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Alabama

Winning streaks were broken in the state wrestling tournament as all three state champions had two individual winners. Hoover High outscored three-time defending Vestavia Hills High, 170.5-160.5 to claim the 6A title. Michael Bond (49-1) won at 125 pounds and Carl Brown (24-0) won at 160. Gadsden Southside High won its first 5A title since 1987, scoring 153 points. Four-time defending champion Scottsboro High finished fifth. The Panthers also had two champions: Seth Perman (55-5) at 130 and Garrett Kitchens (57-0) at 152. Anniston Walter Wellborn High claimed its fourth A-4A title in five years as Tyler McCarson (145) finished 52-0. Dalton Carroll (52-5) also won the 140-pound crown.


Alaska

Anchorage rivals A.J. Dimond High and East High exchanged the lead 16 times and were tied seven times before the visiting Lynx finally prevailed 56-53 behind a great shooting performance by Travis Thompson. Tied 39-39 after three quarters, Dimond finally opened up a 52-45 lead before hanging on for the win. Thompson scored 29 points, hitting 9 of 16 field goal attempts, including 4 of 7 three-point attempts as Dimond shot just 35 per cent. Ryden Hines added eight points, nine rebounds, three blocks and three steals. Juwan Harris led East with 16 points and seven rebounds with Anthony Banks adding 14 points. Banks shot 7 of 9 from the field and Harris was 8 of 14 as the Thunderbirds shot 47 per cent.


Arizona

Top-ranked Tucson Amphitheater High took control with a 12-3 run en route to a dominating 88-69 victory over ninth-seeded Phoenix Paradise Valley High to advance to the semifinals of the 4A-II state playoffs. Five Panthers scored in double figures, led by Tim Derksen's team-high 17. The defense, fueled by a deep bench filled with fresh players, forced 14 turnovers in the second and third quarters alone and created plenty of fast-break baskets. Six three-pointers in the first half helped give the Panthers a 47-31 halftime lead. Malcolm Millner and Ryan Farhat combined for 27 of those points. That lead grew to 28 in the third quarter before the Trojans cut it in half in the fourth quarter.


Arkansas

Jonesboro Westside High hit 25 of 29 free throws in the final quarter and outlasted Marianna Lee High 81-67 in the championship game of the 4A East Regional. The victory gave Westside a bye in the first round of the state tournament at Highland. Junior 6-foot-10 post player Hunter Mickelson had 20 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks before fouling out. With the score tied at 58-all, Westside (29-3) got a Mickelson dunk to start a 25-9 game-ending run over the final 5½ minutes. The game featured 64 fouls, and seven players fouled out in the final quarter. Lucas Johnston had 20 points and 12 boards of his own and Brett Hufstedler added 14 points for Westside, 14-of-16 from the line in the final 2:24.


California

Lake Forest El Toro High’s boys soccer team (24-4) got two goals from Collin Parker and a penalty kick from Freddie Razo to edge Mission Viejo High, 3-1 in the second round of the CIF-SS Division I playoffs. Chargers goalkeeper Wes Harris made two key saves that helped preserve the margin, turning away point-blank cha nces from Forrest Maxon and Christian Gonzales for the Diablos (12-4-4). Harris, who missed most all of preseason with a quad injury, has led the Chargers to a 12-0 record since his return. During Sea View League play, Harris posted five shutouts, and gave up only five goals. Maxon redirected Gonzales' corner kick to tie the game, 1-1 in the 30th minute.


Colorado

No. 2 Conifer High’s girls basketball team missed more than 40 shots against No. 3 Montrose High, but the Lobos still won easily. Powered by 27 points from Alison Gorrell and a 31-10 advantage in points at the free-throw line, the Lobos (24-1) took control early and cruised into the "Great 8" of the 4A state tournament with a 55-37 victory. Conifer committed just six turnovers, forcing 19 by the Indians. Guard Cara Walderman had 10 points, six rebounds and a game-high five blocked shots. The Lobos made only 11 baskets overall, including just four baskets in the second half. But they attacked the rim, got to the foul line and converted 31 of 39 attempts from the free-throw line.


