A 30-point fourth quarter by the Burlington-Edison boys' basketball team was too much for Meridian to overcome as the Trojans fell 73-50 in Northwest Conference action on Monday, Jan. 21, in Burlington.

The loss dropped Meridian to 8-8, 3-5 NWC while Burlington-Edison improved to 11-6, 6-3 NWC.

The Trojans were down six points entering the fourth quarter before the 30-point outburst by the Tigers. Burlington-Edison had 10 3-pointers in the game.

"They just got loose and hit a few 3s," Meridian coach Shane Stacy said in a phone interview. "We had a pretty good effort for those first three quarters."

Edward Garcia led Meridian with 17 points. Alijah Garcia added 15 points and Blake Briones added 13 points for the Trojans.

BURLINGTON-EDISON 73, MERIDIAN 50

Meridian 5 14 18 13 - 50

BE 11 20 12 30 - 73

Meridian: Alijah Garcia 15, Trevin Todd, Edward Garcia 17, Patrick Carlson, Blake Briones 13, Chad Richter 2, Spencer Blackburn 2, Logan Carlson 2. Team totals: 18-51 9-12 50.

Burlington-Edison: Carlos Navarro 2, Rudy Mataya 6, Blake Rawlins 3, Dalton Schwetz 2, Isaak Davies 21, Daron Browning 15, Tarren Lautenbach 2, Jeremy Canniff 5, Austin Von Herbulis 15. Team Totals: 23-50 15-22 73.

3-ptg: Meridian 6 (A. Garcia 3), BE 10 (Browning 3). Rebounds: Meridian 25 (Carlson 8), BE 21 (Von Herbulis 7). Assists: Meridian 6 (A. Garcia 5), BE 11 (Davies 4). Fouls: Meridian 13 (Carlson), BE 12). Turnovers: Meridian 8, BE 8.