MACON - Miranda Wright scored 14 points and Erica McCoy 13 as Early County beat Paideia 52-46 in a Class AA girls state semifinal Thursday. <br>
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Early County (27-2) will seek its first state championship in Saturday's final against the winner of Thursday night's late game between Holy Innocents and Randolph-Clay. <br>
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In a game that started 55 minutes late because of technical problems with the Macon Coliseum scoreboard clock, the Lady Bobcats took the lead for good on a pair of free throws by Candice Jaines with 3:45 left in the first half, sparking an 8-2 run that gave Early a 29-23 halftime lead. <br>
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They led by as many as eleven in the second half. <br>
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Paideia (24-8) got 20 points from Sparkle Davis and 19 from Julie Mulinare.
