February 27, 2025
North Union’s Nickolas Hajjar (11) pushes past a defender during the team sectional tournament game against Liberty Union. The sophomore Wildcat accounted for seven points in the team’s loss to the Lions last Saturday. (Photo submitted)
Wildcats fall to visiting Liberty Union in Division V sectional tourney matchup
By Bob Putman, Richwood Gazette
A fourth-quarter run of points by Liberty Union proved to be too much for North Union to overcome Saturday in Division V sectional tournament play at North Union.
The two teams went into the game evenly matched. North Union was the seventh seed and had a record of 12-10, while Liberty Union was seeded eighth and had split its 22 regular- season games.
That parity continued into the fourth quarter as the largest difference between them was seven points.
The Lions, however, went on a 17-8 run during a five-minute span of the final stanza that gained them a 62-54 victory.
“We knew coming in it would be a 50-50 game,” North…
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