Las Vegas didn’t make its first basket of the second half until 3:02 remained in the game, but still rallied to top visiting Rancho 50-49 for third place in the Las Vegas Prep Championship. Woodbridge (Calif.) beat El Toro (Calif.) 44-43 in the championship game.
Mitchell Rausch scored 16 points, and Woodbridge topped host Las Vegas 57-48 in the semifinals of the Las Vegas Prep Championship.
Foothill went on a 10-0 run midway through the fourth quarter to get back into the game on the way to a 56-49 win over Legacy in the Las Vegas Prep Championship at Las Vegas High.
Legacy didn’t give up a field goal until 3:18 left in the second quarter and forced 21 turnovers in its 35-10 win over Basic in a consolation game of the Lady Wolves Holiday Tournament at Basic.
Canyon Springs’ girls basketball team has played four games decided by seven points or fewer this season.
Amanda Sanchez hit two free throws midway through overtime Monday to break a 38-38 tie and lift host Basic’s girls basketball team to a 42-38 win over Mt. Eden (Calif.) in the Lady Wolves Holiday Tournament.
Darion Jackson led four Canyon Springs boys basketball players in double figures with 16 points as the Pioneers beat visiting Palo Verde 61-58 in overtime on Wednesday.
Tasia Moore and Niara Smith each had seven points in the fourth quarter Wednesday to help Cimarron-Memorial’s girls basketball team rally for a 48-42 win at Legacy.
Alajahn Banks had 20 points and Cheyenne’s boys basketball team was 5-for-5 from the free-throw line in two overtime periods Tuesday en route to a 74-67 road win at Shadow Ridge.
Jack Tarango didn’t intend for the Legacy Tip-Off Classic boys basketball tournament to grow this year.
Bianca Matlock had 17 points, and Armonnie Byrd added 10 points and 12 rebounds on Tuesday to help Las Vegas’ girls basketball team to a 51-47 win over visiting Eldorado.
Carl Crayon scored 17 points Tuesday as Eldorado’s boys basketball team stormed out to a 37-20 halftime lead before having to fight back for a 60-57 road win over Las Vegas.
Legacy football coach John Isola watched the highlight film from Derriyon Shaw’s junior season and thought the transfer from Sugar Hill, Ga., was a talented player. But Isola needed to see it with his own eyes.
Coronado boys basketball coach Jeff Kaufman kept coming back to one word when describing senior forward Nick Kornieck: unorthodox.
Karina Brandon wasn’t always her team’s leading scorer or rebounder.
