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St. Francis High Wins First Game of Commerce Christmas Tournament

The Knights play tonight in the semi-finals of the invitational.

Coach Cabral Huff reports that his varsity boys basketball team won its first game in the Commerce Christmas Tournament on Wednesday night.

St Francis defeated Madison County 60-45 in the first round of the invitational tournament. Huff said the local team plays at 8:30 p.m. today, Dec. 29, in the semifinals.

"Connor Smith led the Knights with 17 points, Justis Morgan had 16 points and Nigel Jackson scored 10 points," Huff said.

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The three-day tournament also had Commerce against Gilmer County, Archer playing Thomson and Douglas County matching up with Johnson of Savannah on the first day of play.

Two of the teams are ranked in the state coaches’ poll. Johnson is No. 9 in the Class AAAAA and Thomson (7-0) is listed as Class AAA’s No. 3. Class AAAA’s Douglas Co. is also undefeated.


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