Beaverton boys’ hoop team falls to first-place Meridian

  • Beaverton’s Ian Roberts contests a Meridian shot in the paint during Friday night’s loss to the top team in the Jack Pine Conference.
    Beaverton’s Ian Roberts contests a Meridian shot in the paint during Friday night’s loss to the top team in the Jack Pine Conference.

    BEAVERTON

    The top team in the Jack Pine Conference was in town Friday night and the Beaverton boys’ basketball team had to face the music.

    Meridian ran away with a 51-29 victory as the Beavers missed too many notes, not to mention shots, to keep up.

    “They’re the best team in our league and we’re using a lot of younger guys,” said Beaverton coach Roy Johnston. “We just have to get some scoring if we’r…