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East mascot at Tuesday night's playoff game versus Central Cabarrus. [LIGHTNING FILE PHOTO]
East Henderson High School's storybook season ended on Friday night when the Oak Grove Grizzlies pulled out a 75-72 victory on a last-second long-range three-pointer after East fought back from two nine-point deficits.
The undefeated No. 2 seeded Eagles went down in the second round at home after defeating Central Cabarrus on Tuesday night. Nevertheless, the season was a historic one for East behind Coach Marquintas Jones and star player Caiden Brewer as the Eagles won its second straight Mountain 7 Conference regular season title and third straight conference tournament championship.