The Pahrump Valley girls basketball team took the lead in the game’s final 30 seconds Wednesday and did not allow several would-be game-winners to find the hoop as the Trojans held off host Boulder City for a 27-26 victory.
Girls Basketball
Temerity Bauer scored 16 points on Tuesday as Green Valley’s girls basketball team earned a 68-41 home win over Tech.
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.
Temerity Bauer scored 15 points, and Green Valley’s girls basketball team rallied in the fourth quarter for a 61-57 victory over host Las Vegas High on Tuesday.
Centennial rising senior Jamaal Evans became the second area QB to make an oral commitment for 2017 when he recently pledged to UNR.
The spring signing period for NCAA Division I and II schools starts Wednesday, and, unlike most years, it is expected to be quiet locally.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal announces its 2016 all-state girls basketball teams.
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.
Spring Valley coach Billy Hemberger walked into his office at school Thursday morning and found a yellow note on his desk, with bright red writing.
After switching to a 3-2 zone in the second half, the Faith Lutheran held Moapa Valley to just 21.7 percent from the field, including 1-for-9 on 3-pointers, to run away with a 64-33 home win in a Division I-A Southern Region quarterfinal.
The Chaparral Cowboys are 17-3 since an 0-8 start, won their second consecutive league crown, and open play in the Division I-A Southern Region tournament when they host Sierra Vista at 6:30 Tuesday in a quarterfinal game. The Sunrise Region and Sunset Region tournaments also begin Tuesday.
Shania Harper had 15 points and 15 rebounds Wednesday to help Sierra Vista’s girls basketball team secure the final playoff spot in the Division I-A Sunset League with a 54-41 win at Cheyenne.
Briana Todd made 1 of 2 free throws with four seconds left to play Monday to lift Virgin Valley’s girls basketball team to a 51-50 win over Desert Pines in Mesquite.
Savannah Price hit 1 of 2 free throws with two seconds left in the game Thursday as Virgin Valley’s girls basketball team handed Chaparral its first Sunrise League loss of the season, 65-64 in Mesquite.