Shadow Ridge’s Garin Macfarlane scored the go-ahead basket with 20 seconds left and Quinshon McGee blocked a shot at the basket to help the Mustangs to a 52-51 victory over Silverado in the Tri-State Invitational’s Elite Bracket championship game.
Boys Basketball
Jacob Heese scored 28 points, and host Desert Oasis coasted to a 74-34 victory over Gilbert Christian (Arizona) in Tri-State Invitational play on Thursday night.
Desert Oasis assistant coach Dave Aikman has poured his heart and soul into the third annual Tri-State Holiday Invitational, which opened play Wednesday and runs through Friday at Desert Oasis.
Green Valley’s Kendall Nether led all scorers with 21 points as the Gators’ boys basketball team edged host Rancho in overtime Friday, 63-59.
Aaryn Anderson and Ishon Hardin each scored 20 points as Centennial’s boys basketball team held on for a 67-61 win over visiting Palo Verde on Friday.
Tyree Hayes had 21 points on Thursday, and Sunrise Mountain’s boys basketball team held on for a 75-70 road win over Moapa Valley in Overton.
Trey Woodbury scored 29 points to guide Clark to a 79-62 home victory over Desert Oasis on Tuesday night.
Jacob Heese was 11-for-11 from the free-throw line and scored 26 points Friday to lead the Desert Oasis boys basketball team to an 84-78 road win over Sierra Vista.
Jamal Bey had 37 points and 15 rebounds to help Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team put away Sierra Vista at home for an 86-71 victory on Wednesday night.
Najeeb Muhammad scored 22 points — including 12 points in the third quarter — to lead Democracy Prep to a 56-53 win over Cimarron-Memorial in the championship game of the Legacy Tip-Off Classic.
Democracy Prep rallied from an early 13-point deficit against Arbor View, and made all the key plays down the stretch to squeak out a 66-64 victory in the quarterfinals of the Legacy Tip-Off Classic at Legacy High on Friday.
The Longhorns embarked on a 13-4 run across the third and fourth quarters, and executed their zone offense in the final minutes to secure a 66-60 victory over Lutheran in the Legacy Tip-Off Classic on Thursday night.
The Rams return just one starter and will rely heavily on point guard Jahleel Stevens to lead them to success.
Tim Jeffries, one of the most successsful wrestling coaches in state history, said Tuesday he is stepping down as Faith Lutheran’s coach after five seasons.
Follow the link for postseason boys basketball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
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