By TYLER HENRY
Lead Sportswriter - Salina Post
The Salina Liberty defense feasted on the Washington Wolfpack on Saturday night, recording 13 sacks and four takeaways in an emphatic 42-7 victory.
With this win, the Liberty are back on track at 4-2 while the Wolfpack fall to 1-5.
Both defenses came to play early, trading interceptions to force a scoreless draw through the end of the first quarter.
To lead off the second, Washington quarterback Jacob Ta’ase scampered in from five yards out to give the Wolfpack their first and only lead of the game 7-0.
From there it was all Liberty.
Tracy Brooks, now back in his traditional role at running back, opened the scoring with a six-yard touchdown run of his own to tie the game at 7 apiece.
A Travis Taylor fumble recovery on the Wolfpack 2-yard-line set Jamario Benson up for another rushing score, and before the end of the quarter, Benson and Brooks would hook up for the third TD of the day to put the Liberty on top 21-7 at the half.
The Tracy Brooks show continued in the third quarter as the former CIF MVP housed his third and fourth scores to help the Liberty leave Washington in the dust.
Benson would find Demarius Washington for one final score in the fourth quarter to put the cherry on top of a statement 42-7 win.
Both teams will be back in action on Saturday, June 15 when the Wolfpack travel to Billings and Salina makes the trek to Wichita for a rematch with the Regulators.
Coverage of Liberty football in Wichita can be heard on KINA.