When Jimmy Zachery was named head coach of Liberty High School, one of the first moves he made was to get running back Zaiden Foster on the phone.

“We’ve got to have a running back to make it go,” Zachery said. “I called him, talked to his mom. 'Give us a chance. We’re going to do right by him. We run the ball a lot.'”

Foster trusted Zachery and stayed at Liberty. The decision has paid dividends both for him and the Patriots. Liberty sits at 5-4 overall and 2-2 in district play. Foster has 1,823 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns on 244 carries.

The Patriots will close out their season with Woodlawn. A sixth win would match the number of games the team has won in the past three seasons combined. More importantly, the team sits 23rd in the Division I Select power ratings, just two spots abo

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