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Elida pulls away to extend streak to eight

Tigers beat Melrose 58-44, tie Kirtland Central for consecutive titles

Peter Stein | Last updated Mar 10, 2018 1:5am
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Elida guard Lacy Ferguson, center, leaps in celebration in the closing seconds of Elida's 58-44 victory over Melrose.

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ALBUQUERQUE — There they were, two local girls basketball rivals — second-seeded Melrose and top-seeded Elida — on the grand stage of Albuquerque's Dreamstyle Center in Friday's Class 1A state championship game. Could it get much better?

Well, it was...

 

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