Desert Oasis senior forward Brooklyn Scurry scored 16 points to lead the Diamondbacks to a 52-27 road win over Clark in a girls basketball game Friday night. Here are photos from the game.
Girls Basketball
Bishop Gorman senior guard Reina Bell scored 19 points to lead the Gaels past Palo Verde in a 64-36 win last Wednesday.
The Bishop Gorman boys and Centennial girls are clear favorites once again, but there are some sleepers that could do some damage in the postseason.
Cortney Stark knocked down two free throws with 12.4 seconds remaining in the game to lead host Las Vegas High to a 36-35 victory over Rancho on Thursday night.
Alyssa Maillaro led all scorers with 26 points to help Palo Verde’s girls basketball team score a 72-54 home win over Desert Pines on Monday evening.
Centennial’s Eboni Walker comes in at No. 1 on our list of Southern Nevada’s top girls basketball players.
Pahranagat Valley girls basketball coach Amy Huntsman collected her 500th career win Saturday as the Panthers downed host White Pine 43-37 in Ely.
LaDavia Pierson scored 10 points, and Eldorado’s girls basketball team held on for a 28-26 home win over Las Vegas High on Wednesday night.
Sharmayne Finley scored a game-high 26 points and had six rebounds, seven assists and five steals Friday to help Agassi Prep’s girls basketball team clinch its first league title in school history with a 69-61 home win over Lincoln County.
Kaitlyn Anderson scored 14 points as Moapa Valley’s girls basketball team to a 53-32 road win over Boulder City on Friday.
Spring Valley’s Essence Booker, who missed the past five games with a minor knee injury, returned Tuesday and scored 16 points in the Grizzlies’ 59-20 victory over Durango.
Skylar Jackson scored her team’s final seven points and had an answer for every Desert Oasis run Tuesday to help third-ranked Bishop Gorman to a 57-47 road victory in a battle for first place in the Southwest League.
Las Vegas High’s Teconna Dyer provided two layups and a free throw in the final minute to lift the Wildcats’ girls basketball team to a 33-29 home win over Rancho on Tuesday.
Bishop Gorman used small-ball to run away with a 52-35 victory over Castle View (Colorado) in the championship game of the Las Vegas Invitational.
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.