Las Vegas battled back from as many as 16 points down in the second half Tuesday but couldn’t find an answer for Trevin Knell and lost 69-58 to Woods Cross (Utah) in the third-place game of the Eastbay Division at Bishop Gorman.
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Bishop Gorman saw a nine-point lead fizzle away in the final 4:43 of regulation and went on to lose 86-79 in overtime to nationally ranked Mater Dei (California) in the semifinals of the Tarknanian Classic’s Platinum Division.
Faith Lutheran gave up an 18-6 scoring run at the end of the first half and couldn’t get enough stops late in a 73-61 loss to ThunderRidge (Colorado) in the winner’s bracket of the Tarkanian Classic Eastbay Division at Bishop Gorman.
Clark went cold from the field against nationally ranked Chino Hills (California) and saw a 10-point lead turn into a 91-87 loss in the opening round of the Platinum Division at the Tarkanian Classic.
Nic Maccioni had 24 points Wednesday to lead Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team to to a 90-79 road victory over Arbor View.
De’Shawn Eagles hit a buzzer-beating putback to lift the Basic boys basketball team to a home win over Boulder City on Monday, 42-41.
Centennial rising senior Jamaal Evans became the second area QB to make an oral commitment for 2017 when he recently pledged to UNR.
Legacy volleyball coach Ray Lewis said this week he will step down at the end of the boys’ season and will make the jump to coaching at the collegiate level.
Faith Lutheran’s Kyle Poser occupies a rare position in high school baseball as his team’s closer.
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Maka Ellis scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter Monday to help Sierra Vista’s boys basketball team stun visiting Faith Lutheran, 70-52.
Timothy Jeffries scored 27 points, including eight points in overtime, to lift Legacy’s boys basketball team to a 63-61 road win over Shadow Ridge on Tuesday.
Zach Friel scored seven points in overtime Wednesday to lead Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team to a 62-52 road win over Mojave.
Kahlil DeRouen scored all five of his points in the final 30 seconds to lift Liberty’s boys basketball team to a 53-52 home victory over Basic on Tuesday.
Elijah Kothe hit a 3-pointer with 15 seconds remaining to lift Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team to a 62-61 home win over Cheyenne on Friday.