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The Newman boys basketball team built an early lead and pulled away from there Tuesday night, defeating St. Bede 79-65 in a Three Rivers East win in Sterling. Lucas Simpson poured in 27 points to lead the Comets (8-6, 1-1), who led 16-9 after one quarter, 41-29 by halftime, and 60-46 through three periods. Marcus Williams scored 14, and Gabe Padilla and Ethan Van Landuit each added nine, with Padilla hitting three 3-pointers.
The fall season wrapped up with a pair of local teams in the state football championships on Friday, and the winter campaigns are off and running. It's time to vote on who you believe deserves the Rockford Register Star high school athlete of the week from Nov. 20-27. You can vote at rrstar.com, or on the poll below.
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