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Girls basketball
Region A Division 2 final
LANCASTER 53, MIDDLESEX 44
LANCASTER (23-4): White 18, Jones 16, Harvey 11, Ransome 6, Williams 2. Totals 20 10-16 53.
MIDDLESEX (22-5): K. Reed 5, Brown 6, Kimble 6, Burse 6, Baylor 3, Burnett 3, M. Reed 15. Totals 18 3-10 44.
Lancaster*17 11 9 16 — 53
Middlesex*12 13 9 10 — 44
3-point goals — Lancaster 3 (Jones 2, White), Middlesex 5 (Burse 2, Brown 2, K. Reed). Total fouls — Lancaster 9, Middlesex 13.

Homestanding Lancaster earned a 53-44 victory Saturday in the Region A championship game against Middlesex, which took a hit when standout point guard Sherita Burse was taken to a hospital in the third quarter with an ankle injury, not to return. It's believed she has a bad sprain; she could play when the Chargers travel north for a state Group A tournament quarterfinal next Saturday against the Region B champion — Wilson Memorial or George Mason.
The triumvirate of Andrea White (18 points), Takeia Jones (16) and Tyesha Harvey (11) paced the second-seeded Red Devils. Each of those three scored four points in the final quarter, when Lancaster (23-4) outscored Middlesex 16-10.
Micah Reed led Middlesex (22-5) with 15 points and at least 10 rebounds. The Chargers briefly took the lead in the third period before succumbing.
Lancaster will get to stay in Region A for its state quarterfinal next Saturday against the Wilson Memorial-George Mason loser.