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Sports

Craig Worrell

Galax’s Clif Conley dribbles past Altavista’s Richard Hubbard in the second half of the Group 1A semifinals Friday at the Salem Civic Center.

Altavista ends Maroon Tide run

SALEM –– With two reigning state champions in the Group 1A final four, it may have seemed a foregone conclusion that Radford and Altavista would square off in the championship game next week in Richmond, the only question being in filling in the details of how each would get there. But attention to detail this year got Galax 19 wins, and it gave the Maroon Tide a chance down the stretch at pulling off a mighty upset.