La'Quan Lemon rushed for three touchdowns to power Cicero-North Syracuse to a 36-0 win over Liverpool in a Class AA football game on Friday night.
The Northstars (5-1) took a 22-0 lead in the first quarter. Lemon posted touchdown runs of 8 and 25 yards and Jaxon Razmovski hit Tristan Johnson with a 40-yard touchdown pass.
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"Things were open. We ran La'Quan a little bit more than we have all year," said Northstars coach Dave Kline. "Our line did a nice job. If we didn't have a couple of penalties, it probably could have been closer more to 36-0 at half."
Jayceon McGrew made it 29-0 at the half on a 15-yard fumble recovery for a score, and Lemon rumbled in from 18 yards out to set the final margin.
"The kids were focused all week. They went out, they played hard, they played physical, they played fast," Kline said of his defense. "We kept things really simple for them. We played a good, basic, defensive gameplan, so our kids were able to play fast and play with their athletic ability."
Liverpool dropped to 1-4.
