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Bulldogs lose in area round of playoffs
After winning its bidistrict playoff game, the Marlin boys’ basketball team was knocked out of the playoffs in the area round.

Marlin freshman McKenna Johnson (2) drives in for a layup against Lovelady in a Region III Class 2A quarterfinals game at Jewett Leon High School on Monday night.
Photos by Richard Nelson/ The Mexia News

Marlin senior guard Mystique Womack scores a layup in front of Lovelady players as teammate Yasmen Maxwell (5) looks on. Johnson stepped up to run the offense and pick up some scoring slack when Womack was forced to the bench with foul trouble in the first half. The Lady Bulldogs pulled away in the second half and beat Lovelady, 58-43, to advance to the regional tournament Friday and Saturday at Bryan High School.
Lady Bulldogs Wear Down Lovelady
McKenna Johnson’s contributions to the Marlin girls’ basketball team are usually in a complementary role, playing in the same backcourt as University of Alabama signee Mystique Womack. But with Womack
Lady Bulldogs advance to area round
The Marlin girls’ basketball team scored the first 14 points of the game and coasted to a 65-38 victory over Valley Mills in a bi-district game at Waco University High School on Tuesday.