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Article: Free throws key Naperville Central win.(Sports)

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February 23, 2005
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It's said the best things in life are free.

Naperville Central can vouch that applies to the basketball court.

The Redhawks broke a tie by making 11 straight free throws en route to beating fellow DuPage Valley Conference co-champion Naperville North 49-37 in the Class AA East Aurora sectional semifinals Tuesday night.

"We practice free throws a lot," said Naperville Central junior forward Lauren Grochowski, who hit 7 straight in the fateful stretch and finished with a game-high 15 points. "You shouldn't miss free throws because they're basically free points you can get. I think that really helped us out ...

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