Julian Strawther connected on six 3-pointers on the way to a game-high 34 points Saturday as Liberty’s boys basketball team routed Bismarck (North Dakota), 77-39, to claim third place at the Energy Classic at Gillette, Wyoming.
Boys Basketball
Five members of Centennial’s boys basketball team scored in double figures Friday, and the Bulldogs cruised a 91-41 road victory over Rancho Mirage (California) in the Rancho Mirage Holiday Invitational.
Michael Jackson’s layup at the buzzer completed a remarkable fourth-quarter rally as Green Valley’s boys basketball team nipped Sacramento Adventist Academy (California), 48-46, in the Rancho Mirage Holiday Invitational at Rancho Mirage, California.
Karson Bailey had eight points, nine rebounds and five blocks Wednesday as Boulder City’s boys basketball team beat Valley View (California) 55-42 in the Paloma Valley Winter Shootout at Lake Elsinore, California.
Jaden Hardy scored a game-high 23 points to lead Coronado’s boys basketball team to a 75-61 victory over Durango in the Orleans Division at Desert Oasis on Saturday.
Bishop Gorman sophomore forward Isaiah Cottrell scored 20 points, and the host Gaels made 9 of 12 free throws in the final 36 seconds, to hang on for a 69-63 victory over Salesian (California) in a Platinum Division semifinal on Friday.
Daniel Plummer scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the first half, and Democracy Prep stormed to a 30-13 halftime lead en route to its 61-41 victory over Palo Verde in the Gatorade Division bracket on Thursday night.
Jaden Hardy scored a team-high 23 points to help Coronado to a 72-59 win over Maranatha (Calif.) in the Orleans Division bracket of the Tarkanian Classic at Bishop Gorman on Wednesday.
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.
Bishop Gorman senior Derek Ng is the No. 7 overall kicker in the country, and is waiting for the right opportunity to play at the Division-I level.
Marvin Coleman had 27 points on Monday to lead Foothill’s boys basketball team to a 95-84 road victory over the Diamondbacks.