Joe Epstein hit a 3-pointer and two free throws late in the game to help lift The Meadows’ boys basketball team to a 51-47 home win over Lincoln County on Saturday.
Boys Basketball
The Patriots return five lettermen and hope to compete for a playoff spot in the Southeast League.
The Lions return just two lettermen after advancing to the Class 2A state championship game last year.
The Sundevils return 10 lettermen and have plenty of potential this season.
Clark held Centennial star Troy Brown to 15 points, and Brown’s last-second 3-point attempt went off the back of the rim, allowing Clark to come away with a 50-47 win over the Bulldogs in the Class 4A Sunset Region semifinals at Shadow Ridge.
Patched together by not much more than Band-Aids, bubble gum and the moxie of a few reserves, Foothill held on for a 70-67 victory over host Canyon Springs on Thursday in the Class 4A Sunrise Region semifinals.
Desert Pines’ defense stepped up in the second half and its offense went on a 17-3 third-quarter run behind Trevon Abdullah-Booker to pull away for a 74-59 win over the top-seeded Chaparral in a Class 3A Southern Region semifinal at Sunrise Mountain on Thursday.
Agassi Prep’s Akeemis Williams and Rancho’s Justin Holiday went back-and-forth with contested jumpers and long 3s as each approached the 40-point mark, but the Stars got the necessary backup late to hold on for a 76-74 nonleague road win in a boys basketball game on Monday.
The Eagles will make their varsity debut this season.
Only one letterman returns for the Eagles, who hope to ride a wave of youthful enthusiasm to another successful season.
Andy Johnson, who was hired as Findlay Prep’s head coach in May of 2014, announced Tuesday night that he was leaving Findlay Prep to take a job at Southern Utah.
Like most teams with several returning players, Silverado’s boys basketball squad expected to improve this season.
Dyllan Robinson poured in a game-high 27 points to go with eight rebounds and three blocked shots, and Liberty clamped down defensively in the final three quarters to claim a 63-48 victory over Coral Academy in the Battle Born Classic at Durango.
Markus Howard hit five 3-pointers and scored 25 points Saturday in a 73-59 win over Athlete Institute (Canada) in the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass.
Charles O’Bannon had a team-high 20 points, and host Bishop Gorman held Timpview (Utah) scoreless for more than eight minutes in the first half en route to a 73-62 victory in the Platinum Division of the Tarkanian Classic.
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