Photo by Kerri Jones.

Lake Highlands (28-3) won their first basketball playoff game Tuesday night and will face Plano East (31-4) for the area title at 6 p.m. Friday at SMU’s Moody Coliseum. The game will be a doubleheader, with Highland Park (26-6) battling Plano (23-8) at 8 p.m.

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LHHS’ Tre Johnson has earned lots of ink from sports writers all season, but the Wildcats showed Tuesday night they boast a full range of talent. Yale commit Big Sam Aletan and three-star junior guard Jaylen Washington were cool and confident on the court. Senior point guard Quinton Perkins scored 26 points.

Tickets are now available online here. Parking information can be found here. SMU has a clear bag policy. Go Cats.