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  • Haileyville senior James Savage, right, drives to the hoop, as Milburn’s Derek John (15) and David Preslar (5) chase him during a first-round game of the Dee Foster Basketball Invitational Tournament at Pittsburg on Thursday. MATT GOISMAN

    James Savage

  • Haileyville junior Jason Mayo, right, shoots against MIlburn sophomore Brandon Vaness, left, during a first-round game of the Dee Foster Basketball Invitational Tournament at Pittsburg on Thursday. MATT GOISMAN

    Jason Mayo vs. Brandon Vaness

  • Haileyville sophomore Tori Cole, right, tries to drive past Braggs senior Maria Lachey (24), with Cole’s teammate Audri Gleason (32) nearby during a first-round game of the Dee Foster Basketball Invitational Tournament at Pittsburg on Thursday. MATT GOISMAN

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  • Braggs junior Cassi Harris, left, protects the ball against Haileyville’s Kelsie Bidwell, left, during a first-round game of the Dee Foster Basketball Invitational Tournament at Pittsburg on Thursday. MATT GOISMAN

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January 12, 2013

Haileyville 1-1 in Dee Foster first round

Warriors score season-high 73 in win

By Matt Goisman Sports Writer

PITTSBURG — The Milburn Eagles concentrated on stopping Haileyville center Bryer Stites, as most teams have done this season.

James Savage made them pay.

Savage scored 27 points, powering Haileyville to a 73-52 win over Milburn in the first round of the Dee Foster Invitation on Thursday at Pittsburg.

Haileyville’s girls couldn’t match the boys, falling to Braggs in the first round, 57-29.

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