– Carver 52, Simeon 44-No. 2 Carver (23-3, 11-1) clinched the Red-South title behind Michael Irvin (12 points, three steals) and Shawn Latimer, whose 11 rebounds equaled the entire Simeon output. Simeon (15-8, 9-3), paced by Bryant Notree’s 15 points, hit 7 of 8 shots in the third quarter to pull to within 38-34 entering the fourth quarter, but then missed six straight shots.
CLASS A REGIONALS
– Westmont regional-Aurora Christian (25-1) hit five three-pointers in a second quarter that also featured an 8-0 run, advancing with a 67-58 triumph over Aurora Central (7-19). Josh Wayne (18 points), Matt Nadelhoffer (13) and Brad Punke (12) led the way offensively. “We’re going to need more intensity,” said Aurora Christian coach Don Davidson. “They took the game to us early. I was disappointed with our offensive rebounding in the first half, but we responded in the second.”