The odds were against Liberty entering Friday’s Class 3 District 10 championship game against Licking.
First, Licking came in as the No. 1 seed in the district over Liberty on the strength of a 50-43 win over the Lady Eagles in the regular season.
Second, the Liberty girls basketball program had never won a district title.
It took overtime, but Liberty turned that history on its head with a 60-55 overtime win over Licking.
Licking started out with a 10-7 advantage after the first quarter. Liberty answered back in the second quarter with a 14-8 advantage and 21-18 lead at the half. The teams played square in the third quarter at 12-all before Licking used a 16-13 fourth-quarter to tie the game and force overtime.
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In overtime, Reagan Wells took over for Liberty. Wells scored 10 of Liberty’s 14 overtime points to will the Lady Eagles to their first district title. She was crucially five-for-six from the free throw line in the extra period and finished with a game-high 31 points.
Liberty will host Class 3 No. 6 Fatima in the sectional round on Monday.
Liberty – 7-14-12-13-14 — 60
Licking – 10-8-12-16-9 –55
LIB: Reagan Wells 31, Hadley Chowning 10, Ella Phipps 7, Ashlynn Henry 4, Addyson Rutledge 4, Maci Tharp 3, Macey Bolander 1
LIC: Allie Hock 22, Hannah Medlock 15, Kinley Keaton 14, Linzie Wallace 2, Zoey Dawson 2
