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Boys Basketball:Jugglers edge Solvay to advance in sectionals

By MIKE LEVIN

Story Created: Feb 16, 2013 at 12:13 AM EDT

Story Updated: Feb 16, 2013 at 1:09 AM EDT

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - The Notre Dame boys basketball team, ranked seventh in the Section III Class B tournament, held off Solvay 52-50 in the first round Friday night, to advance to the quarterfinals.  The Jugglers will go to #2 Westhill Tuesday, in a game that will start sometime after 7:30 p.m.  It's a doubleheader with the girls, who will start at 6.

In Friday night's game, reigning NEWSChannel 2 Athlete of the Week Simon Pitman scored the first eleven points of the game and finished with 19 to lead Notre Dame, who improved to 10-8 on the season.

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