<h4>Eagles Soar in Top 5 Showdown</h4><p>Casoon Wallace had a big night in (No. 3 in TABC rankings) Richardson's 64-54 win over previously-unbeaten (No. 4 in TABC rankings) South Grand Prairie, dropping 31 points to help his team advance to the 6A Region I Semifinals.</p><p>Richardson (24-1) used a 15-5 run in the second quarter that flipped a back-and-forth and close game into a 30-22 Richardson lead at the half.</p><p>From there, Richardson would keep South Grand Prairie (21-1) at arms length the rest of the way. </p><h4>Nelson Needs OT to Down North Crowley</h4><p>In the other 6A Region I Quarterfinals, Byron Nelson (21-3) built up a 12-point halftime lead over (TABC No. 10) North Crowley (28-2) before needing overtime to down the state-ranked team.</p><p><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9787720712654893" data-ad-slot="8738871937" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>
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</script></p><p>Finley Bizjack scored 31 points to lead Byron Nelson, including the game's decisive free throws the waning seconds of overtime to put Nelson up five.</p><p><em>[Richardson will meet Byron Nelson in the Regional Semifinals at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Rock Hill High School in Prosper]</em><br></p><p><a href="https://www.vype.com/Texas/DFW/dfw-boys-hoops" target="_blank">Here is the rest of the DFW boys regional quarterfinal games this weekend.</a><br></p><h4>No. 2 DeSoto Rolls to Regional Finals</h4><p>Thanks to a 15-point scoring advantage in the third quarter, (TABC No. 2) DeSoto powered right through (No. 12) Langham Creek, 74-41.</p><p>DeSoto (25-2) got 16 from Sa'Myah Smith, 12 from Amina Muhammad and 10 from Ayanna Thompson to punch its ticket to the Regional Finals.</p><p>By halftime, it was looking like a win for DeSoto, which had already built up a 13-point lead. DeSoto is one win away from its second State Tournament appearance in three years. In 2019, DeSoto was the runner-up, losing to Converse Judson.</p><p>DeSoto will meet the winner of Saturday's winner of (TABC No. 3) reigning 6A state champ Duncanville or Klein Oak.</p><p><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9787720712654893" data-ad-slot="8738871937" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>
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</script></p><h4>Frisco Liberty Does It Again</h4><p>Defense, defense, defense.</p><p>It's been the calling card for the reigning 5A state champs since the playoffs begin, and that was the case Friday night as Frisco Liberty (20-8) stifled North Forney in a 49-30 win to earn another trip to the Regional Finals.</p><p>In all four games this postseason, Frisco Liberty has held its opponents to 30 points or less - a feat it has pulled off in 17 of its 20 wins this season. In typical Liberty fashion, it was able to get a number of defensive stops on North Forney (20-7) and then turn around and convert the turnover into points. </p><p>Now Liberty is one win away from its third straight State Tournament appearance.</p><h4>Wylie East Survives Red Oak</h4><p>Riding a 17-game win streak, (TABC No. 12) Wylie East needed a bucket in the closing seconds of regulation to extend the game against (No. 19) Red Oak and pull off the comeback bid.</p><p><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9787720712654893" data-ad-slot="8738871937" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>
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</script></p><p>Red Oak (24-6) at one point led 23-10 in the first half and then 48-39 early in the fourth quarter before Wylie East was able to tie the score to force overtime with a 14-5 run capped off by A'Kasha Davis' layup with less than five seconds in regulation. </p><p>In the fifth frame, Wylie East continued that run in fourth by outscoring Red Oak 12-7, which in total was a 26-12 run through the fourth quarter and overtime.</p><p>Wylie East is in the Regional Finals for the first time in the program's history.</p><p><em>[Frisco Liberty will meet Wylie East in the Regional Final. Time, date and location TBD]</em><br></p><p><a href="https://www.vype.com/Texas/DFW/dfw-girls-hoops">Here is the rest of the DFW girls regional semifinal games this weekend.</a></p>
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