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.
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Darion Jackson led four Canyon Springs boys basketball players in double figures with 16 points as the Pioneers beat visiting Palo Verde 61-58 in overtime on Wednesday.
Tasia Moore and Niara Smith each had seven points in the fourth quarter Wednesday to help Cimarron-Memorial’s girls basketball team rally for a 48-42 win at Legacy.
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Daria Lomasney scored 23 points Monday to help Eldorado’s girls basketball team to a 57-53 win at Cimarron-Memorial.
Jaylen Fox’s three-point play with less than 20 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter gave Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team the lead, and the visiting Crusaders held on for a 54-53 victory over Canyon Springs on Friday.
Alexia Thrower had 28 points and 11 rebounds Friday to help Canyon Springs’ girls basketball team to a 57-38 win over visiting Faith Lutheran.
Alajahn Banks had 20 points and Cheyenne’s boys basketball team was 5-for-5 from the free-throw line in two overtime periods Tuesday en route to a 74-67 road win at Shadow Ridge.
Chrystian Myles scored 17 points Tuesday to help Desert Pines’ girls basketball team hold on for a 41-39 win at Las Vegas.
Patrick Savoy didn”t receive any scholarship offers after completing an all-state senior season with Las Vegas High. But the 6-foot-4-inch shooting guard hopes that will change this spring when he plays with Dream Vision AAU on the travel basketball circuit.
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Some players look for someplace to hide with the game on the line. Palo Verde junior guard Taylor Miller looks for the ball.
The Pioneers play Palo Verde in one semifinal of the Division I state tournament, and Bishop Gorman plays Galena in the other semifinal. The games are Thursday at the Orleans Arena.
By now you’ve probably heard about the girls basketball game in Tennessee last week involving two teams intentionally trying to lose.
Coronado boys basketball coach Jeff Kaufman kept coming back to one word when describing senior forward Nick Kornieck: unorthodox.