Connecticut

Senior 215-pounder Marcio Ventura scored a reversal with just under 30 seconds remaining to clinch Fairfield Warde High’s victory in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference tournament, outscoring Danbury High 260.5-252.5 to end the Hatters’ 23-year reign as conference champions. The Mustangs advanced six to the finals and won five titles, going 3-1 head-to-head against the Hatters. Ventura was given the Brian Wilderman Award as the meet’s Outstanding Wrestler. Warde also got titles from Brandon McBreairty (130), Ian McAllister (135), Bobby Rigilano (140) and Mike Sullivan (160), who rallied to beat three-time FCIAC champion John Smith of Danbury 11-9 in overtime.


Delaware

Senior point guard LeShawn Washington sent Newark High’s Flight A Conference game at Wilmington Concord High into overtime with an 8-foot baseline jumper, allowing the Yellowjackets (13-2), who lead the conference, to come away with a 55-53 overtime win and avenge an early-season loss to the Raiders. Sophomore guard Taylor Reynolds finished with a team-high 15 points, including four in overtime, while junior center Shakore Grant added 14 points, 13 rebounds and seven blocked shots for Newark. Dominick Perry chipped in 12 points, including four in overtime. Aaron Burton scored 18 points and Jordan Dupree added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Raiders.


Florida

After scoring 48 points to go along with 13 rebounds, six assists and six steals in a 99-69 win over Belle Glade Glades Central High in the 3A regional semifinal, Boca Raton Pine Crest School guard Brandon Knight, the reigning Gatorade National Player of the Year, scored 27 points to help his team hold off Fort Lauderdale Nova University School, 66-52, to keep the Panthers (24-4) on track for a third consecutive state title. The 6-foot-3 Knight also had 10 rebounds, six assists and five steals. Billy Thompson Jr. added 16 points and Tevin Westbrook 10 points and 10 rebounds, while sophomore guard Traveon Henry (six points, five steals, 12 assists) set a school record for assists in a season with 228.


Georgia

The Marietta High girls basketball team pulled the upset of the first round of the 5A state tournament when sophomore point guard Courtney Sprague made a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining in a 44-43 victory over No. 2 and previously undefeated Lilburn Parkview High. Only the No. 4 seed from Region 5 after back-to-back losses in the region tournament, Marietta had lost all five starters from last year’s state runnerup team, including Telia McCall, a 6-foot-1 post player now at Virginia, but now boasts one of the nation's biggest front lines with 6-foot-3 junior Lauren Webster, 6-foot-3 junior Dearica Hamby (14 ppg, 8.5 rpg) and 6-foot-1 sophomore Kiana Hayes (18 points against Parkview). 


Hawaii

Lahaina Lahainaluna High’s Milika Taufa, who scored 26 points to lead a 19-8 fourth-quarter rally that propelled the Lunas (17-0) to a 47-45 victory over Honolulu Konawaena High (12-1) in a battle of unbeatens in the Division 1 girls basketball final, was named the tournament’s Outstanding Player. Taufa was 10-of-18 from the field and added nine rebounds and five blocks. Dejah Fa’asoa of Kaimuki High earned Outstanding Player honors in Division 2 after scoring 20 points, including 8-of-12 free throws, as Kaimuki (16-1) also turned in a second-half rally to turn back previously-unbeaten Molokai High (12-1) 41-32 in the title game. Fa’asoa added seven rebounds, four assists and four steals.


Idaho

For Nampa Columbia High, last season’s 4A state wrestling championship wasn’t as satisfying after an 0-for-5 showing in the finals. It will be a different story for the Wildcats this year. Columbia won three individual titles and placed 11 in the top six on the way to 227.5 points. Senior Ryan Packard (145) and juniors Jesus Dozal (130) and Austin Powell (135) won individual championships for Columbia, which scored 46 more points than second-place Blackfoot High. Packard closed out his career with a title after finishing fifth as a freshman and sophomore and third as a junior. Columbia now has two state championships and a runner-up finish since opening its doors for the 2006-07 school year.


