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    1/28/10 - Chillicothe 51, Excelsior Springs 47
Cameron tournament

    Chillicothe used Bryce Young in the first half and determination in the second half to beat Excelsior Springs 51-47 and advance to the Cameron Tournament consolation finals.
     Chillicothe scored the first five points of the game but followed that with an eight point run by Excelsior Springs. The Tigers led by 11 early in the second quarter when Coach Matt Brownsberger took a time out to talk with his team. They responded with a 14-3 run to tie the game and were down by just three at halftime, 30-27. Bryce Young scored 25 of the 27 first half points for the Hornets including going four of four from behind the three point arc..
     Much of the third quarter was a back and forth game before the turning point in the game late in the third quarter. An  Excelsior Springs grabbed a defensive rebound but was called for a technical foul for throwing an elbow. Chillicothe hit both free throws and scored on the inbounds play for a 4-0 run. The Tigers were hit with another technical foul a minute later when one of their players was called for hanging on the rim following a missed slam dunk attempt. The Hornets led by four heading into the final quarter and never trailed again.
     Chillicothe made things interesting in the fourth quarter, going just 3/10 at the free throw line. The Tigers missed both of their free throws in the fourth quarter.

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