BOYS BASKETBALL: WALKER CLOSES WITH 56 POINTSSenior guard
Dantley Walker closed out his sensational career with 56 points as Lincoln County (Panaca, Nev.) lost to Agassi Prep (Las Vegas), 86-80, during the Class 2A Southern League Tournament semifinals. Walker had scored a state-record 73 points on Feb. 1 during a 101-87 victory over Agassi Prep.
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St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) outlasted
Mentor (Ohio), 108-105, before a standing-room crowd. Sophomore
Elijah Brown, son of former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown, paced the winners with 23 points. Game honors went to the losers'
Cole Krizancic with 35 points.
* Senior guard
Gary Bell broke the district tournament scoring record with a 47-point effort as Kentridge (Kent, Wash.) defeated Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma, Wash.), 73-59.
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Pike (Indianapolis) edged
Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.), 83-79, with both teams combining for 75 points during a wild fourth quarter.
* Senior guard
London Burris scored 43 points and made six steals to lead Western Michigan Christian (Muskegon, Mich.) to an 80-50 victory over NorthPointe Christian (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
* Cherryville (N.C.) senior star
Terry Whisnant scored 42 points during a 91-73 victory over North Lincoln (Denver, N.C.) to set a Gaston County career record with 2,408 points.
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Jackson (Mill Creek, Wash.) defeated Monroe (Wash.), 80-69, behind senior guard
Brett Kingma's 41 points.
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Christopher Dees posted 41 points and 20 rebounds to lead Verdugo Hills (Tujunga, Calif) to an 81-61 victory over Venice (Los Angeles).
* Six-foot senior forward Andy Lovall tied his career-high with 40 points as
Kouts (Ind.) routed Oregon-Davis (Hamlet, Ind.), 99-63. During one stretch he drilled seven consecutive 3-point baskets.
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Basil Smotherman, a standout 6-4 sophomore from Heritage Christian (Indianapolis), has committed to Purdue University, according to Jody Demling of the Louisville Courier-Journal.
* Milestone coaching victories: Butch Fontenot of
North Central (Lebeau, La.), picked up No. 800. Royce Huseman of
Kingwood (Texas) and Jeff Wall of
(Maranatha Christian Academy (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) both earned No. 500.
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