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Senior Night Basketball Game

Final Deer Park High School Basketball hosted Newport in their last NEA regular season game this week. Deer Park teams looking toward the playoffs coming at the end of the week.

Deer Park boys and girls basketball win at home. The Lady Stags defeated Newport 40-24, led by Darian Herring scoring 20 points on 10-of-15 shooting. The Stags beat the Grizzlies 53-44 and were led by Dawson Youngblood scoring 26 points on 11-of-23 shooting.

Both teams finished in second place in the NEA regular season and will play Friday in Deer Park in the first round of playoffs. 

Photo By: Rob Sweeney

Image caption: Darian Herring shoots at the senior night home basketball game.

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