CONWAY — Over 90 people turned out Wednesday afternoon to cheer on what turned out to be an exciting game that went right done to the wire when Kennett High hosted Kingswood in its second coed unified home basketball game of the season.
The visiting Knights came out on top with a 50-46 win in an entertaining contest, but everyone was a winner on this day, including the players, who were beaming from opening warm-ups to the final whistle and post-game pizza party for both schools; proud parents, some with tears in their eyes; faculty members cheering throughout for both teams; and the casual observer who might have just dropped by the Kennett gym to see what one of newest New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association's sport was all about and immediately became hooked.
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