Liberty Christian jumped out to a 21-0 lead then hung on to beat Lafayette 28-14 to win the VHSL state championship. Clemson commit Gideon Davidson had an amazing game with 302 yards rushing, with three touchdowns while picking off two passes for interceptions. Gideon scored all his touchdowns in the 1st half scoring from 5, 90 and 36 yards out. Hs 90 yard touchdown followed an interception that stopped a Lafayette scoring drive. His 36-yard touchdown run with 4:11 remaining before halftime gave the Bulldogs a 21-0 lead.
Lafayette made a comeback in the 2nd half driving 78 yards in 9 plays with Hayden Oleksy scoring from 11-yards out to cut the lead to 21-7. James Spencer completed an 84-yard drive with a 2-yard run and suddenly the Rams were within seven (21-14) with 11:57 remaining in the game.
Liberty Christian Academy finally got on the board in the 2nd half on a pass from Adam Deyo Dalton Nesselrotte with 6:30 left to extend the margin back to two touchdowns.
Lafayette drove to the Liberry Christian 3-yard before coming up short and turning the ball over on downs.
Lafayette made a comeback in the 2nd half driving 78 yards in 9 plays with Hayden Oleksy scoring from 11-yards out to cut the lead to 21-7. James Spencer completed an 84-yard drive with a 2-yard run and suddenly the Rams were within seven (21-14) with 11:57 remaining in the game.
Liberty Christian Academy finally got on the board in the 2nd half on a pass from Adam Deyo Dalton Nesselrotte with 6:30 left to extend the margin back to two touchdowns.
Lafayette drove to the Liberry Christian 3-yard before coming up short and turning the ball over on downs.
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