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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â JANUARY Â 22, Â 2015

ANDY KIRKALDY

SPORTS

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Pats’  cheating?  Just  business  as  usual  in  the  NFL Oh,  those  darn  Patriots,  dirty  cheat-­ ers.  Haven’t  won  a  Super  Bowl  since  6S\JDWH ZKHQ WKH\ ZHUH FDXJKW ÂżOP-­ ing  the  Jets’  defensive  signals  (Really?  7KH -HWV" 6HHPHG OLNH XQQHFHVVDU\ RYHUNLOO

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ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Boys’ Basketball 1/20  MUHS  vs.  Milton  ..........................68-­53 1/20  VUHS  vs.  Mt.  Abe  ........................68-­20 Girls’ Basketball 1/19  S.  Burlington  vs.  VUHS  ...............45-­36 1/19  Mt.  Abe  vs.  Missisquoi  .................52-­23 1/19  Mill  River  vs.  OV  ..........................48-­34 0W 0DQVÂżHOG YV 008  ....... 41-­38  (OT) COLLEGE SPORTS Women’s Basketball 6PLWK YV 0LGG  ............................65-­59 Men’s Basketball 0LGG YV -RKQVRQ  ......................102-­54

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls’ Hockey 1/23  St.  Albans  at  MUHS  ....................5  p.m. 1/28  MUHS  at  S.  Burlington  ..........5:20  p.m. Boys’ Hockey 1/23  St.  Johnsbury  at  MUHS  ..............7  p.m. 08+6 DW :RRGVWRFN  .............5:40  p.m. 1/31  Burlington  at  MUHS  ....................7  p.m. Boys’ Basketball 1/22  Milton  at  VUHS  ...........................7  p.m. 1/23  Mt.  Abe  at  Missisquoi  .............7:30  p.m. 1/23  MUHS  at  St.  Albans  ...............7:30  p.m. 1/24  Twin  Valley  at  OV  ..................2:30  p.m. 1/27  St.  Albans  at  VUHS  ....................7  p.m. 29 DW :RRGVWRFN  ........................7  p.m. 1/28  Mt.  Abe  at  Milton  .........................7  p.m. 1/29  MUHS  at  Missisquoi  ..............7:30  p.m. 1/30  OV  at  Bellows  Falls  ....................7  p.m. 1/30  Mt.  Abe  at  VUHS  ........................7  p.m. 1/31  MUHS  at  Milton  ................... 11:30  a.m. Girls’ Basketball 1/23  Mt.  Abe  at  VUHS  ...................5:30  p.m. :LQGVRU DW 29  ............................7  p.m. 1/24  S.  Burlington  at  MUHS  ...............7  p.m. 1/27  VUHS  at  Milton  ...........................7  p.m. 1/27  Colchester  at  Mt.  Abe  .................7  p.m. 29 DW +DUWIRUG  ............................7  p.m. 1/27  MUHS  at  Missisquoi  ..............7:30  p.m. 1/30  Mt.  Abe  at  MUHS  ........................7  p.m. 1/31  Montpelier  at  VUHS  .............11:30  a.m. 1/31  OV  at  Arlington  ......................1:30  p.m. Wrestling 1/22  MUHS  at  Bellows  Falls  ..........5:15  p.m. 1/24  VUHS  Invitational  .......................9  a.m.

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EAGLE  SOPHOMORE  JACK  Willis  puts  a  shot  over  Commodore  junior  Aaron  Gaines  Tuesday  night.  Vergennes  won  the  game,  68-­20. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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Women’s  basketball  splits  league  games,  falls  on  road 1257+$03721 0DVV ² 7KH 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH ZRPHQÂśV EDV-­ NHWEDOO WHDP ZRQ RQFH LQ WKUHH UHFHQW JDPHV LQFOXGLQJ D VSOLW RI ZHHNHQG 1(6&$& URDG FRQWHVWV 7KH 3DQWKHUV DUH KHDGLQJ LQWR D 7KXUVGD\ -DQ KRPH JDPH YV .HHQH 6WDWH DQG WKHQ DUH RII XQWLO -DQ 2Q 7XHVGD\ KRVW 6PLWK GH-­ IHDWHG WKH 3DQWKHUV LQ D EDFN DQG IRUWK JDPH 7KH 3LRQHHUV WRRN D KDOIWLPH OHDG EXW D ODWH 3DQWKHU UXQ PDGH LW 0LGGOH-­ EXU\ ZLWK WR JR %XW 6PLWKÂśV

0HJKDQ +ROODQG KLW D JR DKHDG WKUHH IRU KHU WHDP DQG WKH 3LRQHHUV PDLQ-­ tained  it  the  rest  of  the  way  by  hitting  11  of  12  free  throws  down  the  stretch.  6PLWK DYHQJHG DQ HDUO\ VHDVRQ ORVV WR 0LGGOHEXU\ 0LGGOHEXU\œV 6DEULQD :HHNV QRWFKHG D JDPH KLJK SRLQWV ZKLOH 5DFKHO &UHZV KDG SRLQWV IRXU ERDUGV DQG D SDLU RI EORFNV 6DUDK .DXIPDQ FKLSSHG LQ ZLWK SRLQWV and  eight  rebounds,  while  Krystina  Reynolds  added  nine  points,  three  re-­ (See  Panthers,  Page  4B)

Swimmers  fare  well  at  meet  hosted  by  Norwich 1257+),(/' ² 0LGGOHEXU\ $TXDWLF &OXE VZLPPHUV IDUHG ZHOO RQ 6XQGD\ DW WKH &HQWUDO 9HUPRQW 6ZLP &OXE 3HQWDWKORQ DW 1RUZLFK 8QLYHUVLW\ ZLWK 0$& VZLPPHUV 7KRPDV 'HQWRQ DQG $UFKLH 0LO-­ ligan  winning  their  age  groups  and  0HJKDQ 'HQWRQ DQG 0DU\ $QQ (DVW-­ PDQ HDFK SODFLQJ WKLUG 7KH PHHW HQFRXUDJHG VZLP-­ PHUV WR VZLP DOO ÂżYH RI WKHLU DJH JURXS HYHQWV IUHHVW\OH EDFNVWURNH EUHDVWVWURNH EXWWHUĂ€\ DQG LQGLYLGX-­ DO PHGOH\ 5HVXOWV ZHUH VFRUHG IRU HDFK RI WKH VZLPPHUV ZKR VZDP DOO ÂżYH HYHQWV WR GHWHUPLQH WKH WRS WKUHH ÂżQLVKHUV IRU HDFK DJH DQG JHQ-­ der  group.  7KRPDV 'HQWRQ ZRQ WKH DQG \HDU ROG ER\VÂś WLWOH VZHHSLQJ DOO ÂżYH RI KLV UDFHV ZKLOH 0LOOLJDQ ZRQ WZR RI ÂżYH UDFHV DQG ÂżQLVKHG QR (See  Swimmers,  Page  4B)

Big  start HIGH  SCHOOL  SKIERS  pull  away  from  the  mass  start  of  Middlebury  Union  High  School’s  Nordic  meet  at  the  Rikert  Nordic  Center  in  Ripton  Monday. Photo  by  Doreen  Peterson

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