Fourth quarter blitz leads Liberty Hill to a big win over Wimberley

With the help of its defense and special teams, Liberty Hill turned a boxing match into a track meet on Friday night.

Will Fromme rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns and Liberty Hill blew open a close game in the fourth quarter of a 46-24 win over Wimberley.

Fridays game featured two teams that have won four state championships over the past seven seasons. Wimberley won the Class 3A, Division I championship in 2005 and the Class 3A, Division II title in 2011 while Liberty Hill won back-to-back championships in 2006 and 2007.

Thats the state championship last year, Liberty Hill senior Kyle Marshall said. We got them in the bag. That gives us a lot of confidence.

Liberty Hill (4-1) had scored at least 60 points in two of its last three games but it was its defense that led the way in the first half on Friday.

A 22-yard field goal from Albertano Avila gave Wimberley a 3-0 lead in the second quarter and the Texans were poised to take a double-digit lead on their next drive.

But Marshall stripped Wimberley quarterback Colton Cerday inside the Liberty Hill 5 and the defensive back returned the football to the Texan 20. Four plays later, Fromme gave Liberty Hill a 6-3 lead with a nine-yard touchdown run.

Wimberley would get close to the Liberty Hill endzone again but the Texans final drive of the first half ended with a missed field goal. The Texans reached the Liberty Hill 10 on three of their drives in the first half but the Panthers still went into halftime with a three-point lead.

It brought the team a lot of energy, Marshall said of his forced fumble. That was a big game-changer.

Both team scored a touchdown in the third quarter but Liberty Hill grabbed a 19-10 lead on Jesse Perezs 16-yard touchdown run on the first play of the final quarter.

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Fourth quarter blitz leads Liberty Hill to a big win over Wimberley