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Panthers break 3-game losing streak
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Tiger Darryll Johnson and Panther Will Richardson go head-to-head for the ball in Saturdays matchup at Bradwell. Liberty won 74-69 to end a three game losing streak. - photo by Charles E. Smith
After losing three straight basketball games in a row, the Liberty County basketball team took a 74-69 victory over rival Bradwell Institute Saturday at the Tigers’ home gym.Panther Will Richardson scored a record single-game, career-high 55 points in the win, improving his recruiting stock. The victory comes after a heart-breaking Liberty loss to Long County (73-72) Friday to open region 2-AAA play at 0-1. (More on that game by Mike Riddle in today’s sports.)Richardson, a junior guard, also went 7-of-14 in three-pointers and was 16-of-35 at the free throw line.“All I could say is that he was in the zone,” Panther head coach Julian Stokes said about Richardson’s performance. “He opened up the game for us scoring the first 11 points of the game.
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