Easton scores fast and early, to cruise past Liberty in a 42-14 victory.
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Eoanna Lantinga | October 17, 2026
The Easton Red Rovers traveled west on 22 to deliver an impressive 42-14 win over the Liberty Hurricanes. With the threat of rain and thunderstorms in the forecast, the stage was a cold and wet Friday night.
After the first kickoff, the weather didn’t stop the hungry Rovers who swiftly marched down the field. With a short pass at the 17-yard line from QB Zahviay McGurn to Amin Fideen, Easton put up their first 6 points with 8:15 still left in the 1st quarter.
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The Easton defense held the Hurricanes on the next drive and promptly capitalized as McGurn found senior Sean McPeek for another Rover touchdown with 2:26 remaining in the 1st quarter.
Short pass to Sean McPeek with 2:26 in the 1st. Easton 14 Liberty 0
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The Liberty Hurricanes struggled on offense coming up empty in the first half against a fierce Rover defense. While Easton put up another touchdown with 5:22 to go in the 2nd quarter, as McGurn found Fideen once again wide-open from the Hurricane 25-yard line.
25 yard pass from Zavhiay McGurn to Amin Fideen for a quick 6 with 5:22 in the 2nd. Easton 21 Liberty 0.
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In the 2nd half, Liberty came out of the locker room with a spark as QB Alsaiah Gross scrambled to find Greg Tillman in the back of the end zone. With 8:28 left in the 3rd quarter, making it Easton 21 Liberty 7.
Alsaiah Gross connects with Greg Tillman to put Liberty on the board with 8:28 in the 3rd. Easton 21 Liberty 7
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The Hurricanes held the Rovers on their next offensive drive, only to quickly turn the ball over as Fideen intercepted a pass from Gross. On the next play, Akhir Brown ran it in from the Hurricanes 11-yard line for another Easton touchdown with 5:08 to go in the 3rd quarter.
Interception by Amin Fideen, followed by a short run into the end zone by Akhir Brown with 5:08 left in the 3rd. Easton 28 Liberty 7
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The 4th quarter, it was more Rover scoring with an 11-yard touchdown run from Brown, making it Easton 35 Liberty 7.
Handoff to Easton’s Akhir Brown for an 11 yard TD with 6:38 to go in the 4th. Easton 35 Liberty 7.
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Easton’s Cody Werkeiser took over for McGurn with a quarterback keeper to build on Easton’s lead with 4:10 remaining.
Cody Werkheiser with QB keeper. Easton 42 Liberty 7. 4:10 left in the 4th.
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With 34 seconds left in the game, the Hurricanes had one final answer, as QB Dominic Fontanez connected with Tillman on a 30-yard pass in the endzone.
Dominic Fontanez TD pass to Greg Tillman. Easton 41 Liberty 14 with :34 on the clock.
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Easton moves to 4-4 and Liberty drops to 2-6 overall. Next week, the Rovers will meet Freedom (5-3) on the road, and the Hurricanes will take on Bethlehem Catholic (6-1).
Box Score:
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Easton 14 7 7 14 42
Liberty 0 0 7 7 14
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