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City used a strong first quarter and then had to
hold off Knoxville late to notch a 52-44 victory
in the last of four consolation bracket
quarterfinals today at Western Hall in the
Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament. The Spartans forced 26
turnovers to help them overcome a 35 percent
shooting performance.
Lance Murphy led
Bushnell-Prairie City (6-5) with 17 points. Kyle
Grady was tops for Knoxville (3-10) with 17
points and 7 rebounds.
NOTES:
- Knoxville's last tournament win came in 2004
when they defeated Monmouth to reach the
consolation championship.
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