Beloit Turner junior Jordan Majeed went from earning a spot on the varsity roster as a freshman to being the Trojans' sixth man as a sophomore to being named The Gazette's area boys basketball player of the year as a junior.

All told, the six players on this year's all-area team were difference makers for their programs, whether it was leading their teams to deep tournament runs, springing upsets or hitting clutch shots.

A look at the numbers, teams and players that stood out during the recently completed boys basketball season. 

Kobe Johnson and Jalen Johnson combined for 36 points as the Knights outscored the Elks 45-25 in the second half to reach Saturday's Division 2 championship

Elkhorn's boys basketball team said it would not be afraid of top-ranked Nicolet at the state tournament. The Elks proved they were fearless, despite losing 70-46 at the Kohl Center.

Fourth-seeded Elkhorn faces top-seeded Glendale Nicolet in a WIAA Division 2 state semifinal at 1:35 p.m. Friday at the Kohl Center in Madison.

A statistical look at the boys basketball teams for Nicolet, Milwaukee Washington, La Crosse Central and Elkhorn ahead of the WIAA state tournament

Eric Higgins, a 25-year-old Elkhorn Area High School graduate with Down syndrome, creates signs and hypes up the Elks boys basketball team. Higgins usually only attends home games, so he's missed much of the team's postseason run, but he'll see the Elks at the state tournament Friday.

The Elks are the No. 4 seed for this week's WIAA Division 2 state basketball tournament in Madison. Nicolet, Milwaukee Washington and La Crosse Central all bring state experience and Division I-bound college players with them to the Kohl Center.

Putting on an offensive clinic from the opening tip, Martin Luther rolled to a 76-41 win over Beloit Turner.

The Elkhorn boys basketball team has won its past three WIAA tournament games by a combined nine points, including Saturday's 60-58 last-second victory over Mount Horeb.

Senior point guard Luke Umnus made a tough layup with 1 second left, and the Elkhorn boys basketball team beat Mount Horeb 60-58 on Saturday in a WIAA Division 2 sectional final. The Elks will play in the state tournament Friday.

Elkhorn is 22-3 but hasn't gotten love in the rankings this season. Beloit Turner has been overlooked after losing six of its first 14 games. Both will play in WIAA sectional final games Saturday.

Jordan Majeed scored 30 points on 11-of-14 shooting and DJ Wash Jr. had five of his 11 points in the final four minutes as Turner used an 11-1 run to rally for a 57-53 victory over Edgerton in a WIAA Division 3 sectional semifinal at Janesville Craig.

Elkhorn senior guard Chance Larson’s game-winning layup gave the Elks a 49-48 victory over top-seeded Westosha Central in a WIAA Division 2 sectional semifinal game at Burlington High School.

A 44-point second half lifted Belleville High's boys basketball team to a 70-66 win over Orfordville Parkview on Thursday in a WIAA Division 4 sectional semifinal win.

Janesville Craig senior Aaron Leverson was named second-team all-Big Eight in boys basketball. Craig's Jack Huml and Janesville Parker's Tremar Curry were third team.

Winning has started to become more of the norm for a number of the athletic programs at Orfordville Parkview, especially in basketball. The Vikings, along with Edgerton, Turner and Elkhorn, will play in a sectional semifinal boys hoops game Thursday night.

All three area sectional semifinals set for Thursday have been moved to new sites.

Elkhorn's boys basketball team won at second-seeded East Troy, 56-50, in a WIAA Division 2 regional final Saturday night.

Third-seeded La Follette (19-5) plays seventh-seeded Waunakee in a sectional semifinal game Thursday. Waunakee upset second-seeded Racine Park on Saturday.

Orfordville Parkview, Edgerton and Beloit Turner each won regional titles in boys basketball Saturday night. For Parkview, the regional crown was the program's first since 1966.

A recap of high school boys basketball regional semifinal games for Friday, March 1, 2019. 

The No. 3 Trojans bolted to an early lead and led by double figures for most of Friday's WIAA Division 3 regional semifinal against No. 6 Madison Edgewood. Turner won 63-49, leaning on their aggressive man-to-man defense and a balanced scoring assault to eliminate the Crusaders. 

Edgerton High's boys basketball team advanced to a WIAA Division 3 regional final game by beating Evansville 45-33 Friday night.

Craig beat Middleton 61-52 to open the WIAA boys basketball postseason. The Cougars will play at third-seeded Madison La Follette on Saturday night.

The road to the Kohl Center heats up this weekend, as regional champions are crowned in boys basketball.

Kenosha Tremper outscored Parker 47-32 in the second half and coasted to a 75-61 victory in a WIAA Division 1 regional quarterfinal boys basketball game at Tremper High.

Connor Green set a career high with 28 points, leading the Cardinals as they defeated visiting Montello 78-60 in a WIAA Division 4 regional quarterfinal game and ended a long drought without a postseason win. 

A roundup of area high school boys basketball WIAA regional quarterfinal games played Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.

Four players finished with at least nine points, and No. 11-seeded Craig went on the road to beat No. 6-seeded Lake Geneva Badger 61-42 in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal Friday night.

Offense was hard to come by for stretches Friday night in Brodhead.

A roundup of area high school boys basketball games played Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019.

Nick Caropreso and the Madison Memorial boys basketball team refused to be stopped by visiting Janesville Craig on Thursday night.

Sophomore Robert DeLong made a technical-foul free throw with 0.4 seconds left to win the game for Janesville Parker, 55-54, after Beloit Memorial called a timeout when it had none remaining.

A glitch at the Racine Horlick seeding meeting in Division 1 boys basketball may have cost Janesville Parker a chance to stay closer to home to open WIAA tournament play.

Aaron Leverson scored a game-high 24 points for Janesville Craig on Tuesday, but it was not enough as second-ranked Madison East held off the Cougars 73-67 in Big Eight Conference boys basketball.

A recap of high school boys basketball games for Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. 

The Vikings went on a 19-0 run early in the second half to spur a 74-55 victory over visiting Lake Geneva Badger in a nonconference high school boys basketball game Monday.

A recap of high school boys basketball games for Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. 

With the Southern Lakes Conference title at stake, the Falcons’ high-powered offense overwhelmed the Elks grit en route to a 66-52 victory Saturday afternoon.

A recap of high school boys basketball games for Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. 

The Janesville Craig boys basketball team used a furious second-half rally to force overtime Friday on the road against Madison West, but the Regents were still able to prevail, 83-82, in a Big Eight Conference game.

Parker trailed Madison Memorial by just two points with less than five minutes left Friday night, but the Spartans pulled away for a 61-51 Big Eight Conference victory at Parker.

A roundup of area high school boys basketball games played Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019.

The road to the Resch Center begins Tuesday for a number of area girls basketball teams.