your game information and photos on Twitter using #702hsfb or #sunstandout.
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Stories from games across the valley:
• Texas-sized victory: Liberty downs Austin’s Westlake on the road
• Legacy relies on defense, running game to move past Mojave
• Big plays power Shadow Ridge past Eldorado
• Clark’s defense leads way in victory against Western
• Cimarron-Memorial dominates Valley for opening-night win
• Foothill blanked by Utah school
• Del Sol mounts goal line stand in final minute to win at Pahrump Valley
• Close loss to California school drops Desert Oasis to 0-2
• Injured quarterback provides lift in shutout Desert Pines victory
• Canyon Springs edges Cheyenne in ‘best game in a long time’
• Arbor View opens with 31 unanswered points to beat Utah school
• Virgin Valley’s Perkins is key workhorse in win over Sunrise Mountain
• After Moapa Valley got its wake-up call, Pirates handle Hurricane of Utah
• Basic offense keeps scoring to win slugfest with Chaparral
Ray Brewer can be reached at 702-990-2662 or [email protected]. Follow Ray on Twitter at twitter.com/raybrewer21
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