Third-quarter surge lifts Morgan past Walnut Springs

  • Forrest Murphy/Clifton Record/Morgan’s Derik Davenport (13) avoids a Walnut Springs defender and shoots a layup.
    Forrest Murphy/Clifton Record/Morgan’s Derik Davenport (13) avoids a Walnut Springs defender and shoots a layup.
The Morgan Eagles’ and Walnut Springs Hornets’ District 20-1A matchup Friday (Jan. 8) night proved a tale of two halves in the former’s eventual, 69-45 win. Going up by as much as six points late in the first quarter (8-2 with 2:30 left) while withstanding a 16-11 run by Morgan in the second stanza to trail only 27-23 at halftime, Walnut Springs did well holding its opponent’s offense in check…

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