Newman, Patriots roll past Trailblazers

Liberty quarterback Tyler Newman passed for 293 yards and four touchdowns and ran for three scores as the No. 4 Patriots dominated host Durango, 56-0, on Friday.

Newman scrambled for a 16-yard score and had two touchdown passes: 5 yards to Jarvis Polu and 44 yards to Drew Hladek, to make it 20-0 at the end of the first quarter.

Newman connected on an 18-yard strike to a wide-open Chris Reed for a score and a 7-yard slant to Hladek for another TD in the second quarter. The teams traded interceptions before Newman found the end zone on a 9-yard keeper with 14 seconds left in the half.

Newman added a 10-yard TD run to cap a four-play, 56-yard scoring drive that started the running clock with 8:45 left in the third quarter.

Brenan Adams rushed for 112 yards on four carries, including a 24-yard touchdown, to round out the scoring for Liberty (2-3).

Newman finished 15 for 22 to nine receivers, and added 72 yards rushing on seven carries.

Casey Smith had an interception for Durango (0-4).