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Big Red Shootout: Gainesville basketball teams split
Johnson teams fall in opening round at Gainesville
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Breana Fair, of Gainesville, works her way past Dominique Aruther of Franklin County during the Chris Mance Memorial Tournament game at the Gainesville gym Thursday night. - photo by Tom Reed
For both Gainesville basketball teams, the first annual Chris Mance Memorial Big Red Shootout at Gainesville High is a chance to get it all together after two relatively rocky starts for a pair of generally solid programs. The Lady Red Elephants are still working on turning youth into experience, and the boys have yet to field a complete roster largely due to the football team playing all the way to a state title. Thursday night the boys made some strides despite missing a starter, while the girls saw more things to work on.
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