Jess Littlejohn leading Liberty girls hoops

Liberty spent most of January trying to figure things out, and a Carroll County Athletic League girls basketball title was out of focus. The Lions played six games last month and went 1-5, and were mired in a six-game slide counting a holiday tournament game from late December.

Things have been different in February, led by senior guard Jess Littlejohn. Liberty's latest win took place Feb. 8 on the road against Westminster, a 47-39 victory that was sparked by a game-high 24 points form Littlejohn and a solid defensive effort.

Jenna Liska added 14 rebounds and 10 points, and Littlejohn posted five assists and five steals. Maddi Haggerty pulled down six rebounds, and Liska added seven assists and three steals.

Check out the postgame interview we did with Littlejohn, whose team won its fourth straight game and improved to 10-7, 5-4 in the CCAL.

Westminster (12-4, 7-2) had its four-game win streak halted despite 19 points from Abby Kindle and six steals from Kylie McWilliams. But the Owls are very much alive in the county championship hunt.

They have yet to play first-place Manchester Valley (17-1, 9-1), and get the Mavericks twice in the final week of the regular season. Man Valley hosts the first game Feb. 16, and Westminster gets the second on Feb. 21.

Check out the CMSportsNet highlights from the Liberty-Westminster game below.

Girls Basketball

Man Valley 49, Winters Mill 25

Recap: The Mavericks won their 14th straight game thanks to 13 points from Autumn Stottlemire and nine points from Reese Kresslein. Emily Kowalski finished with 11 points for the Falcons (2-12, 0-8 CCAL).

South Carroll 55, Century 49

Recap: The Cavaliers (5-12, 2-7 CCAL) earned an upset win over the Knights, who fell to 12-5, 6-5. Mia Graff and Erin Mellendick had 11 points apiece for Century, and Graff added 12 rebounds.

Boys Basketball

Century 63, South Carroll 39

Recap: The Knights (16-2, 9-1 CCAL) avenged an earlier loss to the Cavaliers behind 23 points from Andrew Marcinko, 18 from John Pavlick, and 13 from Jake Winkles. South Carroll dropped to 9-9, 5-5.

Liberty 68, Westminster 55

Recap: Tyler Downs led the Lions (12-7, 6-4 CCAL) with 22 points and Shane Stewart netted 19. Liam Long totaled 18 points for the Owls (3-12, 1-7), and Everett Costley added 13 points, six rebounds, and two blocks. Billy Hyatt-Otovic posted 11 points and five boards.

Winters Mill 44, Man Valley 42

Recap: The Falcons improved to 9-6, 4-4 in the CCAL, while the Mavs fell to 4-13, 2-8. Box score information wasn't reported.

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