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Friday Night Roundup: Liberty knocks off Texas’ top-ranked team; Gorman wins

Bishop Gorman's Austin Arnold Runs

L.E. Baskow

Bishop Gorman’s Austin Arnold (6) slices upfield for a long run after a reception over Cocoa of Florida, Friday, Sept. 2, 2016.

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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