Davon Carter led all scorers with 26 points — 15 of them coming in a pivotal third period — as Faith Academy defeated visiting LeFlore 65-43 in Class 5A Area 2 boys’ basketball action on Tuesday night.

Carter connected on five 3-pointers and Tank Spears added 13 points and LJ Holifield 12 as all nine Faith Academy players saw action. The Rams improved to 12-8 overall and 1-2 in the area.

“We were only concerned with going out and playing a solid game and whatever happens, happens,” said Faith Academy head coach Chad Applin. “We were just concerned with playing like we’re really capable of playing and we had some guys to step up tonight.

“We have trouble scoring at times, and when Davon got going, that just opened up the floodgates for us. He can shoot, but we need to work on his free throws because he left six or seven more points on the floor. I just want him to play like I know he’s capable of playing.”

No LeFlore players were in double figures, as a stout Ram defense made things difficult for the Rattlers (12-4, 1-1) to do much offensively in the second half. Brittney Reed and Labrandon Walton scored 8 points each.

“Winning really covers up a lot of things,” said LeFlore head coach Jeffrey Pope. “I think it was just one of those nights where a lot of things just got exposed, but I think it’ll be good for us. Coach Applin does a really good job; he had his kids ready to play tonight so my hat goes off to him.”

Faith took an 18-8 lead at the end of the first period, but LeFlore battled back and trimmed the margin to 25-20 at the half. In the third period, however, the Rams took control of the game and went on an 11-4 run, thanks in part to Carter’s hot hand. In that period, he connected on three of his five 3-pointers.

“I’ve been talking to Davon about being more aggressive because we needed him to be more aggressive offensively,” Applin said. “I actually told him that I wanted him to work to score and we’re just a much better team when he does that. At halftime, the last thing I said to him and to the team was, ‘You can’t disappear offensively.’

“Davon started the season off well, but then went into a funk. I think he’s out of that now. I just want him to keep doing what he’s doing. He played great tonight.”

Faith led by 16 at the end of the third period, and by the time Carter fouled out with 1:57 left in the game, the Rams were up by 19 and the game well out of reach.

Both teams are in action Friday night, with Faith hosting Citronelle and LeFlore playing at Vigor.

– Arthur L. Mack

In other high school basketball action from across the state:

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High School Basketball: Vestavia Hills vs Hoover

BOYS

CLASS 7A

Hoover 64, Vestavia Hills 61: Hoover picked up a hard-fought win over Vestavia Hills on Tuesday in a battle to Class 7A top ranked teams.

No. 1 Hoover trailed 36-28 with 4:21 left in the third quarter, but outscored No. 2 Vestavia Hills 38-23 during the remainder of the game to earn the victory.

Hoover’s Salim London led the Bucs with 20 points, including 11 during the run to earn the win.

“I did not want to lose this game,” London said. “This is a team that beat us last year and I didn’t want to lose to them again. It’s our home court where we are undefeated. I’m not going to let anyone come into our house and take what we earned.”

The game was tight throughout with the Rebels taking a 4-point lead at the half led by senior guard Win Miller. The Belmont commitment scored 12 first-half points, all in the second quarter, and finished with a game-high 26 points.

“I knew they were going to try to pressure me and get me off my game,” Miller said. “I started off a little slow. Once I got used to it, I played my game and I was fine.”

After Hoover (20-2) took a 42-38 lead after three quarters, the Rebels (16-4) tied the game at 49-all on Ben Evans’ basket with 5:14 left. Hoover surged ahead again after a 3-pointer by London and Vestavia Hills tied it at 57-all on Jordan Ross’s steal and layup.

Hoover took the lead for good on Elijah Herron’s 3-pointer with 1:55 left.

“I thought both teams went head-to-head and toe-to-toe in that regard,” Hoover coach Scott Ware said. “We just happened to make one or two more plays than they did here in the second half.”

London added 5 rebounds and 3 steals while DeWayne Brown posted a double-double with 12 points, 14 rebounds with 4 blocks. Jarett Fairley had 10 points, 3 assists and 3 steals and Herron scored 8 points, including with a pair of fourth quarter 3-pointers.

