EARL WATT
• Leader & Times
DODGE CITY — James Fieser said the Liberal Redskins would be playing for pride in their last two games of the season after being eliminated from the postseason, and after a blowout loss in Garden City, the Redskins competed to the final possessions with the game on the line against Dodge City in the regular season finale before falling 56-49.
Liberal got off to a strong start, and after five different Redskins scored in the first quarter, the Redskins had a 17-15 lead. But another quarter where the Redskins struggled ended with Liberal only scoring six points in the second quarter, and that allowed Dodge City to head to halftime with a 25-23 lead.
The third quarter was another back-and-forth battle, and by the end of the period the Redskins only trailed 39-36.
Liberal quickly tied the game, but the Red Demons pushed out to a 10-point lead before the Redskins battled back to cut the lead to one.
But Dodge started to work the clock late and forced the Redskins to foul, and Dodge City protected the lead with three fourth quarter threes, and the Redskins fell 56-49.
James Fieser ended his career as a Redskin with 18 points, and Adrian Moreno had nine.
