BASKETBALL: LACEY SCORES 51 IN FIRST LOSSButler (Huntsville, Ala.) suffered its first loss, 70-69, in overtime to unbeaten
Homewood (Ala.) despite a 51-point effort by its senior superstar,
Trevor Lacey. Homewood (11-1) is ranked No. 1 in Alabama's Class 6A, while Butler (10-1) is No. 1 in 4A.
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Demarcus Threatt scored 45 points and made six steals as Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.) edged Calera (Ala.), 84-77.
* Verdugo Hills (Tujunga, Calif.) defeated Knight (Palmdale, Calif.), 65-56, as 6-8 senior
Christopher Dees produced 19 points, 22 rebounds and 10 blocked shots.
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Wawasee (Syracuse, Ind.) made 14 3-point baskets, but still lost to unbeaten Warsaw (Ind.), 84-76.
* Milestone coaching victories were posted last week by Bob Frankenfield of
Wilson Area (Easton) and Jan Johnson of
Star-Spencer (Spencer, Okla.), who each won No. 400; Kurt Kinnamon of
McPherson (Kan.), No. 300; and Jeff Click of
Glen Este (Cincinnati), No. 200.
* Despite being constantly double-teamed, 6-3 sophomore Bri Jones had 24 points, 28 rebounds and seven blocks as
Aberdeen (Md.) routed Woodlawn (Baltimore), 78-45.
