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East Hall boys outlast North Hall for second straight trip to Lanierland championship game
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East Hall's Malachi Vance (44) guards North Hall's Alec Volle (22) as he goes up for a shot during Thursday's Lanierland semifinal game at Gainesville High. - photo by Erin O. Smith
“Grind” isn’t a word East Hall boys basketball coach Joe Dix likes to use, but he did so anyway Thursday night. Who could blame him — it was an apt description of how the Vikings reached the Lanierland tournament championship game for the second straight year. In a physical, frantic game defined by the Vikings’ defensive pressure, East Hall outlasted North Hall 56-53 in the final minutes of a semifinal contest at Gainesville High School.
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