Liberal Bangs the Boards in First Victory

The Liberal girls out-rebounded Guymon (1-2) 38-22 in a 47-38 win Tuesday night in the Big House. Jai Chapman scored a career high 25 points in the win.

Liberal built an early 13-2 lead and led 22-16 at halftime. Guymon briefly cut the lead to two (23-21) early in the third as several Liberal players found foul trouble. But Liberal’s 9-0 gave the a comfortable lead for the rest of the game. The Lady Redskins (1-1) also went 13-18 at the free throw line. Last year’s team didn’t shoot over 50 percent from the line in a single game.

Ashlyn Wadley led the Lady Tigers with 17. Liberal has won 10 in a row against Guymon.

Liberal hosts Bartlesville Friday night at 6 on Talkradio 1270 for the Conestoga/Community Bank Classic.

JV

Guymon 45 Liberal 44