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Sebeka bounced back from Friday’s loss to close out the regular season Saturday afternoon with a convincing 76-58 non-conference victory over the ninth-ranked Park Christian Falcons.

“It was great to see us respond to a tough loss with a hard fought win.” Sebeka coach Jon Lillquist said. “With back-to-back games we looked a little tired in the legs in the first half but after halftime we caught our second wind and took over the game.”

The win extended the Trojans’ home winning streak to 28 games.

Third-ranked Sebeka suffered only their second loss of the season when they dropped a tight 69-66 non-conference game to the Class 2A Staples-Motley Cardinals on Friday night.

The loss snaps the Trojans 22-game win streak. Sebeka last tasted defeat back in December 12 against the (then) top-ranked Class 2A New London-Spicer Wildcats 72-70 during the Tip Off Classic.

Four Sebeka starters posted double figures but the night belonged to the Cardinals’ senior forward Derek Wolhowe.

State Wrestling: Team/Individual results from Friday afternoon/evening sessions

Katie Miller scored a team-high 16 points and Lindsey White added 13 but it wasn’t enough for ninth-seeded Menahga as they dropped a 74-41 West Sub-section 5A quarterfinal game to top-seeded Bertha-Hewitt Thursday night.

Menahga shot a frigid 24 percent (6-for-25) from the floor but made up for it with five three-pointers and converted 61 percent (14-for-23) of their free-throws. Miller had four three-pointers and White went seven-for-nine at the charity stripe.