Kimberlyn Tanner scored 15 points as Silverado’s girls basketball team held on for a 36-34 road win at Western on Friday.
Girls Basketball
Jeanette Fine scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Canyon Springs’ girls basketball team rolled to a 59-16 home win over Durango on Thursday night.
Elise Young scored 20 points Wednesday as Cimarron-Memorial’s girls basketball team earned a 47-38 home victory over Desert Pines.
Here are the latest Southern Nevada girls basketball rankings.
Alexis Lea scored 10 points, including 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the final 40 seconds, to help Basic’s girls basketball team secure a 45-41 home victory over Boulder City on Tuesday night.
Shania Harper fell just shy of a double-double average last season, logging 9.6 points and 11.3 rebounds per game for Sierra Vista. But a breakout summer helped her secure ascholarship to New Mexico State, and has prepared her to stake a claim as one of the best players in the Las Vegas Valley.
Coronado senior forward Hailey Morton made an uncontested layup with 53 seconds left in the fourth quarter to break a 51-all tie and help the Cougars score a 55-52 victory over host Clark.
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.
Sydnei Collier made five 3-pointers during the Pioneers 64-47 rout of Cimarron-Memorial and had the game-winning shot in a 40-39 victory over Faith Lutheran at the Liberty Thanksgiving Invitational.
A look at the Las Vegas Valley’s top girls basketball players for the upcoming season.
Here are the Nevada Preps girls basketball rankings as of Nov. 21.
Previews for Southern Nevada’s girls basketball teams, as submitted by coaches.
The Rattlers return five letter winners from last year’s Class 3A Southern Region championship team.
The Patriots are hoping to extend their run of consecutive state tournament appearances to seven.
The Gators are hoping to make a deep run in the playoffs under new head coach Reynaldo White.