The eighth-seeded Smithton Tigers overpowered ninth-seeded Lincoln inside and made two rare 3-pointers Friday night to win the first-round game of the Kaysinger Conference boys basketball tournament 48-35 at the Fred E. Davis Multipurpose Center.
Smithton (5-16) will take on top-seeded Cole Camp in the quarterfinals at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Lincoln (2-17) will meet an undetermined opponent at 6 p.m. Monday in a consolation bracket game.
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