Sam Caruth finished with a game-high 28 points, and Faith Lutheran exorcised two seasons worth of demons with a 50-47 win over Spring Valley in the Division I-A state title game at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center.
Girls Basketball
Ashlyn Huntington buried the go-ahead free throws with 9.5 seconds remaining, and White Pine held on for a 44-43 victory over Incline in a back-and-forth Division III state title game at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center.
Faith Lutheran and Spring Valley square off in the Division I-A girls state championship game today at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center. The game tips at 6:20 p.m. Follow the action on our live blog below.
Pam Wilmore went 7-for-8 from the field and had 21 points — six of those during a game-opening 20-3 run that lifted Centennial to a 78-62 win over Liberty in the Division I girls basketball championship game at Lawlor Events Center.
Essence Booker had 13 of her game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter, and Kayla Harris added 23 points as Spring Valley used a strong finishing kick to defeat Churchill County 64-52 in a Division I-A state semifinal at Reno High.
A solid defensive effort, especially in the second half, allowed the Bobcats to pull away for a 45-27 win over West Wendover in a Division III state semifinal at Lawlor Events Center. White Pine (25-6) will meet Incline (20-5) for the state title at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Round Mountain’s Alyssa Hanks was limited to 6-for-18 shooting from the field and the Knights shot 25.5 percent as a team en route to a 70-35 loss to Owyhee in a Division IV state semifinal at Reed High.
Liberty tap-danced through a minefield of bad shots and turnovers to pull out a 59-53 win over Bishop Manogue in a Division I state semifinal at Lawlor Events Center.
Centennial wasn’t having much fun after a sluggish first half at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center, but the Bulldogs were in a much better mood at the conclusion of their 82-53 victory over Reno in the Division I state semifinals.
Liberty and Bishop Manogue square off in a Division I girls state semifinal today at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center. The game tips at 6:20 p.m. Follow the action on our live blog below.
Centennial and Reno square off in a Division I girls state semifinal today at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center. The game tips at 3 p.m. Follow the action on our live blog below.
With the bulk of the attention paid to nationally ranked Centennial and Bishop Gorman, Liberty stealthly rolled to another strong season and earned a spot in the Division I state semifinals. The Patriots will face Bishop Manogue (21-1) at 6:20 p.m. Thursday at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center. Centennial (29-1) meets Reno (27-3) in the other semifinal at 3. The winners play for the state title at 6:10 p.m. Friday.
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.
Victor Torres-Parra didn’t fully grasp the magnitude of his accomplishment until he stepped on the school bus Monday morning and was congratulated by the driver.
Spring Valley shot 75 percent from the field in the first quarter, including 5-for-7 on 3-pointers, and cruised to a 63-46 win over Faith Lutheran at Desert Pines to claim its second consecutive region championship. Both teams advance to next week’s state tournament in Reno.
