Last Friday night Emmaus (5-2 overall, 5-1 in LVC) defeated Liberty (3-4, 2-4) at East Penn School District Stadium by a final score of 29-7 under some gloomy weather conditions that included a rain shower during the second quarter.

But it was the Hurricanes who came out storming to start the game as their first play from scrimmage, an 88-yard pass and catch from Doug Erney to K.J. Williams, resulted in a touchdown and a 7-0 lead.

However, the Green Hornets countered with 29 unanswered points as the co-LVC leaders capitalized on multiple mistakes by Liberty, particularly on special teams, to pull out the victory.

"They executed," said first-year head coach John Truby. "That was a great offense and defense out there. We told the kids all week that they would be going after the football and trying to strip it. They made plays and got turnovers and we didn't."

Williams only caught two passes despite 111 yards, as Emmaus's defense keyed in on him the entire night making it difficult for the offense to move the football.

On Liberty's 10 offensive possessions, three resulted in turnover on downs, three were punts, one a touchdown and then three costly turnovers.

The first turnover was a botched snap by Liberty on a 32-yard field goal attempt that was recovered by Emmaus and returned for a touchdown. Another came on a mishandled snap on a punt in Liberty's own end zone that resulted in a safety, and the third was a stripped ball out of Iziah Avent's grasp that gave Emmaus excellent field position and eventually a touchdown.

Truby was frustrated by the self-inflicted harm.

"That really was a shot in the foot that nine-point swing. It looked like a good snap [on the field goal attempt], he just bobbled it," Truby said. "Then the safety came right after that. It seemed like we were doing a good job early in the first half, but then the wheels just fell off. They were executing and making plays and we were not."

The Hurricanes have another tall task at hand as another co-LVC leader, the Easton Red Rovers (6-1, 5-1), visit Bethlehem Area School District Stadium this Friday at 7 p.m.