After trailing Ray-Pec by 10 points in the first quarter and five points at halftime, the Liberty North boys basketball team rode a blistering 21-2 third quarter margin en route to a 58-41 victory in the semifinals of the Liberty North Invitational Tournament on Thursday at the Liberty North Fieldhouse. The victory sets up a championship game matchup with Park Hill on Friday night at 8:30 in the Fieldhouse.
The Panthers jumped to an early 12-2 lead and led 24-19 at the half. The third quarter, however, saw five different Eagles score while Ray-Pec managed a lone two-point field goal. The Eagles stretched the lead in the fourth quarter despite the efforts of Ray-Pec senior Wesley McCullough, who led all scorers with 23 points. Macaleb Hughes led the balanced Eagle attack with 15 points, while Robbie Hanson added 13.
Liberty North improved to 3-0 on the year, while Ray-Pec dropped to 3-1.
Liberty North now advances to the 6th consecutive LN Invitational Championship game, history of the title game is listed below.
12/7/12 - 50-40 LN over PH South
12/13/13 - 40-38 LN over PH South
12/12/14 - 43-42 PH South over LN
12/11/15 - 67-60 (3 OT) LN over PH South
12/9/16 - 62-49 Park Hill over LN
After trailing Ray-Pec by 10 points in the first quarter and five points at halftime, the Liberty North boys basketball team rode a blistering 21-2 third quarter margin en route to a 58-41 victory in the semifinals of the Liberty North Invitational Tournament on Thursday at the Liberty North Fieldhouse. The victory sets up a championship game matchup with Park Hill on Friday night at 8:30 in the Fieldhouse.
The Panthers jumped to an early 12-2 lead and led 24-19 at the half. The third quarter, however, saw five different Eagles score while Ray-Pec managed a lone two-point field goal. The Eagles stretched the lead in the fourth quarter despite the efforts of Ray-Pec senior Wesley McCullough, who led all scorers with 23 points. Macaleb Hughes led the balanced Eagle attack with 15 points, while Robbie Hanson added 13.
Liberty North improved to 3-0 on the year, while Ray-Pec dropped to 3-1.
Liberty North now advances to the 6th consecutive LN Invitational Championship game, history of the title game is listed below.
12/7/12 - 50-40 LN over PH South
12/13/13 - 40-38 LN over PH South
12/12/14 - 43-42 PH South over LN
12/11/15 - 67-60 (3 OT) LN over PH South
12/9/16 - 62-49 Park Hill over LN