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Furious Comeback Leads Leps to Playoff Win

  • La Grange’s Dana Baker puts up a floater in Tuesday’s playoff game.
    La Grange’s Dana Baker puts up a floater in Tuesday’s playoff game.
  • Lep junior Jaren Woods and Jacob Chovantez block this Salado player’s path to the basket.
    Lep junior Jaren Woods and Jacob Chovantez block this Salado player’s path to the basket.
  • La Grange’s Nate Scott drives to the basket Tuesday. His seven fourth quarter points fueled a Leps comeback. Photos by Jeff Wick
    La Grange’s Nate Scott drives to the basket Tuesday. His seven fourth quarter points fueled a Leps comeback. Photos by Jeff Wick
  • Jaxon Cooper scored on this floater on his way to a team-high 17 points Tuesday. Photo by Jeff Wick
    Jaxon Cooper scored on this floater on his way to a team-high 17 points Tuesday. Photo by Jeff Wick
CAMERON – Dana Baker said the tears were already forming in his eyes as La Grange’s only senior boys basketball player faced the prospect that his career was ticking down to its final seconds. But the only tears Baker shed Tuesday were ones of joy as he capped a magical playoff comeback by the Leps that sends La Grange to the second round. Down by seven to Salado with 1:05 to go in a first…

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