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Titans Fall to Jones, Apple Valley 79-69

The Eagles' sophomore phenom poured in 28 points to help outlast the Titans.

An overflow crowd showed up in Minnetonka on Saturday at the 10th Annual Breakdown Tip Off Classic to watch Apple Valley outlast Tartan 79-69.

A small army of college recruiters, including University of Minnesota coach Tubby Smith, watched as Apple Valley's highly-touted sophomore Tyus Jones paced the Eagles with 28 points and eight assists.

was able to slow Jones down at times with good defense by Xavier Hall and Mike Hudspeth, but the sophomore still found ways to slice through the defense and create open space in making 8-of-14 from the field.

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Hudspeth led Tartan with 19 points while Darrion Strong added 15 to pace the Titans.

The Titans are now 1-1 on the season and will next play St. Paul Central on Tuesday night.

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