Braden River boys basketball loses in quarterfinals of district tournament

Emmanuel Lambright scored 24 points and was 7-of-8 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter to lead Sarasota High’s boys basketball team to a 66-56 upset of host Braden River on Monday in the quarterfinals of the Class 8A-District 11 tournament.

Deoni Cason led the third-seeded Pirates (17-8) with 24 points, Curtis Cobb scored 11, and Robert Tobey contributed eight points.

The sixth-seeded Sailors (8-18) advance to face second-seeded Palmetto on Wednesday.

Class 3A-District 5: Bradenton Christian and Saint Stephen’s advanced to the semifinals with one-sided victories at Saint Stephen’s gym.

The Panthers (13-12) defeated North Port Imagine 74-28 behind the play of AJ Schewe (15 points), Colton Popp (10 points), Nick Swaagman (10 points, six rebounds) and Kevin Etienne (nine points, eight steals).

The Falcons (13-11) defeated Gulf Coast Heat 77-40 thanks to the play of Cade Westberry (22 points), Ty Barker (16) and Jordon Murrell (nine).

BCS plays Out-of-Door Academy and Saint Stephen’s takes on Sarasota Christian in Tuesday’s semifinals.

Tarpon Invitational: Manatee High’s Seth Walter and Jernard Porter won their weight classes at the 11-team event at Charlotte High School.

The Hurricanes had one third-place finisher, Cameron Kiernan, and three fourth-place medals — Quay Mays, Josh Booker and Kevin Townsend.

Manatee tied for third with Charlotte and Lemon Bay. LaBelle won the event, followed by Sarasota.

This story was originally published February 6, 2017 at 11:27 PM with the headline "Braden River boys basketball loses in quarterfinals of district tournament."