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TVL Tournament (at Onaga) - 1st Round
Valley Heights down by double figures early came back to earn the win over Frankfort 53-51 avenging an early season loss. Frankfort led the 13-8 lead after the first quarter and pushed that lead to double figures at 18-8 in the second quarter and went into halftime up 29-21. A 6-0 run by the Mustangs drew them to within two at 29-27 early in the third quarter but Frankfort pushed the lead back only to see Valley Heights end the third strong and tie the game at 37-37. The lead swung quickly to Valley Heights in the fourth and grew to as high as 11 but Frankfort didn't go away battling back and tying the game on a Gavin Cornelison three-pointer knotting the game at 51-51. A foul with three seconds left gave Alex Hardin free throw opportunities for Valley Heights and he sunk both and a three a the buzzer by Frankfort came up short and Valley Heights took the win.
Jeremy Reed led Valley Heights with 18 points, while Tyler Wagner scored 12 points as the Mustangs moved to 4-5 on the year and into the Quarterfinals to play #3 seed Clifton-Clyde on Monday. Reed earned Community National Bank "Player to Bank On" honors on 92.1 KMZA. The loss moves Frankfort to 2-9 on the year and into the consolation games. Frankfort was led by Garret Dalinghaus led the Wildcats with 17 points, while Brandon Anderson scored 13 points.
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