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Huskies Knock Off Defending Champs To Advance To Final Four
The Hewitt-Trussville girls basketball team upset defending champion Spain Park to advance to the state semifinals.
HANCEVILLE, AL - The Hewitt-Trussville girls basketball team is heading to the Final Four at the BJCC after upsetting defending champion Spain Park 72-56 for the Northwest Regional title Tuesday at Wallace State in Hanceville.
The Huskies were paced by Amiya Payne's 23 points - shooting 6 of 13 from the field, including three 3-pointers. She was also a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line.
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The Huskies only missed four of the 29 free throws they shot in the game. HTHS also got 12 points apiece from freshman D’Yonna Jones and junior Leah Harrison.
Hewitt-Trussville will play Auburn at 9 a.m. on Feb. 28 at Legacy Arena in Birmingham.
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