With its seemingly insurmountable lead fading away and its star player having already fouled out of the game Saturday night, Agassi Prep’s boys basketball team needed someone to save its perfect season.
Boys Basketball
Jake Epstein led a balanced scoring attack with 16 points, and The Meadows boys basketball team held off a furious rally by Yerington to earn a 52-50 win in a Division III state semifinal at Sunrise Mountain on Friday.
Agassi Prep boys basketball coach Trevor Diggs remembers every little detail about a loss that happened nearly 14 months ago. That’s because the second-year coach doesn’t have many setbacks on his resume.
By now you’ve probably heard about the girls basketball game in Tennessee last week involving two teams intentionally trying to lose.
Agassi Prep boys basketball coach Trevor Diggs yelled one thing to his team following the national anthem and opening announcements.
The Meadows took advantage of missed shots, foul trouble to build a 19-point lead, then held on for a 58-55 win over Lincoln County in the Division III Southern League semifinals at Spring Valley on Friday.
Ian Locke’s layup with 7.4 seconds remaining in the game Saturday lifted Mountain View’s boys basketball team to a 63-61 home win over The Meadows in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Deishuan Booker had 32 points and nine assists Friday to lead Agassi Prep’s boys basketball team to a 78-30 home win over Lincoln County.
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.
The Stars, playing without Deishuan Booker, who averages 29.4 points, because of an undisclosed violation of team rules, clinch the No. 1 seed for the Division III Southern playoffs with a 68-63 victory at The Meadows.
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