Tommy Kuhse went 7-for-9 on 3-pointers and had 27 points Thursday to help Mountain View (Ariz.) down Clark’s boys basketball team, 64-55 in the VisitMesa.com Basketball Challenge in Mesa, Ariz.
Boys Basketball
Jake DesJardins had 31 points and 11 rebounds Wednesday to lead Coronado’s boys basketball team to a 73-50 win over Agoura (Calif.) in the championship game of the Kiwanis Invitational in Ventura, Calif.
Jake Epstein scored 18 of his game-high 30 points in the first half, and The Meadows beat Spring Mountain 65-51 in the fifth-place game of the Vegas Invitational.
Results from post-Christmas boys and girls basketball tournaments.
On three occasions this season, Desert Oasis was either ahead or tied in the fourth quarter and lost.
Clutch free-throw shooting prevented that from happening a fourth time, as the host Diamondbacks defeated Shadow Ridge 82-75 on Wednesday in the championship game of the Tri-State Holiday Invitational.
Max Hisatake had 22 points and 18 rebounds and made a key defensive stop in the game’s final possession in the Mustangs’ 60-57 upset win over Bonanza in a third-round game of the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
Las Vegas didn’t make its first basket of the second half until 3:02 remained in the game, but still rallied to top visiting Rancho 50-49 for third place in the Las Vegas Prep Championship. Woodbridge (Calif.) beat El Toro (Calif.) 44-43 in the championship game.
Jake DesJardins had 30 points and nine rebounds to help Coronado’s boys basketball team to a 61-50 win over host Ventura (Calif.) in the Kiwanis Classic in Ventura, Calif.
As host of the Tri-State Holiday Classic, Desert Oasis had one goal: to defend its home court.
Bonanza shot 6 of 17 from the field in the fourth quarter before losing 63-58 to Layton Christian (Utah) in a second-round game of the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
Mitchell Rausch scored 16 points, and Woodbridge topped host Las Vegas 57-48 in the semifinals of the Las Vegas Prep Championship.
Silverado’s boys basketball team completed a 2-0 start on the first day of the Tri-State Holiday Invitational at Desert Oasis, by hanging on to defeat Coral Academy 51-50 on Monday.
Derrick Legardy had 14 points Monday to help Canyon Springs’ boys basketball team to a 64-55 win over Mount Tahoma (Wash.) in the opening round of the Tournament of Champions in Seattle.
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.
Charles O’Bannon scored 20 of his 29 points in the second half Saturday to lead Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team to a 72-58 win over Capital Christian (Calif.) in the Maxpreps Holiday Classic in Rancho Mirage, Calif.