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.
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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.
Las Vegas’ girls basketball team was just 5-for-27 from the free-throw line, but made four free throws down the stretch to seal the 37-34 home win over Western on Monday.
All-league football teams, as selected by coaches.
Las Vegas High’s Nathan Rhoads pinned his opponent at 132 pounds on Saturday to clinch a 40-34 win over Foothill in the championship match of the Spring Valley Duals.
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.
Arbor View’s Keith Williams led at the front of a pack of five runners early. Eventually, he managed to hold off PahrumpValley’s Bryce Odegard and Centennial’s Alexander Miller in the final quarter mile, putting in a good finishing kick to cross the line in 16 minutes and 13 seconds.
Tjaden Giles was 2-1 in singles play, including the match-winning tiebreaker game for Basic’s girls tennis team, as the Wolves picked up a road win against Las Vegas, 10-9.
Mark Thuet and Justin Balconi each went 3-0 in singles play Tuesday as Bonanza’s boys tennis team edged the Arbor View on the road, 10-8.
Andrada Stanciu and Ariana Stanciu each finished 3-0 in singles, and Sierra Vista’s girls tennis team won the tiebreaker points 35-31 to hold on for a 10-9 home win over Desert Oasis on Wednesday.
Tanner Albright and Ojas Sali each went 3-0 in singles to help Ranchos boys tennis team to a 10-8 road win over Las Vegas on Wednesday afternoon.
Inclement weather in the Las Vegas Valley on Friday forced the postponement or cancellation of several high school football games.
Alysha Smith had 24 assists, 14 digs, eight kills and three aces as Shadow Ridge’s girls volleyball team held off visiting Coronado 25-18, 25-22, 16-25, 23-25, 17-15 on Tuesday.
Kaitlyn Kowalchuk had two goals and an assist Saturday to power the Coronado’s girls soccer team to a 5-0 victory over Damonte Ranch in the Howell Memorial Tournament in Reno.
Jocelyn Bybee scored two goals in the second half to lead Lone Peak (Utah) to a 4-0 girls soccer win over Arbor View in Highland, Utah, on Friday.