Grissom 38, Hazel Green 27: The ninth-ranked Tigers earned the home win on Tuesday as Izzy Miles and Justin McCall scored 12 points apiece. Grissom improved to 17-6 with the win.

Miles and Brenden Martin had 6 rebounds each in the win.

Jalen Bright led 6A Hazel Green with 6 points.

On Monday, Grissom topped city rival Columbia 62-50. McCall tossed in 20 points and grabbed 5 rebounds for the winners.

DJ Thompson scored 16 points with 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Miles scored 14 points for Grissom, dished out 7 assists and grabbed 5 rebounds.

Ke’Shawn Watkins scored 19 to lead 6A Columbia.

Huntsville 66, Albertville 41: Huntsville rolled past Albertville on Tuesday to improve to 15-7 on the year and 2-0 in Area 7 play.

Caleb Harrison led the Panthers with 21 points and 5 rebounds. Simon Walker scored 16 points with 5 rebounds. Ja’Mari Arnold added 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists for Huntsville.

Huntsville shot 70 percent on 2-point field goal attempts (20-for-28) and 54 percent from the floor for the game. Albertville shot 38 percent from the field and Huntsville’s full-court defense forced the Aggies into 20 turnovers while the Panthers had 9 turnovers. Albertville made 9-of-25 of its 3-point attempts.

Cooper Colvin scored 12 points for Albertville (11-11, 0-3).

In Area 7 play on Friday, Huntsville plays at No. 3 Sparkman and Albertville travels to No. 9 Grissom.

Bob Jones 48, Florence 46: Khani Chilufya dropped in a layup with 1.6 seconds left on the clock to lift the Patriots past Florence in an Area 8 home game on Tuesday. The senior guard’s game-winner was just his second bucket of the night to go with a pair of fourth-quarter free throws.

Bob Jones led 11-6 after one quarter, 21-17 at the half and 35-29 headed into the final period.

Malachi Mitchell scored 16 for the Patriots, with a pair of 3-pointers. Sean Morgan scored 9 points, all on 3-point buckets.

Jordyn Turner-Durley poured in 17 points to lead Florence. Kedrick Triplett scored 11 for the Falcons. Elijah Causly and Elijah Abernathy scored 8 apiece in the loss. Abernathy’s buckets came from behind the 3-point arc.

Dothan 65, Lee-Montgomery 52: The Wolves improved to 16-3 on the season with the Area 3 win on Tuesday.

Thomas Dowd hauled down 18 rebounds and scored 10 points for Dothan. Mehkai Menefee led the winners with 17 points. Menefee also had 5 rebounds. AJ Porter scored 10 points for the Wolves and Raymon Blackmon had 5 assists.

Prattville 52, Selma 41: The Lions rallied from a 16-3 first-quarter deficit on the road on Tuesday to top Selma. Prattville trailed 23-18 at the half and outscored the home team 22-10 in the third quarter to carry a 40-33 lead into the final quarter.

Senior Kameron Shanks recorded his second double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 steals. Shanks also led Prattville with 6 reounds. Tavious Hohenberger led the Lions with 20 points.

Oak Mountain 63, Hewitt-Trussville 62: The Eagles nipped Hewitt-Trussville on Tuesday as Matt Heiberger scored 15 points with 4 rebounds and a pair of blocked shots.

Tre Thomas scored 13 points with 5 rebounds and 4 blocks. Grey Williams added 10 points with 3 rebounds.

CLASS 6A

Hartselle 80, East Limestone 56: The seventh-ranked Tigers improved to 12-9 with the rout on the road on Thursday. Hartselle pulled away from a 35-31 halftime lead with a 25-8 third-quarter advantage.

Kiah Key led the winners with 16 points – 14 in the first half. Ty Odom and Ryan Smothers scored 14 points apiece with Smothers getting 12 after halftime. Kohl Key and Ryan Dunn scored 12 points each – all on 3-pointers.

Jordan Moore led East Limestone with 16 points. Amar Fuqua scored 13, going 7-for-9 from the free-throw line. Jeb Blanton scored 9 points on three 3-point buckets.

