Prairie’s boys basketball team couldn’t have picked a better time to play its best game of the year, according to its head coach.
“Without a doubt,” Kyle Brooke said, “… and it’s coming at the best time of the year.”
The Falcons went a perfect 8 of 8 at the free throw line the final quarter, had clutch outside shooting from multiple players, including 10 fourth-quarter points from senior Kam Osborn in a 72-61 nonleague home victory Friday night over 4A Skyview.
On a night Prairie also honored its 1998-99 state championship volleyball team, Osborn also honored for suprassing 1,000 career points.
Friday, he finished with a game-high 33 points to surpass Richie Sexson for second all-time in scoring at Prairie.
Prairie (5-7 overall) outscored Skyview 23-9 after trailing by three going into the final eight minutes, Aiden Fraly (16 points) hit a 3-pointer to jump start Prairie in the fourth and Osborn hit back-to-back 3s inside 2 minutes to help lift the Falcons.
Prairie also held Skyview (10-3) to two second-half 3-point field goals after the Storm hit eight in the first half. Alex Schumacher and Jace Chatman each had 15 to lead the Storm.
“To play the seventh-ranked 4A team at home and to play that well and win, it continues to build our momentum going into the final stretch of league,” Brooks said.
PRAIRIE 72, SKYVIEW 61
SKYVIEW (10-3) — Alex Schumacher 15, Squeeky Johnson 5, Derek Lewis 0, Sean Boss 6, Lowell Dunmire 5, Alec Marshall 3, Kyle Gruhler 12, Jace Chatman 15, Cody McKinney 0. Totals 22 (10) 7-15 61.
PRAIRIE (5-7) — AJ Dixson 4, Zeke Dixson 4, Aidan Fraly 16, Mark Frazier 4, Brady Gagnon 0, Thomas Hapgood 0, Bronson King 7, Gabe Lilly 0, Kameron Osborn 32, Reece Walling 3. Totals 27 (8) 10-11 72.
Skyview 19 12 21 9–61
Prairie 16 17 16 23–72
JV — Skyview won.