Illinois

Minooka High completed a wire-to-wire run as the state’s No. 1 3A wrestling team, rallying from a 16-0 deficit to beat Orland Park Carl Sandburg High 26-20 and win its first state title. The Indians (26-1) won despite not scoring an offensive point until four seconds remained in the sixth match of the dual – a reversal by freshman Corbett Oughton (103) that led to a 3-2 victory in the ultimate tie-breaker and keyed a run of eight victories in the final nine matches. Sean Kenny (135) and Jake Residori (140) scored back-to-back major decisions to tie the match at 20-all. Kalvin Hill’s victory at 145 gave the Indians their first lead, 23-20, and freshman Matt Meyer clinched the meet with a 7-2 decision at 152.


Indiana

Carmel High swimmers won four individual events and all three relays to extend their national girls record for consecutive state championships to 24. The Greyhounds racked up 419 points on the afternoon to win their fourth state championship under coach Chris Plumb. Carmel’s 24-year run is tied for the nation’s fifth-longest string of championships in history in any sport and is the longest active streak in the country regardless of sport or gender. Senior Trish Regan won her second straight title in the 200 individual medley (2:00.09) and also won the 100 butterfly (54.30). Other Carmel individual winners: senior Colleen Drew (500 freestyle, 4:52.24) and freshman Lacey Locke (100 backstroke, 54.60).


Iowa

Unranked Council Bluffs St. Albert High had No. 5 Bedford High down, but not out, in regulation during the Class A Substate 8 final. Thanks to Andrew Brown, however, the Falcons got it done in overtime. The senior guard scored five of his 23 points in the extra session and had two clutch steals in the final minute to seal St. Albert’s 57-53 victory. The Falcons (18-4) secured their second consecutive state tournament berth and the 10th in school history. After Bedford (23-2) took a 51-49 lead with the first basket of overtime, Brown answered with a 3-pointer. Chris Lindenmeyer and Tim Schweitzer both finished with 16 points for the Bulldogs (23-2). Schweitzer also tallied nine rebounds and six assists.


Kansas

The Wichita Collegiate School boys and girls basketball teams completed a sweep of the Mid-Central League’s final regular-season conference championship. Ashia Woods scored 32 points and had six steals as the girls team (19-1, 11-0) ended league play with a 47-27 win over Hillsboro High, leading a defense that forced 35 turnovers. Collegiate’s lone loss this season was to Andover Central High, ranked No. 1 in 5A. The top-ranked Collegiate boys (20-1, 11-0) are trying for their second straight 3A title, with their lone loss to Great Bend High, ranked No. 10 in 5A. The Spartans nearly pulled off double titles a year ago, but the girls team fell to Kismet Southwestern Heights High, 65-59 in the title game.


Kentucky

Elisha Justice of Pikeville of Pikeville Shelby Valley High now owns the state’s career steals record. He has 501, passing the previous record of 499 set by William Shearer of Monticello Wayne County High in 1995. Also averaging 20.2 points, 6.5 assists, 4.2 steals and 4.0 rebounds per game, Justice, a 5-foot-11 senior point guard, is shooting 53.9 per cent from the field. He holds school records for career points (1,837) and assists (575), and the Wildcats have won the All "A" (small schools) state title the past two seasons. Shelby Valley is 106-17 in his four years. Justice turned down scholarship offers from Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville, Army and Navy and plans to walk on at the University of Louisville.


Louisiana

Calob Leindecker of Baton Rouge Parkview Baptist High was awarded the second annual High School Football Rudy Award, created by Trusted Sports, Inc. and named in honor of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, the undersized University of Notre Dame football player who inspired the movie "Rudy." After helping lead Parkview Baptist to the 3A state title as a sophomore two years ago, Leindecker’s left leg was amputated as the result of an accident trying to free a truck stuck along the Mississippi River. Following 13 surgeries and 20 different prosthetic legs, Leindecker returned to the football field last fall as the holder on extra points. He appeared in eight games as the Eagles (12-2) advanced to the state title game.


Maine

East Machias Washington Academy (21-1) got 21 fourth-quarter points from senior guards Noah Von Rotz and Ben Teer for its first Class C state championship, 70-58 over Dixfield Dirigo High. Von Rotz scored 12 straight points after Dirigo (18-4) had narrowed a 10-point third-quarter deficit to three midway through the final period. Teer added nine points in the quarter, including four free throws in the game’s final 20 seconds. Von Rotz finished with 22 points and nine rebounds, while Teer had 20 points, five rebounds, four assists and five steals. Senior forward Bryce Colbeth added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Raiders, while senior forward Justin Morren scored 10 points. 


