High school sporting events involving Clark County School District schools scheduled for Wednesday has been canceled due to the shooting on UNLV’s campus.
Boys Basketball
Nevada high school state championships aren’t exclusive to just teams in the Silver State. Six out-of-state schools compete athletically for state titles against Nevada schools.
A 35-second shot clock has been approved for Nevada high school basketball on a voluntary basis by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association.
An overwhelming majority of Nevada high school boys and girls basketball coaches support a 35-second shot clock in a survey conducted by the NIAA.
The Democracy Prep girls basketball team, the reigning Class 2A state champion, had its appeal approved to move to Class 5A at Wednesday’s NIAA appeals meeting.
The NIAA gave preliminary approval to make Class 5A in boys and girls basketball for Southern teams only. Class 5A Northern boys and girls teams would drop to 4A.
The Class 4A state basketball tournament begins with the boys and girls semifinals Tuesday at Cox Pavilion. 5A begins Friday with semifinals at Cox Pavilion.
The times, dates and opponents for all of this week’s boys and girls high school basketball state tournament games.
The times, dates and opponents for all of this week’s boys and girls high school basketball playoff games.
The Class 5A, 4A and 2A state championship games will be played Feb. 25 at the Thomas & Mack Center. Cox Pavilion will host the state semifinals.
There’s a new No. 1 in the Class 5A Southern Nevada boys basketball rankings entering the final week of the regular season.
There’s a new No. 1 in the Class 5A Southern Nevada boys basketball rankings, with Bishop Gorman falling from the top spot. The Centennial girls still rule.
The Durango boys moved up to No. 2 in the Class 5A Southern Nevada basketball rankings. The Bishop Gorman boys and Centennial girls remain No. 1 in 5A.
Bishop Gorman outlasted Coronado in the final game of the Big City Showdown on Saturday night, and Durango defeated reigning Class 5A state champion Liberty.
The Big City Showdown returns after a two-year absence with seven high school basketball games Saturday at Cox Pavilion, starting at 10 a.m.
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