Ryan Rapp hit a 3-pointer with 25 seconds to play Tuesday to help Foothill’s boys basketball team to a 77-76 win over Harvard-Westlake (Calif.) in the Gatorade Division championship game of the Maxpreps Holiday Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
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Darrian Traylor led four scorers in double figures with 16 points Saturday as Centennial’s boys basketball team topped Northwood (Calif.) 67-51 in the Estancia/Tustin Classic in Tustin, Calif.
Noah Spearman had 21 points and 12 rebounds Friday to help Del Sol’s boys basketball team to a 62-42 win over La Serna (Calif.) in the Nogales Christmas Classic in La Puente, Calif.
It’s not often that a team that loses in the semifinals finds a way to win a tournament.
Green Valley boys basketball coach Lorenzo Jarvis was asked what he was most proud of Saturday, and his answer consisted of six sentences. In that span, Jarvis used the word “fight” five times.
Palo Verde’s boys basketball team already had played two games this week, so coach Paul Sanchez was a bit apprehensive about his team heading into its opener in the Foothill Holiday Classic on Friday.
Darrian Traylor scored 29 points Tuesday as Centennial’s boys basketball team overcame an early double-digit deficit to nip host Palo Verde, 87-85 in overtime.
Eldorado’s Carmonte Jones hit two free throws to break a 63-63 tie on Thursday, and the Sundevils held on for a 67-63 road win at Liberty in boys basketball.
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Cameron Burton poured in 32 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, to lead Valley’s boys basketball team to a 67-63 win at Foothill on Tuesday.
Shakir Arrey scored 14 points Monday to lead Legacy’s boys basketball team to a 59-56 road win over Cheyenne.
Colby Jackson didn’t play up to his usual high standards during the Clark basketball team’s first three games of the season, and Chargers coach Chad Beeten let his senior point guard know it.
The Centennial boys basketball team spends most mornings working on free-throw shooting.
Centennial boys basketball coach Todd Allen knew his bench would log heavy minutes Thursday.
The Legacy Tip-Off Classic shrunk in size this season. But what the boys basketball tournament lacks in quantity, it more than makes up for in quality.