It wasn’t pretty, gut-tough wins usually aren’t, but West Jefferson wasn’t going for style points.
A victory will do, and it was earned 39-38 over Howard East Knox during this Ohio girls high school basketball game.
The Bulldogs rallied in the final quarter, but the Roughriders skirted trouble with just enough offense to thwart all hopes.
The Roughriders broke in front at the beginning of the fourth quarter with a 34-31 lead over the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs showed they were ready to play, using an early thrust to carve out a 27-22 advantage over the Roughriders as the first quarter ended.
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