CONWAY — The Kennett High girls’ basketball team is one win away from bringing home the school's third state championship in the sport and joining the 1989 and 2010 teams with a banner in the rafters of the Peter Ames Gymnasium.
The Eagles ran their current unbeaten streak to 15 straight wins with a thrilling 51-50 overtime victory over previously undefeated Hanover in the Division II state semifinals at Bedford High School on Thursday night.
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