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As expected, both Barnum and Upsala received the top seeds when the Section 5A girls basketball bracket was announced this morning.

Barnum (22-3), ranked No. 2 in the latest girls basketball polls, was the top seed in the East Sub-section while Upsala (22-0), ranked fifth, took the top spot in the West Sub-section. Both teams received byes and will await the winners of the pigtail games on Thursday, March 3.

Upsala will face the winner between No. 8 Menahga and No. 9 Verndale, who are scheduled to play at 7 p.m. Monday in Menahga.

Jessica Lillquist posted a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds to help host Sebeka run away with the 58-33 Park Region Conference victory over Verndale Friday night.

The junior also posted four assists, four steals and two blocked shots as the Lady Trojans limited Verndale to 31 percent shooting from the floor.

Tarah Cleveland dropped a game-high 24 points and Lindsey White scored 14 to help the host Menahga Lady Braves overcome a 26-21 halftime deficit to defeat Verndale 54-45 in Park Region Conference play Friday.

The Lady Braves used a flurry of second-half free-throws to sink the Lady Pirates. They converted 23-of-44 (52 percent) from the charity stripe. Menahga finished with 43 percent (14-for-32) from the floor on the evening.

Elizabeth Johnson led all Verndale scorers with 13 points in the loss.

Menahga (6-16) travels to Browerville at 7:30 p.m. Monday (today)