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WELSH — Trailing 51-44 heading into the final stanza of basketball at Greyhound Gymnasium, Welsh rallied to outscore the Pickering Red Devils 26-19 in the fourth quarter to send Monday night’s non-district tilt into overtime. From there, the Hounds edged their visitors from Central Louisiana 16-13 in the bonus frame to claim a thrilling 86-83 victory. With the win, the Hounds moved over .500 on the season at 3-2, while the Red Devils dropped to 9-4. The Hounds were back in action Tuesday night when Opelousas came to town, and Welsh will also participate in the Mallett Builders Iowa High School Tournament over the weekend.

(AP) — ike Leach, the gruff, pioneering and unfiltered college football coach who helped revolutionize the game with the Air Raid offense, has died following complications from a heart condition, Mississippi State said Tuesday. He was 61.

(AP) — Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams was one of three Southern California players selected to The Associated Press All-America team released Monday.

(AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers are hoping their 23-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins could be the catalyst to a lateseason run and possibly getting to the playoffs for the first time in four years. Los Angeles is 7-6 going into the final four games with the possibility of getting key players back. They got a big lift from the return of Mike Williams, who had missed four of the past five games with a high ankle sprain.