MORRISTOWN — It was a great example of how basketball is a team game.
Jaycie Jenkins totaled 44 points, seven rebounds, six steals, five treys and two assists, but her efforts wouldn’t have been enough to carry Daniel Boone to the win without the buzzer-beating shots of Kayla Gibson and Savannah Jessee.
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