Photos: Bucs beat Lewis County in season opener

BUHS Boys Basketball

Brian Bergstrom

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December 5, 2018

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BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — The Buckhannon-Upshur High School boy’s basketball team opened their 2018-19 campaign at home on Tuesday night, beating Lewis County 62-56 in front of a packed house.

The Bucs will now go on the road for three game: at University, Lincoln and Morgantown.

They’ll return home for a pair of games before the Christmas holiday, hosting North Marion on Dec. 18 and Wheeling Park on Dec. 22. Both those games will tip-off at 7:30 p.m.

A few shots from Tuesday’s home opener:

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