On Tuesday, Hartselle downed Decatur 54-45 in an Area 14 home win.

The Tigers rallied from a 36-31 third-quarter deficit after trailing 26-17 at halftime. Dunn poured in 12 of his 26 points in the fourth period and Kohl Key hit one of his two 3-pointers and made 5-of-6 free throws in the final quarter on his way to 14 points. Dunn and Key scored 20 of the Tigers’ 23 fourth-quarter points, with the rest coming from Thomas Itsede, who finished with 4 points.

Ellis Dickman led the Red Raiders with 16 points. Jayden Brown scored 9 for Decatur, all on 3-pointers, and Isaiah Slaughter added 8.

Pinson Valley 88, Mortimer Jordan 43: Tanner Chandler’s double-double was not enough for Mortimer Jordan in the Tuesday night loss to the No. 1 Indians. Chandler scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.

Coleman Maldonado scored 13 for the Blue Devils.

Mortimer Jordan hosts Clay-Chalkville on Friday.

Mountain Brook 79, Woodlawn 56: The fourth-ranked Spartans picked up the Area 10 road win on Tuesday night.

Ty Davis led the winners with 33 points. Davis, a 6-foot-3 junior guard, also had 6 assists and 5 rebounds. Julius Clark scored 16 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. John Colvin had 13 points for Mountain Brook.

McGill-Toolen 78, Baldwin County 39: The fifth-ranked Yellow Jackets outscored Baldwin County 23-9 in the third period as Bennett Russ scored 9 of his 16 points on the way to the Area 2 win on Tuesday.

Alex Shamburger scored 10 points, one of 12 McGill-Toolen players to score in the win.

McGill-Toolen (16-6, 2-0 in Area 2) hosts Spanish Fort (14-6, 1-0) on Friday.

Pelham 64, Calera 42: The Panthers beat their Shelby County rival on Thursday, as 11 players scored in the runaway. Pelham pushed a 13-8 first-quarter lead to a 30-16 advantage at halftime and 46-22 headed into the final period.

Joe Wimberly led the winners with 12 points. Kamari Hollis added 10 for Pelham.

On Tuesday, Pelham whipped Leeds 70-51. Hollis led the winners with 20 points. Thompson Gennari scored 18 and Wimberly added 14.

Pelham plays at Helena on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in an Area 8 game.

Saraland 54, Murphy 52 (2OT): The Spartans eked out the Area 1 win on the road on Tuesday. Braxter Turner hit all six of his 3-point shots for 18 points to lead Saraland.

Braxton Ware scored 17 points for the winners – including a 3-pointer in the second overtime to give Saraland the lead for good. Isaiah Bowie hit a free throw for the final margin. Desmond Williams added 12 points.

T.K. Barnett scored 15 points to lead Murphy.

Homewood 54, Minor 32: The Patriots used a balanced attack in the Area 9 win. David Stone led No. 6 Homewood with 14 points and 5 rebounds. Canon Armstead scored 11 in the win.

Carter Vail had 8 points and 6 assists and Kiran McCool also scored 8.

Central-Tuscaloosa 75, Northridge 69: Sophomore Javionn Taylor poured in 33 points to lead Central to the Area 6 home win on Tuesday.

King Larkin registered a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Falcons. Jaydon White scored 16 points and grabbed 6 rebounds for Central (13-9).

Patton Currington led Northridge with 16 points. Anderson Wilkins scored 15 and John Walker added 13 for the Jaguars.

CLASS 5A

Williamson 73, Elberta 38: The Lions picked up the Area 1 win on the road on Tuesday.

Corien Hawthorne-Coleman led Williamson with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Jermaine McCree scored 11 points and had 5 steals in the win. Jarius Cross registered a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Williamson, 2-0 in Area 1 play, travels to B.C. Rain for another area contest on Friday.

Holt 48, Montevallo 47: The Ironmen improved to 13-7 and 2-1 in Area 6 with the narrow win over No. 9 Montevallo on Tuesday.

Julian Whitfield scored 17 points to lead Holt. Jaylen Vaughn scored 13 and Kaden Abrams grabbed 11 rebounds, blocked 5 shots and scored 9 in the win.

