Mojave allowed a 22-2 run in the second half and and fell to Layton Christian (Utah) 46-39 in the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
Girls Basketball
Temerity Bauer scored 16 points on Tuesday as Green Valley’s girls basketball team earned a 68-41 home win over Tech.
Niara Smith had 17 points Monday to lead the Cimarron-Memorial girls basketball team to a 46-43 home victory over Palo Verde.
Alexandria Williams had 11 points, and Chaparral’s girls basketball team held on for a 36-34 victory over Eldorado on Thursday.
Dayonna Maddox scored 15 points and Canyon Springs’ girls basketball rallied in the second half to defeat host Faith Lutheran 54-42 on Tuesday.
Kayla Harris and Alyssa Scott each had 14 points in Spring Valley’s 55-44 road win over Canyon Springs on Wednesday.
The Lions return four starters and hope to be successful in the Class 2A Southern League.
Follow the link for postseason girls basketball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Before I can graduate, there’s some basketball to discuss. The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association boys and girls state tournaments are in Reno this week, and I took a break from writing my book about the 2015 football season (“The Year of the Butt Punt”) to make the trip north and check out all the action.
Trinity Betoney scored 20 points Wednesday to help Foothill’s girls basketball team rally for a 54-44 win at Green Valley in a battle for first place in the Southeast League.
Kinlee Marshall made all four of her free throw attempts in overtime and finished with seven points as Moapa Valley’s girls basketball team held on for a 54-49 win over visiting Boulder City on Tuesday.
Deja Siaki scored 19 points Monday to help Silverado’s girls basketball team hold on for a 54-51 win over visiting Las Vegas.
Alexia Thrower scored 19 points, including eight in the fourth quarter, to help Canyon Springs’ girls basketball team to a 52-45 win over visiting Las Vegas in a Division I Northeast League game on Tuesday.
Alexis Vanstory scored eight of her 11 points in the fourth quarter Tuesday to spark an 18-9 run as Chaparral’s girls basketball team rallied for a 52-44 win over visiting Desert Pines to take sole possession of first place in the Division I-A Sunrise League.
Denise Gonzalez scored 20 points Thursday as Beatty’s girls basketball team rolled to a 63-30 win over host Adelson School.
