Schools
Linn-Mar Lions Squeak By Dubuque on Last Minute Score
The Linn-Mar boys basketball team just managed to beat the Dubuque High School in the 2012 Iowa Boys State Basketball quarterfinals.
A last minute assist by High School basketball legend Marcus Paige sent the Lions to a one-point victory in the state quarterfinals tonight.
, who is taking his talents to North Carolina, scored 23 points leading Marion past Dubuque in a class 4A game by a score of 51-50 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Iowa Prep Sports had this to say on Twitter of the team's game and thrilling 19-4 season.
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"Yet another final four for Linn-Mar. That program may be the best overall in-state over the last decade."
The team's next game, the semi-final round, will be held this Friday at 3:15 p.m., against the winner of Iowa City West and Waukee.
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The division 4A finals take place the day after.
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