Prep boys basketball: Archbishop Murphy 55, Granite Falls 47

GRANITE FALLS — Phil Hoban scored a game-high 15 points as Archbishop Murphy escaped Granite Falls with a Cascade Conference victory. Trey Hitchcock shot 5 of 7 from the field for 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds to top the Tigers. The rest of the team shot a combined 8 of 34 from the floor. Anker Anderson also hit two 3s and scored 10 for the Wildcats.

At Granite Falls H.S.

Archbishop Murphy10171414—55

Granite Falls9141410—47

Archbishop Murphy—Hoban 15, Kwesele 2, Nelson 0, Seib 4, Tapert 5, Gordon 0, Camp 3, Saini 6, Schireman 0, Haider 10, Shober 0, Anderson 10. Granite Falls—Leitzke , Larsen 7, West 6, D. Benson 6, Madigan 9, Spencer, J. Benson 3, T. Hitchcock 14, VanBeek, J 2. Hitchcock. 3-point goals—Anderson 2, Camp 1, R. Larsen 1, Madigan 1. Records—Archbishop Murphy 2-0 league, 3-2 overall. Granite Falls 1-1, 2-3.