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New Franklin wins overtime thriller against Boonville, 55-53

The 40-plus years that it took to renew the Boonville-New Franklin game all came down to four minutes Tuesday night in New Franklin.After playing to a 49-49 tie at the end of regulation in front of a boisterous crowd, New Franklin scored just enough points in overtime to beat Boonville in a thriller 55-53.Although the Pirates came out on the short end against New Franklin, head coach Mark Anderson said this was a really good high school basketball game.Boonville fell to 12-8 on the season while New Franklin improved to 17-3 overall.“I thought both teams really played well,” Anderson said.

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