Coming into their game against Frisco Liberty, the Frisco Reedy Lions knew they would have to contain five-star wide receiver, Evan Stewart. Stewart is the #1 receiver in the country according to 247sports. While they did a nice job focusing on Stewart, they didn’t account for a rising star, Liberty QB Keldrick Luster.
Luster continued showing the promise he showed in 2020 with a great game against Reedy, accounting for 6 touchdowns in a 50-49 win over Reedy at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco.
The Redhawks jumped on Reedy early in the game, as Luster led three touchdown drives, including a 57-yard touchdown pass to Stewart. Liberty led 21-0 in the first quarter.
But Reedy fought back, as QB A.J. Padgett led touchdown drives with touchdown passes to Josh Goines and Kaleb Smith. Liberty led 35-21 at halftime.
The Lions’ offense was unstoppable in the second half. Padgett led touchdown drives on five straight possessions as the Lions took a 49-42 lead with 2:07 left in the game.
Luster wasn’t flustered and had an outstanding two-minute drill. A deep pass to Lawson Towne got Liberty into Reedy territory, and Luster took care of the rest. The junior QB ran it in from a yard out with 8 seconds left to make it 49-48.
Riding the momentum, Liberty decided to go for two, and Luster plowed in with the conversion to give Liberty the 50-49 win.
Luster finished the game with 293 yards passing and 45 yards rushing. Stewart finished with 101 yards receiving and a touchdown.
For Reedy, Padgett threw 3 touchdown passes in the loss, and running back Dennis Moody ran for 225 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Liberty starts their season 1-0, and will prepare for another non-district game next week against Greenville. Expect Luster to put up big numbers against those Lions as well.
Reedy looks to regroup next week against a tough Frisco High team, before starting district in two weeks.
