DURHAM — Mission accomplished.
Senior Kaylee McLellan calmly stepped to the free throw line with no time left on the clock and made both foul shots to give the Kennett High girls' basketball team a 38-37 victory over previously undefeated Bow to win the Division II State Championship at the University of New Hampshire on Sunday afternoon.
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