BlueJays Tame Panthers

The Liberty BlueJays displayed some heart and pride in defeating Park Hill South tonight at Cokely Fieldhouse by the score of 65-60. The Jays did not play well in the first half. Missing some layups and free-throws put them down by 12 at halftime. The 3rd quarter wasn't much better as Liberty trailed by as many as 18 points. However, the Jays didn't quit and battled back and made it a very exciting finish. Three players, Jordan Lewis, Ben Hansen, and most of all, Brandon Chapman hit some key three pointers to mount the comeback. Overall, the Jays won the 4th quarter 19-8 and scored the last 8 points of regulation to force overtime. It was Chapman's 3 with 15 secs left that knotted the game at 56 and then a great defensive play by Hansen to steal a pass and extend the game 4 more minutes.
In overtime, baskets by Denton Koon and Isaiah Norfleet gave the edge to the Jays and then Lewis made 4 of 4 free-throws to seal the game. Lewis finished with 16 and Norfleet had 13.
There's no rest for Liberty as they travel to Lee's Summit North on Friday in a huge conference game.
In addition, the Junior Varsity and Sophomore teams won this evening at Cokely. The Freshman team won as well against PH South 55-48.