Shadow Ridge’s Garin Macfarlane scored the go-ahead basket with 20 seconds left and Quinshon McGee blocked a shot at the basket to help the Mustangs to a 52-51 victory over Silverado in the Tri-State Invitational’s Elite Bracket championship game.
Basketball
Jacob Heese scored 28 points, and host Desert Oasis coasted to a 74-34 victory over Gilbert Christian (Arizona) in Tri-State Invitational play on Thursday night.
Desert Oasis assistant coach Dave Aikman has poured his heart and soul into the third annual Tri-State Holiday Invitational, which opened play Wednesday and runs through Friday at Desert Oasis.
Aaryn Anderson and Ishon Hardin each scored 20 points as Centennial’s boys basketball team held on for a 67-61 win over visiting Palo Verde on Friday.
Sharmayne Finley scored a game-high 45 points Friday to lead Democracy Prep’s girls basketball team to a 64-60 overtime victory over host Needles.
C’Aree Stevenson had 20 points and Legacy’s girls basketball team rallied for a 67-62 home win over Palo Verde on Tuesday.
Samara Miller made two free throws with 11 seconds remaining to lead Green Valley’s girls basketball team to a 50-47 road win over Dixie (Utah) on Friday.