Maryland

No. 2 Baltimore Calvert Hall College Prep School overcame a 17-point first-half deficit to beat No. 1 Baltimore Mount St. Joseph Academy 46-44, claiming the program's sixth Baltimore Catholic League championship and first since 1984. Senior forward Damion Lee scored 15 points and had 11 rebounds and tournament MVP Donya Jackson, whose 29 points keyed the Cardinals’ semifinal win over defending champion Baltimore St. Frances High, added 13 points as the Cardinals (21-7) avenged two regular-season losses to the regular-season league champions. Senior forward Ryley Beaumont scored 14 points and senior guard Eric Atkins added 13 points for the Gaels (30-4).


Massachusetts

The North Andover High boys basketball team (17-2) clinched its second straight Cape Ann League championship, 55-48 over Topsfield Masconomet High. The Knights capitalized on a balanced offensive attack and tenacious defense to close the first half on a 9-4 run, taking a 27-21 lead at the break. Masconomet trimmed the deficit to 49-48 with less than six minutes remaining in the game, but layups from Derrick Collins, Alex Blane and league MVP Tommy O’Connell ensured that another CAL title banner would be hanging from the rafters. Matt Sifferlen led North Andover with 14 points. O’Connell, Collins and Scott Ricketts each scored 10 points, and Blane finished with eight.


Michigan

The Jackson Northwest High girls basketball team made six 3-point baskets in the opening 10½ minutes of the game. The Mounties used that opening flurry to build a 29-12 lead and rode it to a 62-45 victory over Hillsdale High in the first round of the Class B district tournament. Cassie Wanless and Katie Rose each sank two 3-pointers, and Haley Stadnikia and Ashley Rando each hit one. Ashley James matched her career high with 20 points, including 12 of 13 free throws for Northwest, which moved to 17-4 to tie for the fifth-most victories in school history. Tiki Malone scored 14 points to lead Hillsdale, which finished with a 13-8 record for its fourth-highest win total.


Minnesota

Fergus Falls Hillcrest Lutheran Academy won its seventh straight game with a 70-37 rout of Rothsay High in a Little Eight Conference game. The Tigers trailed by just 14 at halftime before the Comets pulled away in the second half. Devon Apgar led the Comets with 15 points while point guard Jared Schultz added 12 points and five steals. Comets’ forward Andrew Hohncke added 11 points and five assists. Hillcrest (17-2, 12-0) shot 49 per cent from the floor and 56 per cent from both the free throw line and from behind the arc. Rothsay senior Cody Hanneman had a game-high 20 points to go along with nine rebounds, four steals, three assists and one block.


Mississippi

Host Meridian High held off a furious fourth-quarter rally from Wingfield High for a 66-58 victory. Junior forward Rodney Hood scored a team-high 16 points, while Devin Cherry added 14 points and Matthew Hurn 10 for Meridian (24-6), which trailed 12-8 after the first quarter before surging to a 29-20 halftime lead. Hood's pull-up jumper made it 50-36 in the first minute of the fourth quarter before Cory Louie's steal and layup trimmed the deficit to 56-53 with just less than 3 minutes remaining. Wingfield (30-1), which finished six wins shy of becoming the first boys team to go unbeaten since New Albany High won 3A in 1984-85, was led by Jurmond Cattenhead (19 points) and Trency Jackson (16).


Missouri

In a 75-54 win over host Morrisville Marion C. Early High, 5-foot-8 senior guard Hannah Wilkerson became the state’s all-time leading scorer. Wilkerson scored 32 points, 17 in the first half, and finished the game with 3,234 points, surpassing the record set by Morrisville and Marshfield High star Melissa Grider, who scored 3,211 points in a career that ended in 1991. Wilkerson, a Missouri State University recruit, has been averaging 38 points per game this season and 42 over her last seven games, including 50 points in an 89-55 win over Diamond High and 54 points in a 96-84 loss to Verona High. With seven regular-season games left on Miller’s schedule, Wilkerson could reach the 3,500-point plateau.


