Slow second half slows Clifton in 50-47 win by Whitney

  • Forrest Murphy/Clifton Record/Clifton junior Griffin Phillips (12) shoots a jumper.
    Forrest Murphy/Clifton Record/Clifton junior Griffin Phillips (12) shoots a jumper.
A 23-6 third-quarter rally by the visiting Whitney Wildcats Tuesday night (Jan. 19) proved the difference versus the Clifton Cubs, as the former erased deficits of 12-11 and 26-20 after the first two quarters, respectively, en route to a 50-47 District 17-3A win. Clifton junior Seth Payne sank four three-pointers, helping power a team-high 21 point performance by the upperclassman, while…

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