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The number of teams ranked in their state’s top ten competing at the Nixa Invitational Tournament this weekend. Nixa was ranked #5 in Class 6, and Republic was ranked #10. West Plains, Webster Groves, and Cape Notre Dame were ranked 3-5 in Class 5. And Norfork, Ark. was ranked #1 in Class 1A in that state.
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The per-game average of points scored by Kaemyn Bekemeier during the three-game tournament. Bekemeier led the tournament in scoring on two of its three days, finishing with 31 points on Friday against Norfork and adding 28 points on Saturday against Park Hill South. She scored 19 on the tournament’s opening night. 
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The number of steals by Republic during its win against Norfork, Ark., Friday night. Hope Schatz led the team with four takeaways on defense. Misora Nambara had two, and Eternity Knotts, Kaemyn Bekemeier, and Rilynn Finley had one each.
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The number of points scored by sophomore Alaina Norman during the tournament. Norman came off the bench and hit double-figures in scoring in two of the three games. She’s averaging a little over six points per game this season, but averaged nine points this weekend.
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