Poly girls’ basketball heats up in wintry world

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The night is frosty. The earth is snow-caked. But Poly is sizzling in the winter wonderworld of Minneapolis. The No. 1-ranked Jackrabbits iced St. Paul Central, 66-51, in a nonleague game Saturday at the NBA crib of the Timberwolves, the Target Center. Jasmine Dixon had 14 points and 14 rebounds and April Cook also scored 14 for Poly (9-1).

‘It’s about 20 degrees right now,’ Poly Coach Carl Buggs said. ‘We were expecting it to be worse, about five or eight degrees. But it hasn’t been that cold.’

Tomorrow, Buggs and his team will jet home, concluding a preseason schedule that crammed in treks to Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico and Minnesota. ‘Yeah, we’ve done our USA tour,’ Buggs said. ‘It’s been a great experience but it’s also taking a toll on the body.’

Well, the body better recover fast as Poly kicks off league against Millikan (10-2) on Monday.

-- Anthony Stitt

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