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Redbird again for Vernon Hills

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Vernon Hills players Meri Bennett-Swanson, left, and Lauren Webb celebrate their 39-31 Class 3A supersectional win over Burlington Central at Hoffman Estates High School on Monday night. The Cougars advance to the finals of the state tournament this weekend at Redbird Arena in Bloomington.

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Burlington Central players react as they sit on the bench during the final seconds of a 39-31 Class 3A supersectional loss to Vernon Hills at Hoffman Estates High School on Monday night.

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Vernon Hills' Meri Bennett-Swanson looks to take a shot against Burlington Central during supersectional play at Hoffman Estates High School Monday night.

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Burlington Central's Shelby Holt takes a shot against Vernon Hills during Class 3A supersectional action at Hoffman Estates High School Monday night.

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Vernon Hills players react after their 39-31 Class 3A supersectional victory over Burlington Central at Hoffman Estates High School on Monday night.

Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

Vernon Hills players react after their 39-31 Class 3A supersectional victory over Burlington Central at Hoffman Estates High School on Monday night.

Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer

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The Burlington Central girls basketball team had the momentum and appeared poised to pull off the upset. Until, that is, Vernon Hills junior Lauren Webb snatched it away in the blink of an eye. Webb drove the lane and scored just nine seconds after Burlington Central had tied the game with 3:49 left to play, a basket that provided Vernon Hills with the springboard it needed to claim a 39-31 win over the Rockets in the Class 3A Hoffman Estates supersectional Monday night.

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