Prep boys basketball: South Whidbey 54, Archbishop Murphy 42

Published 10:05 pm Tuesday, January 31, 2012

LANGLEY — Strong contributions across the board helped South Whidbey get its second Cascade Conference win of the season. Taylor Simmons, Sam Lee, Zach Comfort, and Nick French all had five or more rebounds, and French scored a season-high 12 points. Falcons head coach Henry Pope called it the team’s best game of the year, highlighting a season-low eight turnovers. Zach Gordon led Archbishop Murphy with 18 points.

At South Whidbey H.S.

Archbishop Murphy105918—42

South Whidbey13111119—54

Archbishop Murphy—Hoban 2, Nelson 0, Seib 0, Tapert 3, Gordon 18, Saini 0, Schireman 0, Haider 14, Shober 0, Anderson 5. South Whidbey—Lee 6, Turpin 5, Simmons 1, Hughes 9, Comfort 9, Hamsa 2, Sparkman 0, Bishop 10, French 12, Jones 0. 3-point goals—Bishop 3, Hughes 1, Tapert 1, Haider 1, Anderson 1. Records—Archbishop Murphy 6-6 league, 7-10 overall. South Whidbey 2-9, 5-12.