GAME OF THE NIGHT
Lincoln boys win battle of state powers
Oklahoma State signee LeBryan Nash scored 28 points to help the Lincoln boys clinch the outright District 12-4A title with a 67-64 win over Woodrow Wilson. Lincoln (27-2, 11-0) is ranked second in the state in 4A. Woodrow Wilson, ranked 10th in the state, got 32 points from Curtis Davis but lost for the second time in district — both to Lincoln.
SPOTLIGHT
Boys district champs
Kansas State signee Thomas Gipson had 19 points and 12 rebounds as Cedar Hill, ranked third in the state in 5A, clinched the District 5-5A championship with a 53-47 victory against 12th-ranked South Grand Prairie. {ellipsis} Coppell clinched the 7-5A title with a 73-22 win over Saginaw. {ellipsis} Richardson Berkner clinched the 9-5A title with a 94-52 win vs. Sunset. {ellipsis} Craig Fofang scored 17 as Frisco Wakeland clinched the 9-4A title with a 62-56 win over Frisco.
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In boys action, Dante Dunston scored on a putback at the buzzer to give Frisco Liberty a 56-54 win over Newman Smith. ... State-ranked Duncanville (57-54 over Mansfield Legacy) and Mansfield Summit (52-48 over Arlington Seguin) both won in overtime. ... Creighton signee Geoffrey Groselle had 14 points and 14 rebounds as Plano West beat Lewisville, 56-51. Those teams and Hebron are in a three-way tie for second in 8-5A.
FRIDAY'S STANDOUTS
BOYS
Damion Clemons, Conrad, post: Had a triple-double with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks in an 88-51 win over Spruce.
Corey Coleman, Richardson Pearce, guard: Had 34 points and 12 rebounds to lead Pearce to a 77-56 victory against Rockwall-Heath.
Phillip Miller, Carter, guard: Scored 28 points in a 75-67 overtime victory against Adamson. Miller entered the week leading area players in scoring with an average of 30.9 points.
Rashad Smith, Plano, forward: The Tulsa signee scored 26 points in a 76-72 overtime win over Allen.
Luke Turpin, Highland Park, wing: Scored 23 points as Highland Park beat Rockwall, 57-45, and remained tied with McKinney for first place in District 10-4A.
GIRLS
Maya Adetula, Mansfield, forward: The Rice signee had 20 points and eight rebounds as Mansfield beat Mansfield Legacy, 56-45, in a tiebreaker that decided the fourth and final playoff spot from District 5-5A.
Kiana Evans, McKinney Boyd, forward: The North Carolina State signee had 11 points and nine rebounds in a 47-44 win vs. Garland Naaman Forest. Boyd will face Richardson Berkner on Tuesday in its playoff opener.
Iemah Perry, Frisco Centennial, point guard: Had 25 points, seven assists and six rebounds as Centennial earned a playoff berth with a 54-35 win over Frisco.
Gabrielle Wilkins, Garland, guard: Had 18 points and six steals as 10-5A champion Garland beat North Garland, 41-13. Garland will open the playoffs against Lake Highlands on Tuesday.
STAT SHEET
7: 3-pointers made by Argyle Liberty's Summer Fife in a 76-34 win over TCA-Addison. She had 30 points.
17: Rebounds for Wake Forest signee Daniel Green of Grapevine in a 61-57 win vs. Irving MacArthur. He had 10 points.
96: Points averaged in the last five games by the Kimball boys. Kimball, the state's No. 1-ranked 4A team, beat Pinkston, 91-71.
