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Lady Pirates drop final game in TCC against Osage, 69-58

The Boonville Lady Pirates basketball team wanted nothing more than to end the skid Tuesday night against Osage in Tri-County Conference action at the Windsor Gymnasium.Having dropped their last three games, Boonville also had a chance to beat their former coach (Jaryt Hunziker) on Senior Night.However, after taking a 12-11 lead after the opening quarter against Osage, the Lady Pirates hit a scoring drought for approximately two minutes in the second period while allowing the Lady Indians to reel off 18 unanswered points to go up 31-19.

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BPH boys win 12th straight with 76-25 victory against Madison

The BPH boys’ basketball team notched its 20th win Tuesday night in the opening round of the Class 1 District 10 Tournament at Madison by turning back the host school 76-25.BPH, 20-6 overall and winners of their last 12 games, jumped out to a 50-11 halftime lead against Madison and then outscored the Panthers 26-14 in the second half for the 51-point victory.BPH coach Trever Huth said this was a good first win in the district.

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