Liberty used a great first quarter and held on to defeat Blue Springs at home 46-39. The Jays (8-3, 3-0) jumped out on the Wildcats early in the game and took a 16-5 lead at the end of the first quarter. Blue Springs fought back and cut the lead to 20-16 at halftime. Another good start to the third quarter gave the Jays some breathing room and they were able to hold on down the stretch to snap Blue Springs 36 game Suburban Big 7 winning streak.
Liberty will play again on Thursday when the travel to Ray-Pec for another Big 7 game following the Junior Varsity game.
Liberty's JV team also used a strong first quarter and then finished strong to defeat Blue Springs by 12 in the first game of the night.