CLASS 4A

Westminster Christian 62, West Limestone 41: Top-ranked Westminster made 51 percent of its shots and outrebounded West Limestone 31-15 on the way to the Area 15 road win on Tuesday.

Junior Chase McCarty pitched in 29 points and grabbed 7 rebounds for the winners. McCarty was 10-for-11 from the free-throw line.

Westminster Christian (17-3) led 16-11 after one quarter and pushed its advantage to 21-11 after a steal and easy bucket from Isaiah Cleaves and a 3-point bucket from Tyler Engle. West Limestone stormed back, outscoring Westminster 16-8 to close out the half and hitting 4-of-4 from behind the 3-point arc to trail 29-27 at intermission.

Westminster went on a 16-3 run in the third quarter to take a 15-point lead midway through the period. West Limestone (6-9) narrowed the advantage to 47-36 headed into the final period, but the visitors outscored West Limestone 16-5 in the final quarter.

Senior Colin Peterson led West Limestone with 20 points, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range. Haven Helms and Cooper Phillips scored 8 points apiece in the loss.

– Jimmy Lay

Haleyville 68, Hamilton 34: Seventh-ranked Haleyville rolled to the home Area 12 win on Thursday. Drake James poured in 29 points for the Lions.

Whitt Sutherland scored 13 for Haleyville (10-9) and Bryant James added 11.

Joseph Aycock led the Aggies (3-14) with 15 points.

Haleyville plays Pontotoc, Miss., on Saturday at Shoals Christian’s Grind2Shine Classic.

Prattville Christian 57, Alabama Christian 33: Carson Roberson knocked down 7-of-8 3-point bucket attempts on the way to 21 points to lead the Panthers past Alabama Christian at home on Monday. Roberson also had 6 rebounds.

Cade Segars and Conner Williams scored 10 points apiece. Segars also grabbed 4 rebounds. PJ Evans claimed 10 rebounds to go with 6 assists and 9 points.

The Panthers evened their record at 10-10 and will travel to Plantersville to meet Dallas County on Friday for an Area 5 game.

UMS-Wright 47, Orange Beach 40: The Bulldogs led 15-5 after one quarter and 28-17 at the half in the Area 1 win on Tuesday. UMS-Wright was up 43-31 headed in to the fourth quarter.

Finlay Lavelle registered a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds for the winners, who improved to 13-8 and 1-1 in Area 1 play.

Grant Bilbo led the Makos with 13 points.

UMS-Wright travels to St. Michael for an area game on Friday and to St. Paul’s on Saturday afternoon.

Priceville 49, East Lawrence 46: Cole Lindeman scored 25 points, pushing his career total past the 1,000-point mark in the Area 13 win on Tuesday. Lindeman is fifth on the all-time scoring list for the Priceville boys.

Jake Langlois registered a double-double in the win with 10 points and 12 rebounds. He also hit a go-ahead 3-pointer late to give the Bulldogs their last lead.

CLASS 3A

Mobile Christian 60, Robertsdale 55: The Leopards rallied from a 41-all tie headed into the final period to knock off Class 6A Robertsdale at home on Tuesday.

Nicklaus Allen and Michael Moore scored 12 points each to lead Mobile Christian.

Katton Hobbs and Gabe Stevens scored 15 points apiece for Robertsdale (15-5). Ja’leal White and Jaxon Fuller scored 10 each for the Golden Bears.

Robertsdale hosts Class 6A Area 2 foe Baldwin County on Friday at 7 p.m.

Montgomery Academy 65, Chilton County 63: Skyler Stovall notched a 3-point play with a bucket in the paint late in the final quarter to give Montgomery Academy its final lead. The Eagles made their free throws down the stretch to earn the road win.

Cole Caddell led the winners with 25 points. He also had 5 rebounds and a pair of assists. Stovall finished with 17 points – 10 coming in the fourth quarter. He had 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. Seth Edwards added 10 points with 4 rebounds. Brewer Welch also scored 10 for Montgomery Academy, all in the second half.

Montgomery Academy (9-7) plays at St. James in an Area 6 game on Friday.

