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Liberty Scores 20 Points In The 4th Qtr. To Beat Northampton 41-34

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| September 13, 2025

Liberty scored 20 points in the 4th quarter and beat Northampton 41-34. The game that went right down to the wire. And with 13.4 seconds left in the game Gabe Green ran it in from the 1 yard line to seal the comeback for the Hurricanes after trailing 21-34 with 11:53 in the 4th quarter.

Both teams came into tonight’s game with a 2-1 record. Liberty coming off a big win over Stroudsburg 49-17 and Northampton who lost a tuff one to Parkland 38-27. Liberty leaves Al Erdosy Stadium 3-1 to face Dieruff at home and Northampton is now 2-2 will be home against Whitehall in the Cement Bowl.

Northampton won the toss, deferred and kicked off to Liberty who started on their own 23yard line, but on 1st down Gabe Green fumbled and Noah Kline recovered and gave the Konkrete Kids great field position on Liberty’s 30 yard line. Zander Rickert’s 3 carries for 13 yards got Northampton to the 17 yard line and a 1st down. Then it was Chase Kessler’s turn he ran 6 and 5 yards for another 1st down at the 6 yard line where Zander Rickert ran it in for the 1st score of the game, but the Kids Jackson Sandt missed the point after, Northampton led 6-0 at 8:47 in the 1st quarter.

After a nice 6yard return to 40yard line by Ahmir Middleton, then on 1st and 10 Antonio Fontanez connected on a 14 yd pass to Zyaire Davis to Northampton’s 46yard line. Two plays later on 2nd and 9 Antonio Fontanez passed to Jake Pukszyn for a 45yard touchdown pass at 7:17 in the 1st quarter and that put Liberty on top 7-6

Christian Hackett’s kicked off for Liberty, the kick landed out at the 2 and Northampton started on their own 35yard line. Then the Konkrete Kids and Chase Kessler ground the ball down the field, Chase Kessler had runs of 12,10,8,8 and helped Northampton drove the ball to the 16yard line. But after a holding penalty on 2nd and 9 and two incomplete passes they turned the ball over on downs and gave Liberty the ball on the 26yard line. On 1st and 10 Gabe Green ran for 7 yards to the 33yard line and on the next play Antonio Fontanez threw a pass to Zyaire Davis who made a beautiful onehanded catch and took it 67 yards to the house, Christian Hackett kicked the point after, Liberty led 14-6 with 1:36 in the 1st

Hackett’s kick again lands out of bounds again, Northampton started on their own 35yard line. Then on 1st and 10 Gavin Taff threw to Cameron Hersch for a 8yard completion to the 43yard line. Then after they ground their way down to the 41 of Liberty on 2nd and 7 Zander Rickert ran it up the middle for his 2nd touchdown and made the score 14-13 Hurricanes after the extra point at 10:08 in the 2nd.

Liberty started at their own 35yard line after Jackson Sandt’s kick went out of bounds, then on 1st and 10 Fontanez handed off to Deleon who went for 10yards and a 1st down on the 45. But Fontanez was intercepted by Keegan Hackett, then with the ball on the 50yard line Northampton’s goes back to the ground game and a nice pass from Gavin Taff to Dylan Stuhldreher for 8yards to the 40 and a 1st down. Northampton continued to control the ball on the ground and on 2nd and goal from the 4 Chase Kessler ran it in for 6 and after a successful 2 point conversion the Konkrete Kids led 21-14 with 2:02 in the 2nd

 

But unfortunately for Northampton the lead did not last long. Antonio Fontanez completed passes to Jaxon Barlok and Zyaire Davis plus a pass interference call set up Jake Pukszyn for a 5yard pass from Fontanez at 1;24 in the 2nd quarter and with the extra point all tied at 21-21.

Northampton got the ball back and ran out of time and the half ended with the score 21-21


Liberty kicked to Northampton to start the second half and started with great field position at the 44 after Dom Barkanic’s 39yard return, but went 3 and out. Liberty got the ball on the 32yard line and Gabe Green ran for 9yards to the 41, but 2 plays later Keegan Hackett got his second interception of the night. Northampton went back to the ground attack and made their way to the 12yard line where Chase Kessler ran it in and made the score 28-21 at 5:26 in the 3rd

 

Liberty started on their 28yard line and went 3 and out and punted to Northampton who started their drive at their own 28. Chase Kessler ran for 11 yards and a 1st down then 7 more yards to the 46. Now it was Zander’s turn and he picked up 8 then 3yards on his next carry to Liberty’s 43. Three plays later Chase Kessler scored his 3rd touchdown of the night, the point after was blocked, but Northampton led 34-21 at 11:53 in the 4th.

Liberty has done most of their damage tonight through the air, but started this drive with Gabe Green who ran for 7 then 9yards to move the ball from the 38 to the 22. Then on 2nd and 10 Fontanez ran for 11, lost 4yards on the next play. But then at 9:45 in the 4th from the 15 Fontanez connects with Deleon for a touchdown. And after Hackett’s point after the Hurricanes closed the gap to 34-28

Northampton returned the kick to the 38, an incomplete pass on 1st, a 1yard run on 2nd and a 9yard loss on 3rd down led to a 4th and 18 and forced the Konkrete Kids to punt. Liberty started on their own 30, then on 2nd and 7 from the 33 Zyaire Davis caught Antonio’s pass 46yards to the Northampton 21. On 3rd and 5 from the 16 Deleon ran it in for the score, add the Hackett point after the score was tied at 34-34 with 6:13 in the 4th.

So with 6:13 left in the 4th this was still anybody’s game and Northampton was the first to have a chance to put this game away. and after a nice return to the 32 Northampton went to Chase Kessler who scored 3 times and he got a 1st down at the 42. Then from the 47 Gavin Taff connected to Wambold for 19 but the drive stalled and they turned the ball over on downs with a little over 2 minutes to go. Gabe Green ran for 10yards on 1st and 10 from their own 31. Later in the drive on 3rd and 3 from the 48 Fontanez passed to Deleon to their own 48. Deleon got 8 yards on the ground this time and got the Hurricanes to the 16. Then it was Gabe Green for 3yards but after a false start, liberty was backed up to 18 where Green ran for 17 to the 1, where on the next play he ran for 1yard and the score with 13.4 seconds left Liberty led 41-34. Which after multiple laterals by Northampton on the return as time ran out ended up being the final score.

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