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.
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Samara Miller made two free throws with 11 seconds remaining to lead Green Valley’s girls basketball team to a 50-47 road win over Dixie (Utah) on Friday.
Dejonte Allen’s put-back at the buzzer lifted Chaparral’s boys basketball team to a 61-59 victory over visiting Basic on Thursday.
Spring Valley’s girls basketball team took the lead with 46 seconds to play on Thursday and held on for a 47-45 win over Regis Jesuit (Colorado) in the La Jolla (California) Sweet 16 Tournament.
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.
Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2016-17 winter sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.
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.
Green Valley sophomore Steele Dias won the 106-pound state championship to help the Gators to their sixth consecutive state title Saturday at Spanish Springs High School.
Having won five consecutive state championships, Green Valley coach Jon Ferry might have expected to feel comfortable with a lead after the first day of the Class 4A state tournament. But Ferry wasn’t feeling so secure as his team prepared to leave the gym after Friday’s semifinal round at Spanish Springs.
Raymoni Bordenave led all scorers with 15 points as the Las Vegas High girls basketball team defeated host Valley 51-34 on Friday.