Toros come back for playoff win

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune

Matilda Torres’ Jayden Corona, left, drives the lane for a bucket against Liberty’s Titus Johnson during Friday’s Torres playoff victory over the Hawks. Corona scored all 11 of his points in the fourth quarter comeback. 

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The Liberty Hawks boys basketball team secured a double-digit second quarter lead over the Matilda Torres Toros in the first round of the Div. V Central Section playoffs. 

However, the 12th seeded Toros outscored the fifth-seeded Hawks 38-25 in the second half to record a 58-52 first round victory Friday at Liberty. 

The Toros shot 52 percent from the field, including 57 percent (12-of-21) in the second half. They also made 10-of-19 from 3-point range.