Montana

Billings West High let a 17-point lead slip away, then beat defending Class A state champion Great Falls C.M. Russell High 94-89 in overtime for a season split. The game featured 52 fouls, 70 free throws and 48 turnovers. Brian Muller scored 34 points for West, 11 coming in overtime. The senior guard canned 13 of 15 free throws and went 5 of 6 in the extra session. Jacob Hellyer added 17 points, and Daine Muller turned in a 15-point, 8-rebound effort. Stanford recruit Josh Huestis piled up 28 points and 17 rebounds for the Rustlers. The 6-foot-8 center helped fuel CMR’s rally with 20 points in the final two quarters and overtime. Jordan Harper added 18 points and Kurtis Parson had 12 points and 12 rebounds.


Nebraska

Sumner-Eddyville-Milner High’s girls basketball team upset Class D-2 No. 9-ranked Trenton Hitchcock County High 44-41 to win the D2-5 district title and advance to the state tournament. It was just the second state tournament berth in 21 years for the Mustangs. The first came in the 2006-07 season. S-E-M’s win was a shocking reversal of the teams’ earlier meeting this season, a 63-32 Hitchcock Co. win in late December. Hitchcock Co. was averaging 64 points a game its last six games and 53 points a game for the season. Megan Berg led S-E-M (13-8) with 16 points. Kaitlyn Lueking added 10, while Sara Simmons finished with nine. Laramey Lewis and Keli Coffey each had 11 points to lead Hitchcock County (20-5).


Nevada

Alamo Pahranagat Valley High’s boys basketball team built a 23-point lead and held off a late rally to stun top-ranked and two-time defending champion Henderson Lake Mead Christian Academy, 63-53 in the Class A state title game. The Panthers (21-11) reversed losses by 20 points to the Eagles during the regular season and by 19 in the Southern League final, claiming their first state crown since 2006 and 11th overall, avenging a 59-49 loss in last year’s title game. Junior guard Cody Hosier led Pahranagat Valley with 26 points on 8-for-11 shooting. Kale Leavitt scored 14 points and Tommy Williams added 10 for the Panthers, who shot a sizzling 62.5 per cent. Landon Littlefield led Lake Mead (26-5) with 21 points.


New Hampshire

Groveton High jumped out to an 11-point first-quarter lead and went on to a 56-25 victory over Derryfield High in the Class S girls basketball final. The top-seeded Eagles (21-1) won their third straight title. Groveton’s  full-court press and 2-3 zone forced 11 first-half turnovers (19 in the game), which helped them extend their first-period cushion to 33-10 at halftime. Third-seeded Derryfield (18-4) missed its first eight shots and shot just 17 percent (9-of-53) from the field. But the Cougars erased recent semifinal woes with a win over No. 2 Sunapee High, a team they lost to twice previously this season and 11 times consecutively, and advanced into their first title game since 2005, with just one senior starter.


New Jersey

Lincroft Christian Brothers Academy's J.P. Koury and R.J. Hobbie helped CBA to the Shore Conference Tournament title, 60-44 over Middletown South High. CBA (22-3) beat its Class A North rival for the third time this season, winning its second straight conference title and the program's 16th overall. The Colts trailed 26-22 at halftime, but Koury scored nine of his 17 points and Hobbie had seven of his 15 points in the third quarter as the Colts outscored Middletown South 23-8 to take a 45-34 lead into the fourth quarter. Koury also had three third-quarter steals to spark a 7-2 run to begin the quarter Hobie put an end to Middletown South's matchup zone with two three-pointers in the third quarter.


New Mexico

West Las Vegas High’s girls basketball team completed a four-game march through District 2-AAA with a 53-41 victory over Santa Fe Indian School. Linda Esquibel, one of five starters who played the first 31 minutes, had 12 points, seven rebounds and three steals as the Lady Dons (24-4) built a 44-22 lead midway through the fourth quarter. Miranda Martinez contributed 15 points and four assists, and 5-foot-11 junior Vanessa Lucero scored 18 points, and added 12 rebounds, three assists and two steals. Despite losing the district final, the Lady Braves (20-6), who finished with the best record after the regular season, earned the top seed from the district.


