by Bill Turner
Liberty Christian used clutch free-throw shooting to pull away from a 34-34 tie as the Bulldogs knocked off North Cross 47-41 Monday night at the James Muscaro gym.
North Cross led 14-9 after the opening quarter on a fast start fueled by four 3-point baskets. The Bulldogs took a 22-21 lead to the halftime break on a last-second put-back before Liberty Christian rallied down the stretch to hand the Raiders their first loss of the season.
Sam Lawrence led the North Cross scoring with 14 points and Matt Doughty added 7.
