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Article: Jeannette's uncanny accuracy foils North East
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- March 13, 2008
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SHARON - When the Jeannette basketball team warmed up prior to
Wednesday's game, the Jayhawks launched repeated misfires and
airballs.
But when the PIAA Class AA semifinal game began against District
10 champion North East, Jeannette didn't miss.
Jeannette (24-4) shot 76 percent from the floor in the first half
(19 of 25), made all six 3-pointers, and then held on for a 75-66
victory at Sharon High School.
A standing-room-only, sellout crowd of more than 2,600 people
squeezed into Sharon's gymnasium, and hundreds more were turned
away.
The victory puts Jeannette, which won the PIAA Class AA football
title, in its first state basketball championship at 2 p.m. Saturday
at the Bryce Jordan ...