New York

Fayetteville-Manlius High senior Alex Hatz won the scholastic mile at the Reebok Indoor Games in Boston with a time of 4:12.08, the fastest time in the nation this season by a high school miler. Hatz, the defending outdoor 1,600-meter state champion who has committed to the University of Wisconsin, kicked home in 60 seconds for the final quarter mile and pulled away from Ammar Moussa (4:14.13) of Arcadia (Calif.) High in the final 200 yards. Based on his performances as a junior, Hatz was expected to make a run at a sub-four mile this spring. But he is still on the road back from surgery at New York University Medical Center Aug. 21 to correct a narrowing of a vessel serving one of his kidneys.


North Carolina

Senior Isaac Presson won two individual events to help lead Asheville High to the boys title in the A-2A-3A indoor track and field championships. Presson captured the 1,000 and the 1,600 and was second in the 3,200, earning meet Most Valuable Performer honors as Asheville tallied 62 points to 53 for runner-up Waxhaw Marvin Ridge High. Presson's time of 4:17.96 in the 1,600 was a state meet record. Burlington Cummings High won its fourth consecutive girls title, edging Matthews Weddington High and Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons High, 49-46-42. MVP Sarah Rapp of Cardinal Gibbons won the 1,600 and 3,200 and was second in the 1,000. Erin Tucker of Concord Jay M. Robinson High won the 55 and the 55 hurdles.


North Dakota

It took a while for Bismarck Shiloh Christian School to shake off Solen High in the championship game of the boys Class B District 9 tournament. Austin Friesen scored 24 points and drained four 3-pointers to lead the Skyhawks to their third straight district tournament title, 56-48. Solen used a scrappy defense and a 55 percent shooting effort through three quarters to take a 39-35 lead into the fourth quarter. The Sioux had lost the lead briefly when Aaron Hultstrand hit a 3-pointer with 6 seconds left in the first half to give Shiloh a 28-27 lead. But Solen came out of the break on a 10-2 run to take its largest lead of the game at 37-30. Jay Martin led the Sioux with 10 points and seven rebounds.


Ohio

Cincinnati Oak Hill High’s Norm Persin was named National Boys Basketball Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Seven other Ohio coaches received Section 2 Coach of the Year honors. The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Board of Directors publically recognized Persin and Ohio’s award-winning coaches at its February Board meeting in Columbus. The NFHS confirmed in January that Ohio had more coaches nominated than any other state. Persin led the Oaks to the 2009 Division IV state title and a 25-2 overall record. In 31 seasons coaching in Ohio, he has won 20 conference championships and entered this season with a career record of 575-151.


Oklahoma

Edmond Santa Fe High’s girls basketball team turned back Moore Southmoore High 61-51 in the 6A West Regional final. Santa Fe is now just one win away from a second straight trip to state – if they beat Edmond North High for the third time this season in the area tournament. Sophomore sensation Courtney Walker scored a game-high 29 points and 11 rebounds. Freshman Cameerah Graves and Daisha Gonzaque each finished with 11 points, while Sophia Mahmoodjanloo pulled down 10 rebounds. Santa Fe also hit 23 of 30 free throws. Sidney Cook led the SaberCats with 17 points, Reagan Widener finished with 12 points and Kayla Tucker added 11.


Oregon

In the previous three meetings this season between Baker City Baker High and LaGrande High’s boys basketball teams, LaGrande prevailed by a combined 10 points. Their fourth meeting was close as well, with the Tigers prevailing for the fourth time this season, 51-49 in the Greater Oregon League district playoff. Baker took a 21-20 lead into halftime, and took its largest lead of the game at 37-31 before LaGrande came charging back with an 8-0 run to take its first lead since early in the third quarter at 39-37. LaGrande had four players score in double figures, led by Brad Townsend and Terrance Chandler with 12 points apiece. Ryan Tooke chipped in 10 points, and Kevin Attila added 11.


Pennsylvania

Herndon Line Mountain High freshman Zain Retherford (103) and Shamokin High upperclassmen Brandon Pesarchick (130) and Derek Shingara (140) were among the champions in the District 4 AA district tournament. Pesarchick and Shingara, who have 238 career wins and four trips to the state tournament between them, each won district titles for the first time. Luke Frey (135) of Montoursville High, a 2008 state champion, and Tyler DeMott (285) of Benton High, a 2009 state runnerup, also won titles. Shamokin finished third in the team standings, a point behind runner-up Athens High, 113-112. Benton High won its first district title, scoring 151 points.


