In what will ultimately go down as a season of what if’s, no one can question the Shippensburg high school basketball team’s talent, will, intensity and heart.
The No. 3 seeded Greyhounds left it all on the court against the No. 2 seed Lower Dauphin Falcons during Tuesday’s District 3 Class 4A semi final, only to come up short in the final minutes in a 59-57 loss on the road.
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