Check out the scores and top performances from Thursday’s high school basketball and flag football action.
Boys Basketball
The race for the Class 5A boys basketball state title is wide open, with contenders across the league, including Bishop Gorman, Liberty, Coronado and Arbor View.
The Mojave boys basketball team won its second consecutive Class 4A state title, defeating Silverado on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Tai and Tru Coleman helped Democracy Prep win the Class 2A boys basketball state title in honor of their father, assistant coach Mark Coleman, who died Feb. 4.
The Durango boys basketball team defeated defending champion Liberty to win the Class 5A state title Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Check out the scores and top performances from Wednesday’s high school basketball action
Liberty point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 26 points as the Patriots whipped Bishop Gorman on the road in a rematch of last year’s Class 5A state title game.
Felix Reeves is in intensive care after suffering a stroke Saturday night. He was set to play at the College of Southern Nevada this season.
Roman Rose scored 22 points, and the Boulder City boys were outscored by Fernley 15-3 in the third quarter but came back to reach the Class 3A state championship game.
Spring Valley and Mojave rolled to victories in the Class 4A boys state basketball semifinals Friday at Cox Pavilion and will play for the championship Saturday.
Bishop Gorman cruised past Spanish Springs and Liberty whipped Douglas, and they will meet for the fourth time — with the Class 5A state basketball title on the line.
Check out the top performances from Tuesday’s high school basketball action.
Bishop Gorman basketball coach Grant Rice has built the Gaels into a national powerhouse with 500 wins and 12 state titles, including eight straight, in 19 seasons.
Mwani Wilkinson scored all 18 of his points in the second half, including Gorman’s first 12 points of the fourth quarter, as the Gaels defeated the Jaguars 52-42 in the Southern Nevada boys basketball championship game.
Though the Rattlers built what seemed like an insurmountable lead in the first half of the Class 3A Southern Region championship game, they needed to make five free throws down the stretch to stave off a frenetic comeback from Chaparral to earn a 64-60 victory at Del Sol.