Three wins over two teams. That is the only success on the football field Liberty had last season in terms of wins and losses.

But there is a different tone this season for the Liberty Patriots as they cruised to a 24-6 win Sept. 5 over Hazen High School.

There couldn’t have been a larger difference of ways to start the season than the last two seasons for Liberty. Last year, Hazen handily beat the Patriots in their own home with a 44-7 win.

“One of the things we really wanted to focus on was being physical, you know, because you gotta be. When you play good teams, you gotta be physical. We talked about finishing — finishing a drive, finishing a quarter. I think they are really focused on who they can be,” Head Coach Steve Valach said after the 18-point win. “They have high expectations

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