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"Several teams favored to win high school basketball state championships were in action Friday night.It can be argued that no high school rivalry in the area is bigger than Trinity and St. Xavier. The Shamrocks were the favorite, ranked No. 2 in the state, as they renewed the rivalry with St. Xavier at Freedom Hall. The Tigers led by as many as 12 in the fourth quarter, but Trinity would not go down without a fight. The Rocks closed the gap to within three, but got no closer. St. Xavier got the win, the final score was 45-42. It was the first win over Trinity in six years. - Watch HighlightsThe Ballard boys' basketball team is another of the favorites to be crowned champions in March. The Bruins hosted Manual in a game that started out as a close one. It was tied at 20 early on, but Ballard started to pull away in the second quarter. Manual gave it good try for an upset, but Ballard won 96-81.\u00A0- Watch HighlightsThe Ballard and Manual girls' teams were also in action Friday night. It was a close game with Ballard leading by just three in the third quarter. Ballard extended the lead slightly from there and won 54-46.\u00A0- Watch HighlightsThe Mercy Academy girls hosted out-of-state St. Joe's High School of Missouri. The Jaguars led early, but St. Joe's proved to be too much. Mercy lost 57-44 and its record dropped to 10-4 for the season.\u00A0- Watch HighlightsClarksville and Corydon, which each have seven wins so far this season, clashed on Clarksville's home court. The Generals started off hot with back-to-back 3-pointers for a 6-0 lead. Corydon was able to get its momentum going after that, but Clarksville went on to win 55-46.\u00A0- Watch HighlightsNorth Oldham hosted Oldham County in a low-scoring game Friday. It was a very close game early, with North Oldham leading by just one after the first quarter. North Oldham picked up the pace after that, and went on to win 49-36.\u00A0- Watch HighlightsThe Pleasure Ridge Park girls' team hosted Valley on Friday. The Panthers got off to a hot start and never looked back. PRP cruised to a 73-37 win.\u00A0- Watch HighlightsNinth-ranked Fairdale hosted Butler Friday night. It started off close, as the two teams went back and forth through the first quarter. The Bulldogs pulled away later on and picked up a 72-57 win over Butler.\u00A0- Watch HighlightsJeffersonville hosted Floyd Central on Friday. The Red Devils were already ahead by 16 at halftime and added more in the second. Jeffersonville won it with a final score of 59-39.\u00A0- Watch Highlights"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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