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Vandalia picked up its first and only win of the 38th annual Vandalia Holiday Tournament on Wednesday afternoon against Fayette County foe, South Central, 59-39.

The Vandals were lead by Marty Johnson with 16 points.

Vandalia was getting production from all over the court from the early minutes on. Daniel Bell knocked down back-to-back shots to the start of the second quarter, putting Vandalia up 20-11.

Saturday's games may have been the most exciting of the tournament, as there were several close games and one major upset that threatened to throw the whole tournament into a tailspin.

Game one

Flora 67

South Central 36

South Central’s chances entering the Vandalia Holiday tournament were slim. The No. 10 Cougars had just one win on the season and had yet to really play as a team or put together a complete game.

Tuesday night's games decided who would end up in Wednesday's title game, as Stew-Stras defeated Wesclin to head to the championship for the second straight year, while Flora went undefeated in pool play to cruise into the championship.

Session V

Game 15

Central A&M 51

South Central 37

In its pool play finale, South Central looked the best it had all tournament.

The Cougars played well throughout the game, despite losing by 14, and were as close as 10 with two minutes to go.

After seeing the junior varisty win in double overtime, Tuesday night, the Vandalia varsity refused to be upstaged by the underclassmen and had two overtimes of its own.

"We were fortunate to come out on top at the end of the game," Vandalia coach Kevin Jackson said. "They kept battling."

Carlyle took three game-winning shots but none fell as Vandalia won, 52-51.