After soaring back into the State Playoffs for the first time in five years, the Marion County High varsity girls basketball team wrapped up the season with an epic battle against No. 2 seeded Greenville High. While they fell by a score of 70-65, they played their hearts out and forced the game into overtime.
"The GHSA State Playoff game was a battle and exactly what playoff basketball is all about," said Head Coach Tyler Routon. "We trailed in the first quarter, were even at the half, tied at the end of the third quarter, and then with 3.7 seconds left Valencia Alridge was fouled shooting a game tying three-point shot and she made all three free throws to extend our season one more quarter. In overtime we went back and forth trading three-point shots but couldn't match thei...
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