CLASS 2A

Decatur Heritage 75, Falkville 63: The third-ranked Eagles earned the Area 13 win on Tuesday, running to a 44-29 halftime edge and a 58-43 lead headed into the final quarter.

Bo Mitchell led Decatur Heritage with 18 points. He also had 4 assists and 3 rebounds. Brady Wilson scored 15 points with 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. Mason Baxley scored 14 points and grabbed 8 rebounds.

Isaiah Warnick scored 24 points for Falkville. Dawson Fowler added 14 in the loss.

CLASS 1A

Red Level 74, Georgiana 67: The third-ranked Tigers topped No. 7 Georgiana in a home Area 3 game on Tuesday.

Nasir Cheatham exploded for 32 points with 12 rebounds and 5 assists for Georgiana (10-6). Jaden Stallworth notched a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. JaCobie Morgan added 16 in the loss.

Brantley 59, Goshen 27: The fifth-ranked Bulldogs had a pair of double-double performances in the road win on Monday. Keldric Brown scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Dylan Davis had 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Jayden Parks dished out 10 assists for Brantley (11-2).

Bayshore Christian 57, Fruitdale 43: Senior William Nance led the Eagles with 19 points on Senior Night at Bayshore on Tuesday and junior Collin Hester eclipsed 1,200 points for his career.

Freshman Ryland Bosarge had 8 points off the bench for the winners.

GIRLS

CLASS 7A

Hewitt-Trussville 74, Oak Mountain 31: Auburn University commitment Jordan Hunter led the fourth-ranked Huskies with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in the Area 6 win over Oak Mountain on Tuesday. Hewitt improved to 17-6 overall and 2-0 in Area 6.

Audre Benson scored 14 points and had 4 rebounds and 4 steals in the win. April Hooks also had 14 points and 4 rebounds.

Hewitt-Trussville travels to Spain Park for another area game on Friday.

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Girls High School Basketball: Vestavia Hills at Hoover

Hoover 56, Vestavia Hills 36: Top-ranked Hoover used a 12-point second quarter advantage on the way to downing third-ranked Vestavia Hills 56-36 on Tuesday in a rematch of last year’s state championship game.

Hoover beat Vestavia Hills 73-64 for the championship last season, marking the last time the Rebels lost.

The Bucs (21-1) led 14-10 after a quarter, but cold-shooting Vestavia Hills (21-1) fell behind 31-15 at the half. The Rebels converted only 2-of-13 shots from the field in the second quarter and missed all four free attempts.

After Hoover’s Reniya Kelly scored two of her 16 points for 33-15 lead to open the second half, the Rebels closed the margin to 10 points when Jill Gaylard scored the team’s next 11 points, including three shots from 3-point range.

Gaylard nailed a long 3-pointer with 4:08 left in the third quarter to close the deficit to 36-26, but the Rebels would get no closer.

Kelly’s 16 points led Hoover while Layla Etchison scored 14 points and Alanah Pooler and Kristen McMillan each added eight points.

Anna Towry finished with 18 points while sophomore Gaylard finished with 14 points.

Alma Bryant 46, Baker 41: The Hurricanes improved to 10-9 on the season, 1-1 in Area 1 play, with the home win on Tuesday.

Madi-Marie Grayson scored 23 points and had 8 steals for Alma Bryant. Mari-Margret Grayson had 8 steals, 5 assists, 5 rebounds and 8 points in the win.

Bryant hosts Davidson on Friday.

CLASS 6A

Parker 62, Jackson-Olin 19: The No. 9 Bison picked up the Area 9 win on Tuesday.

Freshman guard Janiya Mines led Parker with 13 points and 8 steals. Junior Alteona Plump scored 11 points and had 3 steals in the win.

Lee-Huntsville 45, Buckhorn 42: The Generals jumped to an early lead, 17-9 after one quarter, and held a 21-17 halftime edge in the narrow Area 16 win on Tuesday.

Limaya Batimba, Jayla Turner and Rakiyah Taplin scored 10 points each in the win. Batimba added 8 points and 3 steals for the Generals.

Autumn Herring scored 18 points to lead Buckhorn. Jasmine Montage added 10 for the Bucks.

