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Boys Basketball: Dixon Tops Benicia on Half-Court Buzzer-Beater 72-69
Jeffrey Miner wins game as final horn sounds.
The Dixon High boys basketball team defeated Benicia 62-59 in a thrilling finish Tuesday night.
Rams guard Jeffrey Miner sank a desperation three-point shot from just in front of the half-court line for the final score Dixon (11-5) coach Sam Harrison said.
"I love my kids," he said. "They just want to play hard and work as a unit."
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Miner finished with 14 points. Jake Moraes led the Rams with 18 points. Michael Tomelloso had 17 points.
Harrison said he started his second-stringers instead of his first string after observing something in pregame warmups.
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"Their mind wasn’t right," he said. "So I said the kids on the bench, I’m going to start them. They (the starters) weren’t in the right mindset."
Dixon plays at Winters Saturday at 7 p.m.
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