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Leyton boys pop Potter-Dix; reach MAC finals

Leyton High School’s boys’ basketball team didn’t need much more incentive for its MAC semifinal against Cheyenne County rival Potter-Dix Thursday afternoon.

That was achieved by merely walking into Sidney Middle School’s gymnasium.

The top-seeded Warriors strolled to the dressing room to find that the girls’ No. 1 seed, Potter-Dix, was being upset.

“That’s about all it took,” LHS coach Gary Oltmann said. “We didn’t want to be the second No. 1 seed to get beat.”

Otlmann’s club responded with an easy 66-41 victory against the Coyotes.

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