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Published 2:05 am Monday, February 9, 2015

SP 8th grade in tourney semifinals

SOUTH POINT — The South Point Junior Pointers 8th grade beat the Rock Hill Junior Redmen 48-32 in the Ohio Valley Conference Middle School Tournament play-in game.

In other games, Ironton beat Portmsouth and Coal Grove downed Chesapeake.

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In Monday’s semifinal games, Ironton plays Coal Grove at 5:30 p.m. followed by South Point and Fairland at 6:45.

South Point 21 2 18 7 = 48

Rock Hill 7 6 7 12 = 32

SOUTH POINT: Joel Morrison 17, Roger Staggs 14, Logan Russell 5, Ean Brown 3, Derek McCarty 3, Tayshawn Fox 6.

ROCK HILL: T. Bailey 2, J. Blagg 2, T. Crabtree 3, C. Donohue 6, T. Bruce 1, K. France 4, M. Darby 10, K. Kidd 2, I. McFann 2.