Friday night hoops featured a combination of playoff action and some final regular season games from coast to coast and North Carolina commit 2012 PG Marcus Paige was one of the many who came up big.  Here’s a quick look at some of the top performances last night on the high school side…

2012 PG Marcus Paige finished with 22 points as Linn-Marr (IA) defeated Cedar Rapids Xavier (IA) 69-45.  He plays with the Martin Brothers Select program during the summer.

2011 F Damiene Cain powered home 17 points to lift Harvard-Westlake (CA) to a 59-56 victory over Damien (CA).  He played with the Compton Magic during the grassroots travel season.

2013 PG Duane Wilson Jr. scored 13 points as Dominican outlasted Racine Lutheran 43-42 on Friday.  He plays with the Playground Elite during the summer.

Connecticut bound 2011 PG Ryan Boatright poured in 33 points to push East Aurora (IL) past Batavia (IL) 63-59 last night.  He played with the Derrick Rose All-Stars during the grassroots travel season.

2014 PG Tyus Jones finished with 29 points as Apple Valley (MN) defeated Lakeville North (MN) 67-61.  He plays with the Howard Pulley Panthers during the summer.

2014 F Jonathan Carson scored 17 points to lead Messmer to a 51-30 victory over Shoreland Lutheran.  He played with the Milwaukee Running Rebels last summer.

2012 PG Keith Carter scored 20 points as Proviso East (IL) defeated Leyden (IL) 61-52 last night.  He plays with the Team NLP program during the grassroots travel season.

2012 SF Kyle Abrahamson had 24 points for Valley (IA) who defeated Marshalltown (IA) 68-47.  He plays with the Martin Brothers Select program during the summer.

2011 C Michael Chandler finished with 21 points but it wasn’t enough as Terre Haute North (IN) outlasted Lawrence North (IN) 53-51 on Friday.  He played with the Derrick Rose All-Stars last summer.

2012 SF Matt Van Scyoc scored 18 points grabbed 10 rebounds and kicked out 5 assists to push Green Lake to a 61-52 victory over Valley Christian.  He played with the Randolph Boys Club last summer and will play with the Wisconsin Playmakers this spring/summer.

2013 F Julius Randle scored 16 points in Prestonwood Christian’s (TX) 59-41 victory over Bishop Lynch (TX).  He plays with the Texas Titans during the grassroots travel season.

Wisconsin bound 2011 F Jarrod Uthoff poured in 27 points as Cedar Rapids Jefferson (IA) defeated Western Dubuque (IA) 60-50 on Friday.  He played with the Iowa Barnstormers last summer.

2012 SG R.J. Hunter scored 17 points to push Pike (IN) past Warren Central (IN) 82-65 on Friday.  He plays with the D3 Heat during the grassroots travel season.

2011 F Ross Travis finished with 19 points as Chaska (MN) defeated Holy Angels (MN) 70-55.  He played with the 43 hoops program last summer.

2011 G Derrick Marks scored 18 points as Plainfield Central (IL) defeated Romeoville (IL) 58-47.  He played with the Old Gold program during the summer.