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Windham boys pull away to hand Westbrook first loss

Windham boys pull away to hand Westbrook first loss
Two of the finest players around, Windham senior Tyrie James and Westbrook senior Gio Staples, get acquainted early in the Eagles' 66-53 win over the Blue Blazes Tuesday night. Hoffer photos/videos.

CUMBERLAND—The football players on Westbrook's boys' basketball team hadn't lost a game in three months.

On the gridiron, or on the hardwood.

That run ended Tuesday evening, when the Blue Blazes ran into a team that almost never loses, the two-time reigning state champion Windham Eagles.

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