GIRLS BASKETBALL: Quick start helps Liberty stun top-ranked Gorman

Liberty’s girls basketball team opened the game on a 10-1 run and never looked back on the way to a 45-35 win over top-ranked Bishop Gorman at South Point Arena on Saturday.

The Patriots forced 23 turnovers and overcame poor shooting by crashing the offensive glass.

Liberty was 17-for-57 (29.2 percent) from the field, but got 12 second-chance points. Kealy Brown led the Patriots with 11 points. Her fast-break basket with 2:33 to go in the third quarter gave the Patriots their biggest lead at 33-16.

Gorman answered with a 7-0 run, capped by a Megan Jacobs 3-pointer from the top of the key with 35 seconds to go in the third quarter that cut the lead to 33-23.

But that was as close as the Gaels got until Jacobs hit another 3-pointer with 11 seconds to go to cut the lead to 44-35.

Paris Strawther had nine points and nine rebounds, and Nancy Caballero had seven points and 13 rebounds for third-ranked Liberty, which got eight points and four assists from CeCe Quintino.

Madison Washington led Gorman with 10 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots.

The Meadows 55, Laughlin 36 — At Laughlin, Bailey Gosse poured in 29 points to help the Mustangs overcome an early 12-8 deficit and top the Cougars.

Cassidy Gosse had 10 points, 13 rebounds and 10 steals, and Delaney Gosse added 11 points and 12 steals for The Meadows, which used a 36-11 run in the middle quarters to take control.

Brittany Schelper paced Laughlin with 10 points.

Lincoln County 48, Mountain View 22 — At Panaca, Tanji Tibbitts had 10 points as the Lynx downed the Saints.

Easton Tingey and Kaitlin Cheeney each added eight points for Lincoln County.

Rose Adkins paced Mountain View with 10 points.