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Wake Forest 34, Liberty 14

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Posted 6:50PM on Saturday 30th September 2006 ( 18 years ago )
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Riley Skinner threw for 218 yards and a touchdown, and Wake Forest remained unbeaten with a 34-14 rout of Division I-AA Liberty on Saturday.<br> <br> Backup tailback Kevin Harris had touchdown runs of 27 and 7 yards and De&#39;Angelo Bryant added a 3-yard TD run for the Demon Deacons, who have their first 5-0 start since 1987.<br> <br> Skinner, a redshirt freshman making just his fourth start in place of injured Ben Mauk, was 13 of 21 passing with a career-long 59-yard touchdown pass to Nate Morton.<br> <br> Several Demon Deacons had career days. Sam Swank matched a personal best with a 52-yard field goal, Harris had his first two-TD game and Morton had 127 yards receiving and tied a career high with six catches.<br> <br> Now, Wake Forest the only remaining unbeaten in the ACC&#39;s Atlantic Division and one of the most unlikely after they were a preseason pick to finish last in the division will bring its first five-game winning streak since 1992 into next week&#39;s home game against nationally ranked Clemson.<br> <br> Liberty (3-2) entered with the nation&#39;s top scoring defense in I-AA, allowing 4.25 points per game.<br> <br> But the Flames were no match for the Demon Deacons, who scored on five of their six possessions in the first half, led 27-7 at halftime with 305 total yards and finished with 438 yards of total offense.<br> <br> Swank added a 37-yard field goal in the second quarter.<br> <br> Brock Smith was 15 of 25 passing for 211 yards with touchdown passes covering 9 and 6 yards to Darnell Edwards for Liberty.<br> <br> The Flames are coached by former Wake Forest captain Danny Rocco, who played defensive back for the Demon Deacons in the mid-1980s.

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