Silverado sophomore guard/forward Martel Williams had a strong season for the Skyhawks and is ready to play AAU basketball for the Las Vegas Punishers this spring and summer.
Basketball
Desert Pines senior guard Darius Mitchell capped his only varsity campaign with a tiebreaking floater and subsequent pair of free throws in a 48-44 overtime win over rival Cheyenne on Saturday in Reno.
Desert Pines and Cheyenne both beat their respective opponents to set up a rematch of last year’s Class 3A state championship game.
Jamal Bey had 21 points and seven rebounds as Bishop Gorman beat Bishop Manogue 62-41 to claim the Class 4A boys state basketball title. It was Gorman’s seventh consecutive title.
Centennial defeated Liberty 74-65 in overtime to win its fourth consecutive girls state title Friday night at Lawlor Events Center in Reno. The Bulldogs trailed by 15 points entering the fourth quarter.
Will McClendon’s 3-pointer with 2:27 to play broke a 62-62 tie and the Gaels went on to defeat Spanish Springs 75-68 in the Class 4A boys state basketball semifinals at Lawlor Events Center.
Liberty and Centennial’s girls basketball teams both won their semifinal game Thursday to advance to the state title game.
Review-Journal reporters Ben Gotz and Elaine Wilson preview the state basketball action for the weekend.
Expectations are high for Liberty as it makes its sixth consecutive appearance in the girls state basketball tournament. But it has never brought home the title, something it’s looking to change this season.
Alexander Spaight averaged 27.0 points in three games in helping Canyon Springs to the Sunrise Region title and is expected to play a key role for the Pioneers when they meet Bishop Manogue in the Class 4A state semifinals.
Noah Taitz hit four 3-pointers and scored 27 points as Bishop Gorman beat Clark 57-46 at Legacy to claim the Class 4A Sunset Region title.
Melanie Isbell scored 20 points, including a back-breaking 3-pointer in the third quarter. She led four double-digit scorers as Centennial cruised to a 75-45 victory over Spring Valley in the Sunset Region title game at Legacy.
Three players scored at least 26 points for the Democracy Prep boys basketball team Friday as the Blue Knights blew by Mountain View 100-39 in the Class 2A Southern League semifinals at Del Sol.
Foothill’s boys basketball team went through extended periods where it was ice cold from the perimeter on Thursday night. Coronado’s Jaden Hardy had no such problem.
Foothill senior Keilani Brown had a game-high 18 points and converted the go-ahead layup with 15 seconds left to lift the Falcons to a 54-53 victory over Canyon Springs in the Class 4A Sunrise Region semifinals on Thursday evening.
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