Matthew Stevens had 17 points Thursday to lead Sandy (Oregon) to a 71-55 win over The Meadows in the third-place game of the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
Boys Basketball
Jake Epstein poured in 29 points, but The Meadows lost 74-55 to St. Joseph (California) in the Vegas Invitational boys basketball tournament at Mountain View.
Joe Epstein finished with 13 points and four rebounds and was his brother’s quintessential sidekick Tuesday in The Meadows boys basketball team’s 40-37 win over Buckley (California) in the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
Moapa Valley’s basketball team went on a 17-1 run to open the third quarter, but eventually ran out of gas in the fourth in its 52-44 loss to Buckley (California) in the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View on Monday.
Miles Hagan had 18 points and 15 rebounds Thursday to lead Adelson School to a 52-35 home win over Calvary Chapel.
Arbor View’s Elijah Westall, Calvin Brooks and Comillion Smith scored 14 points apiece as the Aggies used a big fourth quarter to rally for a 81-72 win at Eldorado on Thursday.
Lea Williams scored a game-high 19 points Thursday to lead Rancho’s girls basketball team to a 53-32 win over visiting Basic.
The fifth annual Tarkanian Classic, which has become one of the nation’s preeminent holiday basketball events, opens Thursday with 12 showcase games at Bishop Gorman.
Keelan Wickersham poured in a game-high 25 points, and Spring Valley’s boys basketball team rallied to turn back visiting Bonanza 74-67 on Tuesday.
Troy Brown scored 24 points on Thursday, and Centennial’s boys basketball team pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat visiting Cimarron-Memorial, 62-56.
Cimarron-Memorial’s Demarco Alexander scored 28 points, and teammate Kamakana Winquist drained a 3-pointer from the right corner at the buzzer to lift the Spartans to a 65-62 road win over Cheyenne on Tuesday.
The Lions bring back nine lettermen from a team that advanced to the Division IV state semifinals.
Follow the link for postseason boys basketball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Word of Life made 7 of 10 shots from the line in overtime, including three front ends on one-and-one attempts, to slip by Mineral County 59-54 in a Division IV state semifinal at Reed High on Friday.
Before I can graduate, there’s some basketball to discuss. The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association boys and girls state tournaments are in Reno this week, and I took a break from writing my book about the 2015 football season (“The Year of the Butt Punt”) to make the trip north and check out all the action.
