{"id":8211,"date":"2017-11-01T12:36:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T12:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=8211"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:32:10","slug":"hawks-fall-in-battle-for-top-spot-with-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/hawks-fall-in-battle-for-top-spot-with-lions\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawks fall in battle for top spot with Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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KERMAN \u2014 In a battle between the two top teams in the North Sequoia League, the Kerman Lions proved too much for the Liberty Hawks to secure at least a tie for the league championship with a 56-26 victory.<\/p>

Kerman quarterback and Wyoming recruit Sean Chambers was the key for the Hawks in getting a victory. Unfortunately, Chambers accounted for 353 yards, threw for two touchdowns and ran for another two.<\/p>

\u201cContaining Chambers was the key,\u201d head coach Mike Nolte said. \u201cWe just didn\u2019t take care of what we needed to take care of.\u201d<\/p>

The Hawks kept pace with the Lions, but had trouble containing Kerman\u2019s offense. The Lions scored on eight straight possessions after the Hawks took a 7-0 lead on a botched punt snap.<\/p>

The Hawks trailed 21-19, but a key holding penalty on a touchdown run resulted in a 14-point swing.<\/p>

\u201cWe scored that touchdown and the holding call hurt us a little bit,\u201d Nolte said. \u201cIt was back and forth. Maybe it was a game-changer, but they were better than us up front.\u201d<\/p>

Kerman amassed 565 yards of total offense, including 349 yards on the ground.<\/p>

Liberty kept pace on the ground with 342 yards, but Chambers was the difference. He passed for 216 yards while Liberty passed for two yards.<\/p>

Christopher Acosta also rushed for 167 yards and scored four touchdowns on the ground and scored another receiving touchdown.<\/p>

Meanwhile, Kaleb Roth rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns for the Hawks, including three more runs of 20-or more yards with a long of 61 yards. He also tied the school record with 23 tackles in the game. His brother, Wyatt, scored a touchdown on Liberty\u2019s first play of the game and rushed for 111 yards on just 12 carries.<\/p>

On the opening drive of the game, Kerman was hit with a personal foul penalty and faced a third-and-22. Forced to punt from their 21-yard line, the snap back to Acosta bounced past him and into the end zone. Rylan Howe jumped on the ball for the touchdown just a minute into the game.<\/p>

The Lions then went on their longest drive of the game, a 12-play drive for 64 yards. They converted two third downs and scored on a fourth-and-four when Chambers scrambled away from pressure and found Acosta out of the backfield. He eluded a tackler and scored on a 17-yard pass.<\/p>

On the next offensive play, Wyatt Roth went round the left side, cut up the middle and outran the Kerman defenders for a 67-yard touchdown run for a 13-6 lead.<\/p>

The Lions, who went 7-of-13 on third downs, converted two third downs on an eight-play, 50-yard drive, capped by a seven yard Acosta touchdown run.<\/p>

The Hawks answered with an eight-play drive of their own. Kaleb Roth started the drive with a 14-yard run and a face mask penalty added 15 more yards. Roth then gained six on fourth-and-three.<\/p>

Four plays later, on fourth-and-one, Roth went up the middle for a 20-yard touchdown run. The point after was blocked and Liberty led 19-13.<\/p>

The Lions only needed four plays to score the go-ahead touchdown on a 29-yard run by Chambers. Chambers also scored the two-point conversion for a 21-19 lead with 8:49 left in the first half.<\/p>

Another personal foul penalty helped the Liberty drive, adding 15-yards to Wyatt Roth\u2019s 10-yard run. Rylan Howe gained 14 yards to the 13-yard line.<\/p>

Kaleb Roth scored on a 13-yard run. However, a holding penalty wiped out the touchdown and the Hawks turned the ball over on downs.<\/p>

The Lions then scored on a 28-yard run from Acosta to take a 28-19 lead with 5:30 left in the first half.<\/p>

After a Liberty punt to the Kerman seven-yard line, the Lions only needed six plays to find the end zone. Chambers completed a 28-yard pass and ran for another 10 yards. He completed another pass for 38 yards and Acosta finished the drive with a nine-yard touchdown run with 46 seconds left in the half for a 35-19 lead.<\/p>

The Hawks came out of halftime with a seven-play, 56-yard drive for a touchdown. Wyatt Roth rushed for 13 yards and a first down and gained five more on a third-and-one.<\/p>

Kaleb Roth finished the drive with a 20-yard touchdown run and the extra point cut Kerman\u2019s lead to 35-26 with 9:29 left in the third quarter.<\/p>

Kerman answered with a seven-play, 63-yard drive for a 42-26 lead and a 58-yard pass play for a 49-26 lead.<\/p>

The Lions closed the scoring with a three-yard run by Chambers for the 56-26 final.<\/p>

The Hawks close out the regular season Friday hosting the Chowchilla Tribe at 7 p.m.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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