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Atlantic blows game open early and rolls past Clarinda

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January 19th, 2018 by admin

The Atlanitc Trojans boys basketball team opened up the game on a 12-0 run and never looked back in a 70-23 win over Clarinda. Atlantic was led by Scott Leonard with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Atlantic led 26-8 by the end of the first quarter then led 45-8 by halftime as the Trojans held Clarinda scoreless in the second. The running clock was in place in the second half so it flew by with a 56-14 lead by the end of the third.

Atlantic had a 20-2 advantage in turnovers and scored 32 points off of those Clarinda miscues.  The Trojans improved to 8-7 overall with the win and will travel to Red Oak next Friday.

Clarinda was led by 5 points from Matthew Millikan. The Cardinals fall to 5-9.