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Both teams struggled with shooting early, but Waterford Mott executed better after halftime to defeat Lake Orion in Wednesday's Division 1 district semifinal.
The Waterford Mott Corsairs kept their Lakes Valley Conference title hopes alive with a 60-47 win over the Walled Lake Central Vikings, handing the Vikings their first league loss of the season.
A 15-0 spurt in the opening quarter set the tone for the Corsairs vs the Falcons on Wednesday.
Plagued by foul trouble much of Friday’s Lakes Valley Conference showdown between Milford and Waterford Mott, two of last year’s three co-champs, Carson Lutz hit a trio of Big Boy free throws with 8.2 seconds left to put the Mavericks ahead by one, and they held on for a 43-42 win.