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Prep boys basketball: Sultan 60, South Whidbey 44

LANGLEY — Brock VandenEkart scored a game-high 26 points to pace Sultan to a win over South Whidbey and clinched a district playoff berth for the Turks. Nick French led all Falcons’ scorers with 12 points in the loss.

At South Whidbey H.S.

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Sultan—Robbie Rappuhn 4, Steven Branham 12, Bubba Branham 0, Brock VandenEkart 26, Cooper Beucherie 6, Sam Cotterill 7, Antonio Rivas 5, Deion Bonilla 0, Marcus Hall 0. South Whidbey—Brandon Asay 10, Sam Turpin 8, Nick Bennett 0, Nick French 12, Taylor Simmons 2, Nate Hanson 0, Josh Bishop 4, Parker Collins 8, Chase Collins 0. 3-point goals—Asay 2, VandenEkart 3, Cotterill 1, Rappuhn 1. Records—Sultan 8-4 league, 9-9 overall. South Whidbey 2-10, 4-14.

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