Check out the scores and top performances from Wednesday’s high school basketball and flag football action.
Girls Basketball
Freshman guard Tai Coleman scored 26 points, and the Democracy Prep boys basketball team cruised to a Class 2A state semifinal victory Friday at Cox Pavilion.
Centennial forced 27 turnovers en route to an easy win over Reno in the Class 5A state semifinals Friday at Cox Pavilion, while Coronado held off Bishop Manogue.
Senior forward Asani Ceaser scored 17 points to lead Centennial to a 60-43 home win over Coronado in a girls basketball game Tuesday night. Here are photos from the game.
Coronado senior guard Kaylee Walters scored 22 points in a 60-50 win over Bishop Gorman at the Big City Showdown Saturday.
Centennial’s Karen Weitz, the winningest coach in Nevada basketball history, has added the title of boys coach to the dynasty she has built with the girls program.
Joshua Valencia scored 21 points and David Thurman 16 to lead GV Christian to an easy win in the Class 1A boys state basketball tournament Thursday at Cox Pavilion.
Centennial will begin its quest for a seventh straight girls state championship and 13th overall when it meets Douglas in the Class 5A semifinals Friday in Reno.
Check out the top performances from Monday’s high school basketball action.
Desert Oasis experienced highs and lows in last year’s state tournament, and it hopes to put those to good use starting with its semifinal against Spanish Springs.
The schedules and results (when available) for the state boys and girls basketball tournaments are here.
Ahmaya Smith scored 20 points to lead Desert Oasis’ girls basketball team to a 62-58 home win over Spring Valley on Thursday evening.
The schedules and results (when available) for the prep basketball tournaments in Southern Nevada from Dec. 26-29 are here.
Though the Pioneers fell behind early again on Saturday, they pushed their way back in front late in the first quarter and never trailed again to beat the Patriots, 61-46, to win the tournament.
Lincoln County’s girls basketball team surrendered a game-tying 3-pointer in the final seconds of regulation and fell to White Pine in overtime in the Class 1A state championship game on Saturday.
