EARL WATT
• Leader & Times
After an 0-4 start to the season including an overtime loss to Haysville-Campus, the Redskins were finally able to play a game in their own gym Friday and came away with a 75-44 win over Wichita North.
The Redskins scored early and often, but North kept the game in reach in the first quarter, and the Redskins jumped out to a 21-15 lead.
The Redskins continued to outpace the Red Hawks in the second quarter led by seven points in the period by James Fieser, but the Redskins only added two points to their advantage by half, 37-29. But Fieser found his stride in the third quarter and dropped 17 of Liberal’s 25 points in the period while the Redskin defense held North to only 10 points, and the Redskins shot out to a 62-39 advantage.
The Redskins pushed the lead over 30 points in the fourth quarter, enacting the running clock, and the Redskins coasted to the 75-44 win.
Fieser led the Redskins with 32 points. Adrian Moreno scored 13, Juan Diego had 11, and Eathan Hernandez scored 10.
“We played different styles, and that will help us down the stretch,” coach Joel Plummer said. “We play different teams who do different things. That’s going to help us moving forward.”
The difference between the home win and the four road losses was playing a complete game, according to Plummer.
“We had to put together four quarters and not just play three,” he said. “We would only play half the game or three quarters.”
And defense was key.
“We had to keep them from second chance points,” Plummer said. “We had to force turnovers and keep them off the glass. “
The Redskins will host Hugoton at 7 tonight.
