The Mustangs, seemingly out of the game with just 11 seconds left and down five points, staged a remarkable comeback before falling short in a 29-28 loss to Central (California) in the Premier Division final at Durango.
Girls Basketball
Journie Augmon scored six of her 10 points during a game-ending 12-0 run to lift Liberty’s girls basketball team to a 44-30 win over Springville (Utah) in the Ruby Division semifinals of the Tarkanian Classic at Durango on Friday.
The Diamondbacks had a miserable second half and fell to Brea Olinda (California) 47-38 in the quarterfinals of the Tarkanian Classic’s Diamond Division at Orleans Arena.
On Wednesday, Cheyenne came in and beat Durango, 47-35, to stay in the winner’s bracket of the Premier Division being played at Liberty High in Henderson.
Jasmine Richardson scored 13 of her 29 points during a third-quarter run that lifted host Basic’s girls basketball team to a 50-40 win over Mojave on Friday.
Desi-Rae Young scored 22 points Wednesday to lead the Desert Oasis girls basketball team to a 42-37 win at Spring Valley.
Elise Young poured in 36 points Friday to lift Cimarron-Memorial’s girls basketball team to a 76-48 road win over Cheyenne.
Taylor Etopio scored 13 points on Tuesday to lead Faith Lutheran’s girls basketball team to a 54-48 home win over Green Valley.
Elise Young scored 20 points Wednesday as Cimarron-Memorial’s girls basketball team earned a 47-38 home victory over Desert Pines.
The Desert Shields return only two starters as they make the jump back to Class 4A.
Mojave guard Kiara Lemon made the go-ahead free throws and scored 27 points to lift the Rattlers to a 50-48 home win over Boulder City on Tuesday night in Class 3A Southern Region play.
Foothill’s Keilani Brown scored 13 points Wednesday as the Falcons defeated host Basic 56-39 to secure the Southeast League’s No. 2 playoff seed.
Here are the Review-Journal’s girls basketball rankings.
Jacquellen Stobbe had seven points, five rebounds, four assists and six steals to lead a balanced Pahrump attack as the Trojans earned a 40-27 road win over Cheyenne.