Prep roundup: Riordan beats St. Ignatius in first boys basketball game since star player’s departure

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In its first game since star guard King-Njhsanni Wilhite left for a Las Vegas prep academy last week, Archbishop Riordan opened West Catholic Athletic League play on Wednesday night with a 63-52 victory at St. Ignatius.

Riordan — ranked fifth by the Bay Area News Group — improved to 8-2.

St. Ignatius fell to 6-5.

“All things considered, I thought we played great,” Riordan coach Joe Curtin said. “We kept finding guys, the ball was moving and we had a really balanced scoring attack tonight.”

He added, “Everything I wanted to see, I saw tonight.”

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Andrew Hilman led the way with 13 points and 11

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