DIGITAL HARBOR WITHSTANDS HUGE PERFORMANCE BY MYERS, WINS AT FOREST PARK

Sophomore guard Justin Jackson scored 22 points as No. 13 Digital Harbor held off Forest Park, 68-65, in a Baltimore City Division II boys’ basketball match Thursday afternoon. Juniors George Jackson and Jermaine Edwards each contributed 18 for the Rams (13-5 overall, 4-1 in Division II), who remained a game behind No. 4 Douglass.

Antoine Myers led all scorers with 33 points for Forest Park (4-8, 1-3), and Andrew Allen added 20. Digital Harbor will host defending city champ and No. 14 Northwestern next Friday while Forest Park travels to No. 5 City College Tuesday.

Digital Harbor: Brannon 7, G. Jackson 18, J. Jackson 22, Edwards 18, D. Johnson 1, D. Jackson 2. Totals 25 15-18 68.
Forest Park: Smith 5, Stanton 4, Allen 20, Myers 33, Flowers 3. Totals 18 26-37 65. Halftime: Digital Harbor 38, Forest Park 31.

Lake Clifton 76, Poly 47
Cleveland Melvin and Antoine Allen each scored 20 points, leading No. 2 Lake Clifton to an easy victory over Poly to remain unbeaten in Division I. Daniel Horton and Jason Sharp added 17 and 14, respectively for the Lakers (18-1, 5-0), who extended their winning streak to 15 and remained tied for first with Walbrook.

Lawrence Weldon led Poly (4-13, 2-3) with 21 points, and Quante Newton had 11. The Engineers play at Patterson Tuesday while Lakers travel to No. 10 Mervo next Friday.

Lake Clifton: Allen 20, Gilmore 2, Horton 17, Melvin 20, Sharp 14, Smith, Watson 2. Totals 29 13-19 76.
Poly: Richards 8, Weldon 21, Newton 11, Roundtree 7. Totals 19 5-7 47. Halftime: Lake Clifton 40, Poly 23.