Redskins Collapse Late at Gruver

The Gruver Greyhounds finished the game on a 26-8 run and out scored the visiting Liberal Redskins 19-6 in the fourth quarter.  The Redskins led 40-28 in the third quarter.  The Greyhounds rallied in front of their home fans as Liberal played in the Gruver for the first time since December of 2011.

The Redskins led 13-12 after one quarter.  The Redskins led 27-18 in the second quarter and 29-22 at halftime.  The Skins led 35-27, 37-28, and 40-28 in the third quarter.  The Angry Red led 42-35 after three quarters.  The Redskins struggled with shot selection and missed multiple lay ups in the fourth quarter.

Gruver’s Jefferson Weaver and Colton Millsap had 14 a piece.  Liberal’s Embry Williams scored 12.

Gruver is 8-10 and Liberal is 3-9.  The Redskins fall to 1-7 on the road in a season in which they have only played two home games so far.  They play Friday at Guymon at 8 on 1270 and kscbnews.net.