Liberty guts out victory

Published: Sat, February 15, 2014 @ 12:08 a.m.

By John Bassetti

sports@vindy.com

LIBERTY

Liberty seemed to have a problem with small numbers Friday night.

After its JV team scored just 19 points in a loss to Newton Falls, the varsity took the floor and scored just 12 points in the first half against the Tigers.

But the Leopards used that season-low halftime output as fuel in the second half to dump the visitors, 45-38, in an All-American Conference National Division game on the newly named Pete Prokop Court.

It snapped Newton Falls five-game winning streak and prepped Liberty (12-8), which has two regular-season games left, for the postseason.

Asim Pleas had a game-high 19 points for Liberty, while freshman Lynn Bowden had 11 points.

Before the game, Pleas was recognized for surpassing the 1,000-point mark in Tuesdays win at Struthers. After Fridays game, the 6-3 senior guard brought his high school career total to 1,027.

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Liberty guts out victory