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Say cheese: Stacey Packer’s three powers Yorkville to tourney title

By Beacon-News

Stacey Packer was supposed to be the screener. She wasn’t designed to be Yorkville’s first option to shoot, or even the second.

She turned out to be the best option.

Packer’s three-pointer off an inbounds pass with 15 seconds left gave the Foxes a thrilling 46-45 win over Ottawa in Saturday’s championship game of the IMSA/Aurora Christian Hoops Happening Tournament.

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