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pair of free throws with eight seconds left and Langford held a 33-31 lead at half time.
• "I told the kids that we needed to stop playing football," Raasch said. "We have to play tough and smart ad we have to turn this back into a basketball game."
• But the pendulum kept on swinging the other way and Battlers took charge early in the third quarter. Potter County made a pair of three-pointers along with

another shot and it was a 41-35 Potter County lead. The pendulum then stopped its movement and started to swing back toward Langford.
• "I have to give our kids credit. They kept their composure," Raasch said.
• Erickson sparked the Lions with a three-pointer and all of a sudden, the Langford team found its mark and the Potter County turnovers were turning into points for Langford. Planteen added a basket, got a rebound and made a basket and Fried hit a pair of field goals as Langford took a 47-43 lead. The Lions scored eight unanswered points. Larson made a three-pointer with five seconds left to give the Lions a 52-47 lead going into the fourth quarter.

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