Liberty Cruises Past Saguaro 43-14
Scottsdale, Arizona — October 25, 2024
Liberty made a statement on the road, defeating Saguaro 43-14 on October 25, 2024, in a conference matchup that showcased the kind of complete team the Lions were building toward a second consecutive Open Division championship.
The 29-point margin of victory was emblematic of Liberty's 2024 season as a whole — a program that rarely found itself in a competitive fourth quarter, instead pulling away from opponents with a mix of offensive firepower and a defense that limited big plays. Saguaro, a proud program that had won a 6A championship of its own the year before, had no answer for Liberty's pace.
The win over Saguaro was one of many dominant performances in a Liberty season that would culminate in a 35-17 win over Basha in the Open Division championship, making the Lions the first program to win back-to-back titles in the division's history.
For Liberty, games like the one against Saguaro were proof throughout 2024 that the previous year's championship wasn't a one-time peak — the Lions were building a program capable of sustaining that level year after year.