WIAA 1B football state championship: Liberty Bell repeats with 68-22 win over Wilbur-Creston-Keller

Lucien Paz accounts for seven touchdowns in the Mountain Lions' convincing victory at Husky Stadium to cap undefeated season

SEATTLE – The top-seeded Liberty Bell Mountain Lions gave up the first score in the Class 1B state championship game against second-seeded Wilbur-Creston on Friday at Husky Stadium.

The Mountain Lions answered that score with 24 unanswered points to end the first quarter and rolled to a 68-22 victory over the Wildcats to win the WIAA championship for the second consecutive season.

Junior quarterback Lucien Paz completed eight of nine passes for 187 yards, and rushed for 127 yards on five carries and added three more touchdowns to account for seven touchdowns in the game. Sophomore Remi Paz added 88 yards rushing on eight carries and added to touchdowns for the Mountain Lions, who finished the season with a 10-0 record.

Junior Bodie Thompson caught three passes for 83 yards for Liberty Bell. All three receptions went for touchdowns.

The Wildcats were held to a season-low 22 points after scoring at least 36 points in all of their previous games.