Hale Center’s Mariyah Espinosa dribbles against Sudan in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Hale Center’s Kara Franklin shoots against Sudan in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Sudan’s Haylee Toscano dribbles against Hale Center in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Sudan’s Blessy Montes shoots against Hale Center in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Sudan’s Addison Cornelius shoots against Hale Center in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Hale Center girls basketball coach Alfonzo Franklin reacts in a District 4-2A game against Sudan, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Sudan’s Edette Herrera draws a foul against Hale Center in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Sudan’s Blessy Montes shoots against Hale Center in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Sudan’s Edette Herrera shoots against Hale Center in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Sudan’s Melo Rodriguez dribbles against Hale Center in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Sudan’s Edette Herrera shoots against Hale Center in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Sudan girls basketball coach Benny Lockhart instructs his team against Hale Center in a District 4-2A game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Hale Center’s Mariyah Espinosa shoots against Sudan in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Hale Center’s Chloe Baca shoots against Sudan in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Hale Center’s Aidan Baldridge dribbles against Sudan in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Hale Center’s Lionel Martinez shoots against Sudan in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Hale Center’s Ryan Mesquite shoots against Sudan in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Sudan’s Jaibryn Ornales shoots against Hale Center in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Hale Center boys basketball coach Brandon Castillo walks the sideline against Sudan in a District 4-2A game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Sudan’s Ryan Huddleston shoots against Hale Center in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Sudan’s Trent Wilson shoots against Hale Center in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Hale Center and Sudan players fight for a rebound in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Sudan’s Jaibryn Ornleas shoots against Hale Center in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Sudan’s Aspen Reyher blocks a shot by Hale Center’s Lionel Martinez in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Hale Center’s Carter Gonzales dribbles against Sudan in a District 4-2A basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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Sudan boys basketball coach Steven Gray stands on the sideline against Hale Center in a District 4-2A game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at Hale Center High School in Hale Center.

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