The Durfee boys and girls basketball teams both won the Skip Karam Holiday Tournament, held at Durfee’s Luke Urban Field House. Both squads faced Taunton River rival Somerset-Berkley in the finals. The Durfee boys prevailed 60-56, while the Lady Hilltoppers won, 59-31.

In the boys game, Durfee jumped out to a huge lead but the Blue Raiders stormed back in the second half to make it close. The Hilltoppers were led by Tournament MVP Jah Stephenson with 28 points. Alvin Teixeira added 13 points, while Ben Sherry chipped in with eight points and double-digit rebounds.

Durfee advanced to the finals by winning its opener of the two-day tournament, 71-61 over Hingham. Teixeira led the way for Durfee with 29 points, while Jaden Souza added 23 points.

With the wins, Durfee improved to 3-1 on the year.

In the girls finals match-up, the Lady Hilltoppers were paced by Skyla Coward with 11 points and Tejeaya Sterling with 9. Jayda Martino (six points) was named the Tournament MVP.

Durfee earned its berth in the finals by dominating Diman Vocational 57-11 in the semi-finals. Avery Lane paced Durfee with 13 points in that one, while Coward added 10. With the tournament victories, the Lady Hilltoppers evened their record at 3-3 on the year.