Ro’mello Pegues had 26 points and Demarbiaz Devane added 16 as the Triton varsity boys basketball team opened All American Conference play with a 61-53 win at E.E. Smith on Friday night. Ahmad Morris had 13 rebounds for the Hawks (5-1). … Harnett Central’s boys also are 5-1 after winning their AAC opener, 57-31, at Western Harnett as Brayden Temple scored 17 points. … Army won the American Athletic Conference football championship, 35-14, over Tulane at West Point on Friday night. … Boise State took the Mountain West title, 21-7. over visiting Nevada Las Vegas. … Th Big 12 championship matches No. 16 Iowa State and No. 15 Arizona State in Arlington, Texas (ABC, noon). … No. 5 Georgia takes on No. 2 Texas for the SEC title in Atlanta (ABC, 4 p.m.). … No. 17 Clemson meets No. 6 Southern Methodist for the ACC crown in Charlotte (ABC, 8 p.m.). … The Big Ten title will be decided between No. 3 Penn State and No. 1 Oregon in Indianapolis (ABC, 8 p.m.). … ACC men’s basketball openers today include Boston College at Wake Forest (ACC Network, noon) and Georgia Tech at No. 20 UNC (ACC Network, 2 p.m.). … South Carolina hosts East Carolina (SEC Network, 2 p.m.). … No. 4 Kentucky plays No. 7 Gonzaga in Seattle (ESPN, 10 p.m.). … The third round of the PGA Tour event in the Bahamas is today (Golf Channel, noon). Scottie Scheffler has a 2-shot lead at 13-under par after 36 holes.





