Iowa City Liberty fell to Pleasant Valley 56-39 in a Class 5A Iowa high school football game in North Liberty on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023.

Liberty students pose in the stands before a football game between Liberty and Pleasant Valley, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Fans watch a JV football game between Liberty and Pleasant Valley, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. The Varsity teams will kick off at 7 p.m.(Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Fans enter the stadium before a football game between Liberty and Pleasant Valley, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Liberty cheerleaders prepare for a football game between Liberty and Pleasant Valley, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Liberty’s Dallas Miller walks down the sideline during a football game between the Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartains, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

The Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartains face off at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Pleasant Valley team members huddle before a football game between the Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartains, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Liberty’s Devin Anderson warms up with a teammate before a football game between the Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartains, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Liberty’s Graham Beckman prepares to throw the ball during a football game between the Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartains, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Pleasant Valley’s Adam Bullock warms up before a football game between the Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartains, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Pleasant Valley’s Austin Bullock kicks the ball during a football game between the Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartains, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Liberty football players run onto the field before a football game between the Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartains, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Liberty marching band members prepare for a football game between the Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartains, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Members of the Liberty color guard walk on the field before a football game between the Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartains, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Libertys Owen Drapeaux is tackled during a football game between the Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartans, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Pleasant Valley’s Tim Murphy scores a touchdown during a football game between the Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartans, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Pleasant Valley’s Cameron Necker runs down the field during a football game between the Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartans, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Pleasant Valley’s Alex Lokenvitz runs down the field during a football game between the Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartans, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Liberty’s James Eckhardt scores a touchdown during a football game between the Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartans, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Liberty’s Jack McDowell catches the ball during a football game between the Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartans, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. The Spartans defeated the Lightning 56-39. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Liberty’s Graham Beckman runs down the field during a football game between the Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartans, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. The Spartans defeated the Lightning 56-39. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Liberty’s Graham Beckman hands off the ball during a football game between the Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartans, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. The Spartans defeated the Lightning 56-39. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Liberty cheerleaders are seen during a football game between the Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartans, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. The Spartans defeated the Lightning 56-39. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Liberty’s Sutton Koller catches the ball during a football game between the Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartans, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. The Spartans defeated the Lightning 56-39. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Pleasant Valley’s David Gorsline jumps for the ball during a football game between the Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartans, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. (The Spartans defeated the Lightning 56-39. Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Liberty Head Coach James Harris talks to players after a football game between the Liberty Lightning and the Pleasant Valley Spartans, at Liberty High School on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2023. The Spartans defeated the Lightning 56-39. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

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