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Farmville Central beats Hendersonville for third consecutive title, 113-98
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Updated March 7, 2021 2:46 p.m. EST
By Zack Adams, HighSchoolOT reporter & J. Mike Blake, HighSchoolOT contributor
Grays Chapel, NC When Farmville Central won the 2016 championship, its head boys basketball coach Larry Williford spoke of how grateful he was to restore the Jaguars to prominence.
Now he s won three more since that day.
The Jaguars took down Hendersonville, 113-98, on Saturday afternoon for yet another state title 1989, 1990, 1993, 2016, 2019, 2020 (co-champions with Shelby), and 2021 in the sport at Providence Grove High School.
Call them “Dunkville” for fun or Farmville (15-0) to be matter-of-fact, but the Jaguars are in elite territory after winning their seventh boys basketball championship. Only four other schools have that many, and only two New Hanover (14) and Kinston (11) are still open.
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