Kris Coe drove to the basket and dished to Matthew Arnold for the winning basket at the buzzer as Silverado’s boys basketball team knocked off visiting Green Valley 59-57 on Thursday.
Boys Basketball
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.
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.
Clark boys basketball coach Chad Beeten knew this season’s squad would look a whole lot different from his 2014 state championship team that featured frontcourt standouts Diontae Jones and Sherron Wilson.
When it comes to playoff experience, Del Sol and Clark are at different ends of the spectrum.
Del Sol’s boys basketball team had never participated in a playoff game prior to Tuesday night, and that inexperience was noticeable early against Mojave.
Marcus Saunders scored 16 points, including making 1 of 2 free throws with six seconds left, as Virgin Valley’s boys basketball team stunned visiting Desert Pines 41-39 on Tuesday.
Terrell Walker scored a game-high 26 points to lead Cimarron-Memorial’s boys basketball team to a 72-65 win over host Sierra Vista.
Jordan Glenn poured in 32 points Wednesday to lead Mojave’s boys basketball team to a 77-60 win at Spring Valley.
Grant Dressler poured in 29 points, and Palo Verde’s boys basketball team nailed four straight free throws in the final minute to edge visiting Durango 79-75 on Tuesday.
Ja Morgan scored 24 points Friday as Palo Verde’s boys basketball team rolled to an 88-51 win at Shadow Ridge.
Allonzo Trier scored 27 points Saturday as Findlay Prep’s boys basketball team cruised to an 84-58 victory over Stevenson (Ill.) in the HoopHall Classic in Springfield, Mass.
Gary Tharaldson had just one basket on Thursday night. But the shot couldn’t have been bigger.