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.
Coronado
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.
All-league football teams, as selected by coaches.
Derrick Thomas had 13 points Saturday as Boulder City’s boys basketball team rolled to a 62-32 win over Spring Creek in the championship game of the Lake Mead Holiday Classic.
Despite missing three post players, Coronado’s girls basketball team turned in a full team effort in its 62-16 win over Valley in the Liberty Invitational on Friday.
Jacqueline Hillegas drilled the golden goal in the seventh minute of overtime to send the Gaels to their first region title game since 2013 after a 2-1 win against Palo Verde at Bettye Wilson Park.
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.
Kylie Stritenberger had nine kills and four blocks to lead Pahrump Valleys girls volleyball team to a 16-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-17, 15-8 victory at Mojave on Thursday night.
Juan Estrada had two goals and an assist, and the Western boys soccer team scored three times in the second half on Thursday to break a 2-2 tie and defeat host Palo Verde, 5-3.
Bishop Gorman, Jack Kostrinksy, Axel Botticelli and Denim Richardson all finished 3-0 in singles as Palo Verde’s boys tennis team (13-2) downed Bishop Gorman (13-2) on Wednesday afternoon.
Faith Lutheran eked by Palo Verde via tiebreaker to advance to the Sunset Regional tournament championship.
Desert Oasis relied on strong singles play for a 13-5 victory over Faith Lutheran in the Sunset Regional quarterfinals on Tuesday afternoon.
Anna Pfarrer went 3-0 in singles as the Liberty girls tennis team beat Valley at home in the Class 4A Sunrise Region quarterfinals Thursday, 11-7.