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New Albany handles Providence in Romeo Langford's return
Kyle Williams , @kwill_cj Published 9:59 p.m. ET Feb. 10, 2017 | Updated 11:32 p.m. ET Feb. 10, 2017

NEW ALBANY, Ind. – New Albany junior Romeo Langford made his return to the hardwood Friday night, and it didn’t take long for the five-star guard to reacquaint himself.

In his first game back from a dislocated pinky finger, in front of yet another sellout New Albany crowd that included Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and North Carolina coach Roy Williams, Langford tallied 14 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks to pace the Class 4A No. 4 Bulldogs (17-3) to a 55-40 win over 2A No. 1 Providence (16-2).

New Albany jumped out to a 26-9 halftime lead and weathered a third-quarter run en route to victory. The Pioneers, per usual, slowed the tempo, but the Bulldogs opened it up with 15 and 18 points in the first and fourth quarters, respectively. Junior Sean East led all scorers with 18 points. For Providence, senior Eli Coker led the way with 17.

New Albany has now won its past five meetings against the Pioneers, who have beaten the Bulldogs just twice since 2000.

“Any time somebody holds the ball like that, it’s tough,” New Albany coach Jim Shannon said. “We were up 26-9 at halftime, we come back in the second half thinking the tempo was going to go up. They stayed right with it. Kids just have to be patient. I thought Romeo did a lot of other things. He blocked a couple shots, he got a couple offensive rebounds and got fouled. That’s hard to do when you’re coming back from an injury.”

Langford, who missed the past two games, was cleared on Thursday and had his finger wrapped for Friday’s matchup with Providence. The discomfort was evident, Langford said. Still, the junior went 5-for-10 from the floor and 3-for-4 from the free-throw line.

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