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Cavaliers feature complete effort in win over Britton-Hecla

Aberdeen Roncalli’s Caden Shelton, right, puts up a shot as Hamlin’s Rylan Bawdon, far left, gets a hand up on defense and Jackson Wadsworth (23) looks on during Tuesday night’s game at the Roncalli High School gym. Shelton scored 11 points in at victory at Britton-Hecla Thursday night. Photo by John Davis taken 1/24/2023
BRITTON - Aberdeen Roncalli dominated the opening quarter and then built off it the rest of the way in a boys' basketball win over Britton-Hecla Thursday night. The Cavaliers led 19-1 after the first eight minutes and improved to 8-4 on the season with a 53-19 Northeast Conference victory. Roncalli coach Dan Gallagher said it was probably his team's most complete performance of the year to date. "That second quarter was big in just keeping that momentum," Gallagher said. "That’s something that throughout the year we've struggled with at times is playing with the lead and staying aggressive, but I thought we did a really good job." The Cavaliers were able to break the game open in the early stages of the game as four of the team's first five baskets were three-point field goals. The long-range shooting was not necessarily by design. "We went into the locker room saying, 'We shot 17 threes so far in the first half. Let's try to get to the basket,'" Gallagher said. "We g

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