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Lady Bucs win sectional crown

Buckhannon-Upshur junior guard Lauren Bennett spins toward the basket during the Lady Bucs’ victory over defending state champion Morgantown Friday night.
The Buckhannon-Upshur girls basketball team includes Lauren Louk, Makayla Reynolds, Tatiyana Caesar, Hanna McClung, Mckinley Gaudet, Lauren Bennett, Ashton Maxwell, Allie Robinson, McKenzie Kittle, Audrey Gaudet, Sydney Fletcher, Leigh Ann Bennett, Morgan Parsons, Grace Morris, Madison Wamsley, Brooklyn Maxwell, Kassidy Wilfong, Rachel Long and Bailee Yokum, and head coach Jeremy Maxwell and assistant coaches Bryan Webb and Rob Kittle.

TENNERTON — Class AAA No. 3 Buckhannon-Upshur High School broke a 20-20 deadlock on the scoreboard at halftime by upending the three-time defending state champion, Morgantown High, by a count of 45-40 on Friday.

The Lady Buccaneers garnered a Region I Section 2 championship trophy, to be displayed in the school’s entrance lobby area for years to come.

“We always know it’s going to be a defensive battle against Morgantown,” B-U coach Jeremy Maxwell said. “It’s always a low-scoring game of defense against them. They have eight seniors that all have three championship rings.

“It’s a match-up of picking out plays,” Maxwell said. “You have to win certain possessions throughout the game. It’s always a one or two possession difference in these type of games.

“I also think our section is the toughest in AAA state-wide,” he said. “We are going to take the weekend off, and have a lot of work to do on Monday in order to prepare for regional play.”

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