CONWAY — The Kennett High girls’ basketball team is back in the Final Four for the first time since 2011. The Eagles earned their tickets to Southern New Hampshire University when they topped Spaulding 52-38 at the Nest in the quarterfinals on Friday night behind the largest crowd of the season. It was a total team effort.
“They executed the game plan to near perfection,” said Larry Meader, Eagles’ head coach. “Across the board, everyone stepped up their games.”
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