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The Lexington Girls and Boys Basketball Teams will be competing next week in the Class 3 District 14 Tournament that will be played at Lone Jack High School.

The Lexington Minutewomen Girls Basketball Team played hard, and they played strong defense, but Richmond guard Ella Steele hat a jump shot with about 25 seconds left to spoil the evening, as the Lady Spartans pulled out a 39 to 37 win over the Lexington Girls in front of a large crowd from both towns on Courtwarming night last Friday in Richmond.

The Lexington Minutemen Boys Basketball Team hung close for a good part of the night, but the Higginsville Huskers, who led almost all of the way, pulled away for a 65 to 45 win, a week ago Tuesday in the Higginsville gymnasium, to keep their undefeated conference record in tact.

The Lexington Minutewomen Girls Basketball Team made a nice comeback, after falling behind early, but they could not quite get over the hump, as they fell 51 to 42 to the Higginsville Lady Huskers in an MRVC East Conference game, a week ago Tuesday in Higginsville.

The Lexington Minutemen and Minutewomen Wrestling Teams both hit the road last Thursday as they traveled to Windsor for a pair of dual meets, and both Lexington teams won, with the Girls winning 48 to 18, while the Boys triumphed by the score of 54 to 11.

The Knob Noster boys basketball team put 41 points on the board in the first half, and they never looked back as they topped the Lexington Minutemen 69 to 42 in a conference game a week ago Monday in Knob Noster.