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Boys Basketball

LV PREP CHAMPIONSHIP: Falcons go on run to end losing streak

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.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Pioneers top Panthers in overtime

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.

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Thompson tribute brings solemnity to opening night

Canyon Springs’ boys basketball team walked off the court celebrating a season-opening 79-72 victory over Cimarron-Memorial on Monday night.

More importantly, Canyon Springs celebrated the life of longtime coach Freddie Thompson, who died in April of pancreatic cancer.

NOTES: NIAA sets vote to nix postseason ban

The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association last year quickly rebuffed a proposal to allow member schools to play in a postseason football bowl game.

Fourteen months later, the NIAA is at least willing to reconsider a similar request.

NOTES: Las Vegas High’s Savoy hopes to catch recruiters’ eyes on AAU circuit

Patrick Savoy didn”t receive any scholarship offers after completing an all-state senior season with Las Vegas High. But the 6-foot-4-inch shooting guard hopes that will change this spring when he plays with Dream Vision AAU on the travel basketball circuit.