Highlands lost against Newport back in March of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Highlands Bluebirds fell to the Newport Wildcats 73-69. While the Bluebirds didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 18-13 in the first quarter.
Newport's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but James Turner led the charge by dropping a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. That's the most boards Turner has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Griffin Starks, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 16 rebounds.
Highlands' loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 12-6. As for Newport, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-7.
Highlands and Bellevue will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Highlands' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. Newport has already played their next game (against Archbishop Hoban), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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