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Prep Round-Up: Lady Panthers knock off Lebanon

White House High senior point guard Luke Hopkins penetrates into the lane as White House Heritage junior Tyler Welborn defends. Hopkins scored 11 points in the Blue Devils’ 79-78 loss on Thursday evening.

White House High senior point guard Luke Hopkins penetrates into the lane as White House Heritage junior Tyler Welborn defends. Hopkins scored 11 points in the Blue Devils’ 79-78 loss on Thursday evening.

PORTLAND The Portland High girls basketball team concluded District 9-AAA regular season play with a 52-45 victory over visiting Lebanon on Friday evening.

The Lady Panthers (14-13 overall, 7-7 in District 9-AAA) finished the regular season in fourth place, and they will host Lebanon again in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 8 p.m.

The Lady Panthers collected a 44-31 victory in the two teams’ previous meeting at Lebanon on Jan. 19.

>> The Panther boys suffered a 70-38 loss to Lebanon.

The Blue Devils led 15-8 after one quarter, 33-15 at halftime and 55-28 entering the final period.

Senior forward Caelum Utley led Portland offensively with 15 points, followed by Jay Crutchfield (6 points), Eric Kirk (5), Luke Jones (4), Austin Hicks (3), Dawson Simmons (3) and Bryce Keith (2).

Tay Jackson paced Lebanon with 17 points.

Lebanon defeated visiting Portland by a 44-31 margin in the two teams’ previous meeting on Jan. 19.

The Panthers will face top-seeded Station Camp at 7 p.m. on Friday evening in the District 9-AAA Tournament quarterfinals. Portland is the tournament host.

The Panther squads travel to White House on Monday evening to conclude the regular season.

PJP II squads split region contests

NASHVILLE The Pope John Paul II High boys basketball team set a program record for single-season wins by rolling to a 70-56 victory at Montgomery Bell Academy on Wednesday evening.

The Knights avenged a 62-59 loss to the visiting Big Red on Jan. 19.

On Wednesday,

Knight junior forward Matthew Galvin scored a team-high 15 points, and sophomore forward Devan Cambridge and senior forward Ryan Hatten provided 14 and 12 points, respectively.

The rest of the PJP II scoring is as follows: Jalon Cambridge (9 points), Jayson Brown (8), Justin McMurry (4), Grayson Lang (3), Avishai Lowery (3) and Trent Griffin (2).

Then, the Knights suffered an 85-72 loss to visiting Ensworth on Friday evening.

Sophomore Devan Cambridge led the Knights offensively with 15 points, followed by Hatten (12 points), Brown (10), Jalon Cambridge (8), Lang (8), Galvin (6), McMurry (5), C.J. Laws (2) and Lowery (2).

The Knights collected a 72-62 victory in the two teams’ previous meeting at Ensworth on Jan. 21.

>> The Lady Knights led at halftime on Wednesday evening but couldn’t maintain the advantage in a 52-39 loss at Harpeth Hall.

PJP II suffered a 55-17 loss to the visiting Honeybears on Jan. 19.

On Wednesday,

PJP II senior forward Windee Johnson – a Spring Hill (Ala.) College signee – scored a game-high 17 points, followed by Mercedes Smith (8), Sophie Kolbe (7), Callie Ryan (4) and Miranda Smith (3).

The Lady Knights rolled to a 53-31 win over visiting Ensworth on Friday.

PJP II improved its record to 6-19 overall and 3-7 in region play.

The Lady Knights suffered a 48-41 loss at Ensworth in the two teams’ meeting at Ensworth on Jan. 21.

Eagle squads defeat Harpeth

WESTMORELAND The Westmoreland High School boys basketball team rallied in the second half for a 52-48 victory over visiting Harpeth on Thursday evening.

The Eagles avenged a 50-48 loss at Harpeth on Jan. 15.

Dalton

Leath scored a team-high 17 points, and Graves provided 13, followed by Webb (8 points), Lucas Garrison (4), Colton Pippin (4), Dillon Duffer (3) and Griffin Garrison (3).

>> The Lady Eagles took control early on in a 52-31 victory over Harpeth.

Westmoreland claimed a 46-45 victory in the two teams’ earlier meeting.

Norman and Smith scored 14 and 13 points, respectively, backed by Gross (9), Haley Braswell (6), Jesica Eppstein (6), Lexie McCormick (2) and Kailan Woodard (2).

Blue Devil squads fall to cross-town rival

WHITE HOUSE White House Heritage High senior center Caleb Stephens made a shot in the lane with 5.3 seconds remaining, handing host White House High a 79-78 loss on Thursday evening.

Blue Devil juniors Bradley Cole and Malik Morgan scored 19 points each, and they were joined in double figures by freshman guard Jared Ward (16 points), senior point guard Luke Hopkins (11) and senior forward Logan Trimmer (10).

Freshman teammate Cole Pond scored three points.

Patriot senior guard Branson Kramm poured in a game-high 26 points, and junior forward Nick DesMarais and Stephens provided 20 and 18 points, respectively.

>> The White House girls fell behind early on in a 73-38 loss to White House Heritage.

Lady Devil freshman Allyson Trimmer and junior Stephanie Palmer scored eight and seven points, respectively, followed by Bailey Hutchison (5 points), Hailee Ellis (4), Grace Maupin (4), McKenzie Vaughn (4), Bryanna Allen (2), Lauren Felts (2) and Cassidy Underwood (2).

HCA squads end season

LEBANON The Hendersonville Christian Academy girls prep basketball team suffered a 48-27 loss at Friendship Christian in its Division II-Class A District 1 Tournament opener on Thursday evening.

Lady Crusader junior forward Lindsie Mierop scored a team-high 10 points, followed by Desi Munson (8), Ali Turc (4), Marian Silva (3), Lauren Batey (1) and April Wooley (1).

Batey was named to the all-district team.

>> The Cruader boys were outscored in all four quarters of their Division II-Class A District 1 Tournament opener on Thursday evening, a 64-35 loss at Donelson Christian Academy.

Crusader senior guard Joey Fragnoli scored a team-high nine points, backed by Blake Smith (6), Joseph Mussnug (5), Devin Carlisle (4), Jalen Cole (4), Justin Antemann (3), Peyton Shoulders (3) and Andre Hambrick (1).

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