Knights put to rest at The Nest
January 28, 2019
Redhawks show defense towards the Independence Knights as they started a play on their side of the court during the second quarter on Friday, Jan. 25 2019.
Fellow teammates go to congratulate Savannah McKeen(#5), after making a shot on Friday, Jan. 25 2019 against Independence.
Brittany O’Reilly put up a shot, but it didn’t fall against Independence. An Independence player rebounded the ball as O’Reilly rushed to defend her on Friday, Jan. 25 2019.
Kymani Sanders (#33) puts up a free throw shot and makes it, gaining one point for the Redhawks against Independence on Friday, Jan. 25 2019.
Independence gets a hold of the ball and all the players make a mad dash to the other side of the court including the referee, in hopes of stopping the Knight player from putting up a shot in the second quarter on Friday, Jan. 25 2019.
Hosting the Independence Knights at The Nest on Friday, the Redhawks kept ahold of their seven game winning streaks.
For the girls’ team, that meant keeping up with their solid defense and winning 44-17.
“I think we performed well,” senior Alyssa Nayar said. “I’m proud that we were able to keep them under twenty points.”
For the boys’ team, it was a 65-45 win with senior Zion Richardson dropping in 18 points on Friday, making him the first Redhawk to score 1,500 points in his high school career.
“It’s a blessing first and foremost to even reach 1,500 points,” Richardson said. “Nonetheless be the first to get it at Liberty, but I’d like to thank mostly God for this talent in me and giving me the tools to succeed. Then my mom for the countless time spent for me to be great. I’m also grateful for Coach Friar for believing in me to go produce on the court.”
