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The Bluejays boys lost a barnburner to Wausau East on Friday night in the MHS Fieldhouse.
The Bluejay boys basketball team held a lead for much of Friday’s home game with Wausau East, but the Lumberjacks surged ahead late, then held off Merrill with excellent crunch-time free throw shooting. East pulled out a 40-37 triumph.
Merrill held a 24-17 halftime lead with a strong finish to intermission.