Rhode Island

Wakefield South Kingstown High’s girls basketball team (14-0) kept its unbeaten record intact, holding off Barrington High, 48-39. The Rebels survived the loss of 6-foot-2 senior center Allie Jones four minutes into the second half when she crashed to the floor after being fouled while going up for a layup, injuring her elbow. Barrington (10-4) erased an early 14-1 deficit as junior Kelly Mannix contributed eight points and sank two free throws for a 20-15 lead late in the first half. But South Kingstown, which averages 64 points and hadn’t previously scored fewer than 51 in a league game, rallied within one before the end of the period on four Meg Morrissey free throws and a jumper by Annie Lawler (six points, nine rebounds).


South Carolina

Central Daniel High (21-3) advanced to the 3A boys basketball state tournament with a 70-56 victory over Hopkins Lower Richland High in the Upper State championship game. The Diamond Hornets (21-8) scored with 1:03 left in the first quarter to make it 13-13. They didn't score again until there were nine seconds left in the half, which ended with Daniel safely ahead 30-14. Senior point guard DeAndre Hopkins ran the Lions' offense and also led a zone defense that hampered the Diamond Hornets (21-8). Sophomore center Shaq Lawson led Daniel with 25 points. Hopkins scored 13 points, and versatile freshman Justin Dotson added 19.


South Dakota

One year after winning the Class B wrestling title by one-half point, Wagner High passed Canton High in the finals, clinching its third straight title when University of Nebraska recruit Robert Kokesh (160) repeated as champion. Wagner ended up outscoring Canton, 141-133. The victory made Wagner the first team to win three straight titles since Faulkton High won four straight from 1971-74. Alex Kocer (130) and Mitch Breen (140) won head-to-head finals matches against Canton opponents, with Kocer beating Jeremiah Peterson 12-2 in a battle of returning state champions. Webster High junior Logan Storley (171) won his fifth state title, and could make it six crowns as a senior next year.


Tennessee

After falling behind host Lawrenceburg Lawrence County High 13-0, the LaVergne High girls basketball team rallied for a 51-43 Region 4-AAA quarterfinal win. The Lady Wolverines (28-3) outscored Lawrence County 19-6 in the final quarter. Jasmine Brimm led all scorers with 19 points and center Stephanie Myers added 12 points for LaVergne, which cut the deficit to 22-20 at halftime. Four different Lady Wolverines scored to open the fourth quarter for a a 40-37 edge. LaQuinta Jefferson's 10-foot baseline jumper gave her team its first lead. Miss Basketball finalist Jordyn Luffman, a Middle Tennessee State University signee playing with torn ankle ligaments, led Lawrence County (25-4) with 13 points.


Texas

Cayuga High scored over 100 points for the 12th time in its last 13 games, topping Alto High 109-55 in the A-Region III, Division I area playoffs. The Wildcats (17-2) had 26 steals – five each for Traylon Shead and C.J. Wagner – and forced 34 turnovers. Shak Jenkins led Cayuga with 26 points as 13 Wildcat players found their way into the scorebook. Wagner added 17 points, Malcome Kennedy had 14 points and Billy Duncan scored nine points. The Wildcats scored 20 of the first 22 points, then took its first 20-point lead at 25-4 when Dalevin Campbell completed a three-point play. Chris Turner’s 5-foot jumper and dunks by Kennedy and Jenkins had the Wildcats with a comfortable 53-23 lead at halftime.


Utah

After relying on defense all season, Beaver High’s girls basketball team relied on its ability to shut down its opponent one more time, rallying to beat Enterprise High 37-32 in the 2A championship game. Down 32-29 with 1:51 to play in the game, Beaver held Enterprise scoreless the rest of the game to finish on an 8-0 run. Hannah Snyder scored 10 points and had four rebounds for Beaver and Bonnie Yardley scored the basket that put the Beavers ahead for good, 33-32, with 19 seconds left. With 6:25 left in the game, Beaver held a 29-22 lead. Enterprise then went on a 10-0 run as Jodi Williams had four points, three blocks, and a steal. Tressa Lyman had 19 points, eight rebounds, and four steals for Enterprise.


