Coats-Erwin Middle School began a basketball sweep on Monday with a 32-19 win in the girls game at Shughart as Abby Hood had 16 points, six assists and six steals for the Falcons. Caylon Avery had eight points and five rebounds. Ava Blackmon had four points and six rebounds. Anna Wilson had four steals and two assists. Marley Colville had two assists. … Alabama-Birmingham downed Northern Illinois, 37-13, in the Boca Raton Bowl on Tuesday night. … San Diego State and Ohio meet for the first time in the Miami Beach Bowl tonight at 8. … No. 7 Auburn (9-1) visits N.C. State (9-1) tonight at 7 in college basketball. No. 2 Duke rolled past Princeton, 101-50, on Tuesday evening.