Jerry Hansen's game-high 28 points helped No. 17 Granite Bay (13-12, 5-3) defeat visiting Roseville 74-72 to move into sole possession of second place in Sierra Foothill League boys basketball action tonight at Granite Bay.
Granite Bay trails No. 13 Del Oro (17-8, 7-1) by two games in league.
Del Oro defeated Nevada Union 46-32 as Austin Soldano had 15 points and Jordan Broyles 13.
In other games involving The Bee's Top 20 boys teams:
• Outscoring their opponents 31-13 in the second quarter, top-ranked Sheldon coasted to a 92-57 win at Ponderosa in a Delta River League contest.
• Parker Uu had 18 points, Akachi Okugo 16 and Brian Glodowski 13 as No. 2 Jesuit defeated No. 11 Oak Ridge 66-43 in a DRL game. Bryce Scott led Oak Ridge with 16 points.
• Cody Demps had 16 points, Colfax Nordquist 13 and Ben Nguyen 12 as No. 5 Pleasant Grove defeated No. 18 Folsom 67-36 in a DRL contest. Edwin Olympio led Folsom with 14 points.
• Theo Johnson had 17 points, Kelton Newman 14 and Darin Johnson 12 as No. 8 Franklin defeated Elk Grove 54-48 in a Delta Valley Conference game.
• D.J. Wilson had 14 points and Trey Belton 12 as No. 15 Capital Christian defeated Mesa Verde 66-44 in a Golden Empire League game. Capital Christian is 21-4 overall and 8-0 in league.
• Despite 15 points by Anthony Boykin, No. 16 River Valley fell 47-43 to Natomas in a Tri-County Conference game.
• Giovanni Hamilton had 12 points and 11 players scored for No. 19 Cosumnes Oaks in its 77-32 Sierra Valley Conference win over Galt. Cosumnes Oaks (18-7, 8-2) leads El Dorado by a game with two league games to play.
• Ryan Johnson had 20 points and Dallen Eddenfield 14 as No. 20 El Camino beat Whitney 62-55 in a Capital Athletic League game.
Bill Paterson and Joe Davidson co-host the SureWest Sports Radio Show on Saturday from 9-10 a.m. on ESPN1320 and will talk about their combined 50 years of prep coverage, looking back and looking ahead. Show links to station website later in day at ESPN1320.net
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