Vermont

It’s 22 straight state wrestling crowns for Bennington Mount Anthony Union High. Coached by 1998 National High School Coach of the Year Scott Legacy, the Patriots crowned eight champions and racked up 318.5 team points, more than doubling runnerup Barre Spaulding High (153.5). All 14 of MAU’s wrestlers placed, 12 in the top three, with 10 reaching the finals. Chris Schramm (103), Smith Stratton (112), Mike Bradley (119), Zak Hale (125), Ben Price (135), Zach Weinfurt (145), Spencer Foucher (171) and Sam Webster (285), who prevailed after three years on the junior varsity. Spaulding’s Steven Rich (160) won his second title and Randolph High’s Matt Simpson (140) was voted the Outstanding Wrestler.


Virginia

Chesapeake Western Branch High swept the boys and girls 3A state indoor track and field titles, becoming the first school to win both titles since Burke Lake Braddock High in 1986 and 2001. The Bruin girls became the first Southeastern District team to win a state title, while the boys won for the third time in four seasons. The girls scored 78 points. Chesapeake Great Bridge High, with Shakeela Saunders winning the long jump and the 300, was second with 41. The boys hung on for a 41-38 victory over Virginia Beach Landstown High. Virginia Beach Green Run High’s Monica Williams won the 500 in 1:13.30, the fastest high school time in the nation this year, and finished second in the 300.


Washington

Brush Prairie Prairie High’s girls basketball team returned to the 3A state tournament with a 64-58 victory over Buckley White River High. The Falcons led by as many as 21 points in the third quarter before a furious White River rally cut the margin to two points with 2½ minutes remaining. That’s when the defense forced two turnovers and Angie Gelhar, Emily Rowe and Michelle Bollinger hit free throws down the stretch to seal the win. Rowe finished with 10 points, nine rebounds and three steals, while Gelhar hit 7 of 9 free throws in the final period and 9 of 12 overall. White River’s Brooke Paulson, limited to eight points the first three quarters, scored 15 in the fourth to fuel the White River rally.


West Virginia

Point Pleasant High ended New Cumberland Oak Glen High’s streak 13 consecutive AA-A state wrestling titles – a record for any West Virginia sport – as the Black Knights prevailed 170-152.5 over Grantsville Calhoun County High. Berkeley Springs High edged Oak Glen for third place, 143.5-142.5. Rusty Maness (130) won his third state title and finished the season 41-0. Caleb Duong (31-6 at 112) and Casey Hogg (39-5 at 215) added to the 285-pound title he won last year. Parkersburg South High won its second straight 3A team title, 220-159 over Ripley High. The win was the 16th overall for the Patriots and the 25th for either South or county rival Parkersburg High in the last 29 years.


Wisconsin

Dan Docter had 24 points and 14 rebounds to power Beaver Dam High to a 63-60 Wisconsin Little Ten Conference win over Watertown High. The victory gave the Golden Beavers (16-5, 10-3) a season sweep of the Goslings (16-5, 8-5) and sole possession of second place in the conference. Docter, a 6-foot-5 senior forward, scored 15 of his game-high 24 points in the first half as the visitors claimed a 34-22 lead. Jake Heuer hit three three-pointers in the first half and finished with 20 points and seven rebounds, and Tal Diekvoss added 10 points, seven rebounds and six assists. The Goslings, who hit four of their five treys in a fourth-quarter rally, were led by Ereck Mitchell’s 15 points. 


Wyoming

On Senior Night, Afton Star Valley High downed visiting Rock Springs High, 59-12. The Braves got off to an 18-0 start behind Mitch Heap (103), Carbon Kennington (112) and senior Sterling Jorgenson (119). Star Valley didn’t stop there. In the first match actually contested, at 125, Hayden Heap’s 11-4 decision made it 24-0. Tim Stephens also won 11-4 decision at 130, Mark Van Slyke added a 13-4 major decision at 135, Brandon Aullman scored a pin at 140 and Darin Taylor won 9-3 at 145, giving the Braves eight wins to start the meet and a 37-0 lead. Brandon Anglesey (160) and Clayton Holler (215) also scored pins for Star Valley. University of Wyoming signee Andy McCulley (152) had a pin for Rock Springs.