Junior Dwight Jones was 4 of 7 from 3-point range and sophomore Carter Monda was 4 for 6 to helps give first-year coach Brett Henry a victory is his debut at the helm.
Jones led Evergreen with 19 points and Monda added 13 as the Plainsmen took control by halftime, leading 35-26.
“In the second quarter, we changed to a zone defense,” Henry said. “And that’s where we made our initial push. After that, there were a lot of trading baskets the rest of the way.”
Heritage’s Sanjeet Singh scored 21 points to lead all scores.
EVERGREEN 74, HERITAGE 64
HERITAGE — Sanjeet Singh 21, Xayvier Titre 15, Keyler Struthers 6, Michael Taras 6, Emmari Brown 3, Travis Van Riper 10, Kahai Umiamaka 1, Robert Meadors 2, Austin Tucker 0. Totals 23 (4) 14-22 64