CLASS 5A

Faith Academy 69, LeFlore 52: Kellyn Hunter scored a game-high 43 points as Faith Academy defeated visiting Vigor in an Area 2 contest on Tuesday night.

Nancy McKenzie added 10 points for the Rams, who improved to 9-7 overall and 2-1 in area play, while LeFlore was led by Saije Taylor with 23 points and Kennedy Vines with 16.

Faith led 22-11 at the end of the first period and 44-24 at halftime.

– Arthur L. Mack

Carroll-Ozark 47, Charles Henderson 42: The Eagles improved to 14-4 overall and 2-0 in Area 4 play with the home win on Tuesday.

Taliyah Carter led Carroll with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals. Ameyah Gray had a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.

The Eagles host Greenville in another area game on Friday at 4:30 p.m.

St. Paul’s 65, Bayside Academy 30: Tori Passeau went 6-for-8 from behind the 3-point arc and finished with 20 points to lead the Saints to the win over 4A Bayside Academy.

Ella Vallas scored 14 points for the winners. Ava Voris added 9 for St. Paul’s.

CLASS 4A

UMS-Wright 64, Orange Beach 35: The Bulldogs improved to 19-4 overall and 2-0 in Area 1 play with the win on Tuesday. No. 6 UMS-Wright led 39-12 at the half and all nine players made the scoring column.

Sophomores Ansleigh Ishee and Ellie Mostellar and senior Elizabeth Meador scored 10 points each in the win.

Falyn Beebe led Orange Beach with 15 points.

Priceville 74, East Lawrence 36: The Bulldogs improved to 12-5 on the season and 3-1 in Area 13 play with the road win on Tuesday. Priceville raced to a 15-6 first-quarter lead and went ahead 25-17 at the half. A 27-11 third quarter put the game out of reach.

Lauren Hames led Priceville with 24 points. Leslie Hames scored 18 in the win. Carly Nelson scored 10 points with 5 rebounds. Gracin Prater grabbed 6 rebounds and dished out 7 assists. Ashlynn Johnson had 6 assists to go with 8 points. Abby Langlois led the winners with 12 rebounds.

Hannah Hill led East Lawrence with 12 points.

Satsuma 43, Escambia County 33: Braley Weaver led the Gators in the win with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Chloe Tarver scored 14 points with 5 rebounds for Satsuma.

Canna Betts led Escambia County with 22 points.

The Gators travel to Jackson and Escambia County plays at T.R. Miller on Friday.

CLASS 3A

Trinity 66, Handley 47: The top-ranked Wildcats used a balanced attack to knock off Handley on Tuesday.

Jayden Mitchell scored 16 points and grabbed 5 rebounds for Trinity. Maddie Smith had 14 points with 7 assists and 6 steals. Mya Moskowitz recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Emma Kate Smith scored 12 points with 9 assists and 6 steals. Lilly Smith scored 12 points for the Wildcats.

CLASS 1A

Brantley 36, Goshen 27: The Bulldogs improved to 4-2 on the year with the win on the road on Monday.

A.C. Free led Brantley with 12 points while Jahyia Oliver tossed in 11. Myia Mount grabbed 13 rebounds in the win.

Red Level 60, Georgiana 57: The Tigers eked out the win despite two Georgiana players turning in double-double performances – including a near-AHSAA record.

Georgiana 5-11 junior Nyeashia Thomas claimed 32 rebounds – tied for second-most in an AHSAA girls’ game, according to the records listed at the AHSAA website – and scored 18 points. She also had 4 blocked shots.

Lillie Boggan had a double-double in the loss at Red Level, scoring 21 points and hauling in 18 rebounds. Boggan had 4 steals and a pair of blocks for 3-11 Georgiana.

AISA

Lakeside 48, Abbeville Christian 39: The No. 7 Chiefs picked up the win in coach Ricky Ward’s 1,000th varsity game. Ward is 772-228 in his career.

Eliza Eriksen had a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Jayden Green grabbed 10 rebounds and had 3 steals. Chloe Helms had 9 points, 6 assists and 3 steals for 7-9 Lakeside.

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