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Staff Reports 10:51 PM Friday, December 23, 2011

MECHANICSBURG — Duncan Mercer’s short jump shot with 1.5 seconds left gave the Southeastern High School boys basketball team a 45-43 victory over Mechanicsburg on Friday.

Southeastern took a 42-41 lead on a 3-pointer by Luke Pavlatos with 90 seconds remaining. Josh Black then hit 1-of-2 free throws with 50 seconds left to give the Trojans a 43-41 lead.

Mechanicsburg’s Josh Rousculp tied the game on a layup with 20 seconds to play.

Both teams are now 3-2 in the Ohio Heritage Conference.

Mercer led the Trojans (3-3 overall) with 14 points. Cody Callicoat had 14 for the Indians (4-4).

Northeastern 58, Triad 54: The Jets built a big early lead and hung on to win.

Daniel Lenk scored 9 of his team-high 17 points in the second quarter for the Jets, who led 13-4 after the first quarter and 29-16 at halftime. Andrew Williams had 11 points, scoring six in the third quarter.

Northeastern improved to 3-4 and 3-2 in the OHC.

Triad, led by Hank LeVan’s 22 points, lost its third straight game, falling to 1-6 and 1-4 in the OHC.

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