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Bartlett’s Joey Cwik didn’t have the best start to his birthday Friday.

Coming off a sick day Thursday, the junior guard still wasn’t feeling great. He also knew that he wouldn’t start the game against West Aurora because he had missed practice for the Hawks.

The way his birthday ended, however, made everything all right.

“Great birthday present for me, yeah,” Cwik said. “What a feeling, at home, at the Nest, I love it.

“The feeling — there’s nothing like it. I’m going to watch this clip over and over again.”

That’s because Cwik sank the game-winning 3-pointer with 21 seconds left in the fourth quarter, lifting host Bartlett to a 60-58 Upstate Eight Conference victory over the struggling Blackhawks.

The shot was set up by a steal from

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