Liberty took home the title of district champions for the first time in school history in a convincing victory against Fulton, winning 62-50.

The Eagles (21-6) now advance to the Class 4 Sweet 16 to play Jennings (23-4) on Tuesday at Francis Howell Central High School at 6 p.m.  The winner of that game will play either Parkway Central or Borgia, who also play Tuesday.

The district championship took place on Friday night, March 3 at Liberty, beginning with an immediate tug of war between the two teams, playing a close game in the first quarter. But Liberty quickly reclaimed the court as three minutes into the second quarter, the Eagles gained a five point lead on Fulton (17-11) and by halftime, the scoreboard showed a 24-14 lead.

After halftime, Fulton bit back closing some of the gap, but not before Liberty regained footing, the two teams going back-and-forth. Liberty maintained a 10-point lead for most of the second half.

Senior Blake Stricker closed up the game with two final free throws, the game ending with a final score 62-50.

Kaleb Overall led all scorers with 19 points while Jaylen Sims contributed 12. Blake Stricker, Andy Jorris and Brian Jones all added seven points apiece.