Eagles capture regional

Craft tallies 28 as L-B coasts to victory

3/11/2012
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Liberty-Benton 61, Centerburg 47

LEXINGTON, Ohio -- Caite Craft scored 28 points Saturday night to lead the Eagles to a Division III girls basketball regional championship.

Craft made 14 of 22 free throws, and also grabbed seven rebounds.

The Eagles (23-2) led Centerburg 9-2 after the first quarter and 18-7 at halftime. More offense in the third quarter ended with L-B leading 42-28.

Rachel Myers added 17 points for Liberty-Benton.

Katie Simon had seven rebounds and six assists.

Liberty-Benton was 21 of 37 from the free-throw line, while the Trojans were 12 of 17.

Stacy Fielding led Centerburg (21-5) with 13 points.

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