The Thayer and Liberty boys met just six days ago to close out the regular season with Thayer using a big fourth quarter to come away with a 64-49 win.
On Friday in the Class 3 District 10 championship game, it was much the same story with the Bobcats once again using a big fourth quarter to secure a 12th consecutive district title.
Thayer opened up with a 10-4 lead after one quarter. Liberty carried a 23-14 lead in the middle two quarters to take a 27-24 lead into the final quarter.
In the final frame, exploded for 20 points while the defense held Liberty to just seven points. Brandon Prince went for nine of his game-high 18 points it the decisive fourth quarter. Devin Harrington was consistent throughout the game on his way to 14 points.
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Liberty was paced by 13 points from Parker Tune and 10 from Drayton Wells.
Thayer will travel to Fair Grove for a Class 3 sectional game at 6 pm on Monday.
Liberty – 4-13-10-7 – 34
Thayer – 10-8-6-20 — 44
L: Parker Tune 13, Drayton Wells 10, Alex Tune 8, Gavin Reese 3
T: Brandon Prince 18, Devin Harrington 14, Easton Pitts, 6, Cordell Washington 3, Hollis Deckard 2, Cooper Clark 1
