A look at some of the top performances from the week of Feb. 1-6.
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The latest boys basketball coaches poll.
The latest girls basketball coaches poll.
Amid a flurry of stomps and deafening noises from the opposing sideline, Ja’Don Brown hit two free throws to give short-handed Cimarron-Memorial a 51-50 road win over Bonanza and the Northwest League’s final playoff berth.
Carl Crayon scored 23 points, including a go-ahead layup with six seconds left to lift Eldorado’s boys basketball team to a 61-58 road win over Rancho on Tuesday.
The Gaels, who this fall are expected to field one of their most talented teams in school history, will face top programs from California, Florida, Hawaii and Texas as they search for a third consecutive mythical national championship.
Rae Burrell had 15 points and 11 rebounds Tuesday as Foothill’s girls basketball team secured the Southeast League title with a 57-36 win over visiting Coronado.
Paola Juarez-Avila had a 4-yard touchdown run and returned an interception 70 yards for a score Tuesday to lead Sunrise Mountain’s flag football team to a 13-7 win over visiting Tech.
Monica Barriga rolled a 635 series Tuesday to help Centennial’s girls bowling team to a 9-0 win over Bishop Gorman in a Sunset Region quarterfinal at The Orleans.
Moapa Valley flag football coach Brent May died Monday night after a battle with cancer. He was 45.
The latest flag football coaches poll, compiled by Cimarron-Memorial coach Mark Bailey.
Bishop Gorman junior Haskell Garrett, one of the nation’s top defensive line prospects, made an oral commitment to Ohio State on Tuesday.
Trey Hurlburt, Nick Davis and Bryce Savoy combined for 33 points, but more importantly, locked down Green Valley guard Xavier Jarvis as Coronado earned an 81-64 road victory. The win clinched the Southeast League title for the fifth-ranked Cougars (16-4, 8-0 Southeast).
Maka Ellis scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter Monday to help Sierra Vista’s boys basketball team stun visiting Faith Lutheran, 70-52.
Briana Todd made 1 of 2 free throws with four seconds left to play Monday to lift Virgin Valley’s girls basketball team to a 51-50 win over Desert Pines in Mesquite.