BILL DALEY

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Darrion Allen might be the least known of Blanche Ely’s four-guard star lineup, but he made sure Deerfield Beach will remember him for some time to come.

In front of an overflow crowd that came out to see two No. 1 teams square off at Blanche Ely, Allen’s game-high 27 points helped the reigning Class 7A state champion Tigers storm back from a 15-5 first-quarter deficit and beat Deerfield Beach, ranked No. 1 in 8A, 72-60.

“Darrion showed his senior leadership,” Tigers coach Melvin Randall said. “He was on fire. He came out of his shell and really sparked the team. Defensively as well as offensively.”

Allen was a highlight reel onto himself, pouring in 11 second-quarter points to help the Tigers (15-1) dig itself out of a 20-11 first-quarter deficit.

Deerfield forward Marcus Owen owned the spotlight with 10 of his 18 points in the first quarter before Allen came alive.

Allen started his surge with back-to-back three-pointers that cut the lead to 25-22 with 4:31 left in the second quarter that swung the momentum to Ely, which drew within 32-31 at the half.

Allen picked right up where he left off before intermission pouring in 16 points in the pivotal third quarter to help Ely build a 54-42 lead they would not relinqish.

Allen capped the spurt with his third three-pointer with 58 seconds left in the third quarter.

Khalil Thomas dominated inside for the Tigers and finished with 18 points. Richard Lee added nine points.

FABIAN LYON

•  Blanche Ely 72, Deerfield Beach 60 - DB (21-3): Carpenter 16, J. Wil.iams 2, Jenkins 7, Owens 18, Huntley 4, T. Johnson 13. BE (15-1): D. Allen 27, Lee 9, Tejada 5, Gossier 4, K. Thomas 18, Cameron 5, Labadi 2, Halftime: DB 32-31. Three-pointers: Allen 5, Jenkins 1, Owens 3, T. Johnson 1, Lee 2.

WRESTLING

• Cooper City 57.0, Dillard 21.0: 106: William Hill (CC) pin Correy Lovette (DIL) 2:30. 113: Jorge Clero (CC) forf. 120: Scott Simmons (CC) forf. 126: Shawn Green (CC) forf. 132: Bryan Lorenzana (CC) forf. 138: Patrick O`Dea (CC) forf. 145: Eric Perez (CC) forf. 152: Barry Jones (CC) forf. 160: Marcus Latimer (DIL) pin Donavan Lovins (CC) 4:15. 170: Kerry Curran (CC) pin Bruce Geddis (DIL) 3:00. 182: Tyler Cespedes (DIL) pin Joe Turk (CC) 3:15. 195: Steven Wilson (DIL) dec. Jordan Sanchez (CC) 7-6. 220: Josef Macugoski (CC) dec. Denzel Thompson (DIL) 6-3. 285: Kohlenz Prerilma (DIL) pin Alex Guzman (CC) 4:10.

•  Coral Springs Duals Day 2: Coral Springs 63, St. Andrews 12; Douglas 57, McArthur 22; Everglades 66, Ely 18; Coral Glades 35, Fort Lauderdale 30; Taravella 36, Chaminade 30; Coral Springs 72, Dillard 12; Everglades 78, Fort Lauderdale 0; Coral Glades 56, Chaminade 13; Cooper City 71, McArthur 6; Douglas 42, Monarch 19; Coral Springs 44 Cooper City 28; Fort Lauderdale 42, Monarch 36; Coral Glades 38, Ely 33; Everglades 72, Taravella 12; McArthur 54, Dillard 24; Everglades 55, Douglas 21; McArthur 60 St. Andrews 21; Monarch 47 Chaminade 23; Ely 36, Fort Lauderdale 34; Taravella 30, Dillard 24; Fort Lauderdale 48, Dillard 24; Cooper City 51, Ely 30; Coral Glades 63, Taravella 10; Douglas 63, St. Andrews 17; Coral Springs 57, Monarch 20; Coral Glades 50, McArthur 24; St. Andrews 30, Taravella 28; Cooper City 73, Chaminade 3; Ely 45, St. Andrews 30; Dillard 36, Chaminade 24. 3rd Place Match: Douglas 45, Cooper City 29. Championship Match: Coral Springs 38, Everglades 32. 106: London (CS) pin Lufty 0:36. 113: Leira (ELY) pin Stephens 0:29. 120: S. Nogradi (ELY) d. J. Atehortua 17-1. 126: Herazo (CS) d. Romero 8-0. 132: Reynolds (CS) d. N. Nogradi 12-4. 138: Tenner (ELY) pin Ramirez 0:20. Belancourt (CS) pin Felder 1:30. 152: Bretas (CS) d. Vulcain 13-12. 160: Prudhomme (ELY) by forfeit. 170: Bruden (ELY) d. Mejias 12-7. 182: Poole (CS) pin Briggs 2:52. 195: Anderson (CS) d. Jones 3-0. 220: Wade (CS) pin Greer 0:50. 285: Mendes (ELY) pin Corvil 0:53.

• District 14-3A Duals at Goleman: North Miami Beach 6-0, American 5-1, North Miami 4-2, Krop 4-2, Goleman 1-5, Ronald Reagan 1-5, Hialeah Gardens 1-5. 106: Jacoby Jones (NM) 6-0. 113: Marcus Martinez (NMB) 6-0. 120: Ricardo Renduelez (GOL) 5-0. 126: David Hurtado (AME) 6-0. 132: Lerch Oremar (NMB) 6-0. 138: Daniel Marcelin (NM) 6-0. 145: Carlos Gerelus (NM) 5-0. 152: Ritchie Guillaume (NMB) 6-0. 160: Marvyns Joseph (NMB) 6-0. 170: Courtney Stubbs (NMB) 6-0. 182: Abel Lopez-Rigos (HG) 5-1. 195: Tirso Batista (NMB) 6-0. 220: Maxi Louis-Jean (NMB) 5-1. 285: Daniel Leon (NMB) 6-0