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Boys Hoops: Greyhounds Grab Big Win Against Priory
And the Maplewood Richmond Heights Blue Devils are off this week but are prepping for a big Christmas tournament in Poplar Bluff.
It was an entertaining week on the court for Clayton and Maplewood Richmond Heights high schools' boys basketball teams.
The Clayton Greyhounds played a pair of fantastic ballgames, winning one and losing one, in nonconference matchups against Priory and John Burroughs.
On Tuesday, the Greyhounds held off Priory for a 39-31 victory behind 13 points from Clayton Buchanan and 11 points and seven steals from Tyler Walker.
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On Friday, Clayton couldn’t quite get over the hump, despite 18 points apiece from Buchanan and Walker, in a 49-46 loss to Burroughs.
The Greyhounds have three more big games scheduled this week.
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On Monday night, they’ll host Lutheran South at 7 p.m. They'll then play road games at in Ladue on Wednesday and at small-schools No. 7-ranked in Creve Coeur on Friday.
The MRH Blue Devils went 1-2 in the Webster Classic last weekend with losses in their first two games against SLUH and Marquette, and a final-day win over .
MRH is off this week and doesn’t have games scheduled until after Christmas.
But when the Devils do get back to action, it’ll be a doozy: MRH will travel to Poplar Bluff to play in a Christmas tournament against a field that will include Memphis Hillcrest*—a 2009 Missouri state champion that features No. 1 national football recruit Dorial Green-Beckham.
*Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly mentioned another team. We are sorry for the error.