The Liberal Redskins couldn’t prolong their season in Topeka High’s Dungeon Wednesday night. The Trojans built leads by as many as 27 on the way to beating the Redskins 65-50. The Redskins finish 8-13.
Topeka led 12-2 and 18-7 after one quarter. The Trojans led 27-7 and 32-12 at halftime. Topeka led 39-12 and led 52-25 after three quarters. The Skins scored as much in the fourth quarter as they did the previous three quarters. The Angry Red out paced Topeka 25-13 in the fourth quarter.
After shooting 17 percent in the first half, the Redskins shot 38 percent for the game. The Trojans made 55 percent. Liberal turned it over 17 times.
Hunter Hatcher led Liberal with 14. Embry Williams scored seven.
Liberal concludes their season 8-13 and losing six of the last seven. It’s their fourth straight playoff loss dating back to a playoff win over Maize in 2016. Topeka is 16-5.
