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Eastside defeats Morrison
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The Eastside Lady Bulldogs had to wait until the final horn sounded before they could start celebrating a 12-11 victory over the Morrison Lady Eagles.Morrison had a chance to win with a last-second shot, but Lady Bulldog Tori Whitman stole the ball from Tyra Wright with five seconds to go and dribbled out the clock to lead Eastside to its fourth win this season.Whitman had a big night for the Lady Bulldogs. With Eastside clinging to a 6-5 lead coming out of halftime, Whitman connected on back-to-back jumpers to give her team a five-point lead.Morrison battled back behind Harley Boyd. Boyd scored all five of Morrison’s first-half points and knocked in its only shot of the third quarter as well.With the Lady Eagles trailing 10-7 going into the final period, Morrison’s coach decided to turn up the pressure.