Prep boys basketball: Archbishop Murphy 56, South Whidbey 29

EVERETT — Senior center Zach Gordon scored a game-high 20 points and added 9 rebounds and three blocks for Archbishop Murphy in the Cascade Conference win. Phil Hoban chipped in 12 points and five rebounds for the Wildcats. Sam Lee paced South Whidbey with 14 points.

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South Whidbey81254—29

Archbishop Murphy1514918—56

South Whidbey—Lee 14, Turpin 0, Simmons 2, Hughes 0, Comfort 4, Hamsa 3, Sparkman 0, Bishop 6, French 0. Archbishop Murphy—Hoban 12, Nelson 2, Seib 4, Tapert 6, Gordon 20, Camp 3, Saini 3, Schireman 3, Shober 0, Anderson 3. 3-point goals—Lee, Bishop 2, Anderson 1. Records—South Whidbey 1-6 league, 4-9 overall. Archbishop Murphy 4-3, 5-7.

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