Julian Strawther connected on six 3-pointers on the way to a game-high 34 points Saturday as Liberty’s boys basketball team routed Bismarck (North Dakota), 77-39, to claim third place at the Energy Classic at Gillette, Wyoming.
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Five members of Centennial’s boys basketball team scored in double figures Friday, and the Bulldogs cruised a 91-41 road victory over Rancho Mirage (California) in the Rancho Mirage Holiday Invitational.
Karson Bailey had eight points, nine rebounds and five blocks Wednesday as Boulder City’s boys basketball team beat Valley View (California) 55-42 in the Paloma Valley Winter Shootout at Lake Elsinore, California.
Bishop Gorman sophomore forward Isaiah Cottrell scored 20 points, and the host Gaels made 9 of 12 free throws in the final 36 seconds, to hang on for a 69-63 victory over Salesian (California) in a Platinum Division semifinal on Friday.
Daniel Plummer scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the first half, and Democracy Prep stormed to a 30-13 halftime lead en route to its 61-41 victory over Palo Verde in the Gatorade Division bracket on Thursday night.
Gabriel Taledo won by pin as time expired at 106 pounds to clinch Shadow Ridge’s 36-34 wrestling win over host Centennial on Wednesday.
Trey Woodbury scored 29 points to guide Clark to a 79-62 home victory over Desert Oasis on Tuesday night.
Derrick Thomas had 13 points Saturday as Boulder City’s boys basketball team rolled to a 62-32 win over Spring Creek in the championship game of the Lake Mead Holiday Classic.
Bishop Gorman’s dominance of the Nevada portion of its schedule continued into the postseason Friday, as the Gaels’ football team rolled to more than 600 yards of offense and a 59-0 home win against Palo Verde in the Sunset Region quarterfinals.
Jacqueline Hillegas drilled the golden goal in the seventh minute of overtime to send the Gaels to their first region title game since 2013 after a 2-1 win against Palo Verde at Bettye Wilson Park.
Eldorado’s Roberto Gonzalez nailed the upper-left corner of the net with a penalty kick midway through the first overtime to lift the Sundevils to a dramatic 1-0 victory over Canyon Springs in the Class 4A Sunrise Region semifinals at Bettye Wilson Park.
Bishop Gorman knocked off Palo Verde, and Shadow Ridge beat Durango to set up their region title match Friday.
Tyson Tesfariam scored twice to lead Durango’s boys soccer team to a 5-1 victory over Legacy on Thursday in a Sunset Region quarterfinal.
Marcella Brooks scored twice and assisted on all three goals in Quincy Bonds’ hat trick as the Bulldogs’ girls soccer team rolled to a 5-0 victory over Desert Oasis in the opening round of the Sunset Region playoffs at Bettye Wilson Park on Tuesday.