BREAKING NEWS – RHS back in playoffs

By Staff
Wenonah High School has been removed from the Northwest Regional Basketball Tournament because of an eligibility rule violation and replaced by Russellville High School, AHSAA Executive Director Steve Savarese announced Thursday.
Russellville, which lost 67-60 to Wenonah in the regional semi-finals Wednesday, will be put back into the tournament and will play Muscle Shoals in the regional finals Saturday at 10:40 a.m. at Wallace State College at Hanceville.
For more, see tomorrow's edition of the Franklin County Times.

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BREAKING NEWS – RHS back in playoffs

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