The New Salem Baptist Academy boys basketball team defeated Mississippi Valley Christian School 47-27 on Friday in its final pool play game for a tournament in Roxana, Ill.
New Salem (4-2) improved to 2-2 in the tourney and will play today in an eight-team bracket.
Boone Gaines scored 16 points, while Valy Wolf added 12 and Jeremy Rockhill scored eight.
New Salem, which led 24-16 at halftime, put the game away with a 15-4 spree in the third period.
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