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LEXINGTON – An ending that Richmond varsity boys basketball coach Kevin Jermain considered “a little bit rough” couldn’t stop the Spartans from cruising to a 68-45 Feb. 10 Missouri River Valley Conference (MRVC) East Division road win over Lexington.

Hardin-Central and Orrick know who their respective boys and girls basketball teams will face to open the Class 1 District 13 Tournament. The Orrick boys, who finished regular-season play with a 67-50 I-70 Conference win Tuesday night to visiting Concordia, are the top seed and have a first-round bye in the single-elimination tournament, Missouri State High School Activities Association information states.

The fourth-quarter momentum shift that turned a two-point Richmond lead into a 58-45 Richmond loss to Holden Feb. 3 started with turnovers, according to Richmond varsity girls basketball coach Kaylee Vantrump.

Mayor Mike Wright Chiefs win 27-24 Presiding Commissioner Billy Gaines Chiefs 28-24 Ray County Museum Director Cathy Gottsch Chiefs win by 7 Richmond News Sports Editor Shawn Roney, either Chiefs win by 3 or they lose by a blowout Richmond resident and business owner Kameron Carmichael Chiefs 27-13

It’s conference tournament time again for Hardin-Central in varsity basketball. Coming off a 70-37 Feb.