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2A FINAL: New London-Spicer 76, Braham 67

No. 1 ranked Wildcats pull away and advance to title game

By David La Vaque

March 27, 2010 at 6:05AM

NLS extended its lead to 12 points during the second half on a three pointer by big man Justin Zylstra, followed by a Zylstra dunk of a ball teammate Jayme Moten bounced off the glass on purpose. That one-two punch signaled the beginning of the end for Braham.

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David La Vaque

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David La Vaque is a high school sports reporter who has been the lead high school hockey writer for the Star Tribune since 2010. He is co-author of “Tourney Time,” a book about the history of Minnesota’s boys hockey state tournament published in 2020 and updated in 2024.

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