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Will McClaughry leads Lake Zurich past Crystal Lake South in Milwaukee

By Mike Chamernik

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — For more than three-and a-half quarters, the Lake Zurich boys basketball team struggled to find its rhythm during a nonconference game against Crystal Lake South on Friday.

But thanks in large part to a stellar final minute by senior forward Will McClaughry, the Bears rallied for a 57-51 victory at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

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