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Prep coaches face discipline, players suffer in lopsided basketball games

Few Southern Nevada coaches think the 40-point differential running-clock rule and the 50-point differential policy that requests that winning coaches detail in a letter what they did to keep the game from getting out of hand are having anything near the desired effect.

Junior’s 3-point barrage lifts Desert Oasis

Ashlynn Sharp hit five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points on a night when few others could hit shots to lead seventh-ranked Desert Oasis to a 50-31 home win over No. 8 Arbor View in a battle for second place in the Northwest League.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Thrower, Pioneers hold off Wildcats

Alexia Thrower scored 19 points, including eight in the fourth quarter, to help Canyon Springs’ girls basketball team to a 52-45 win over visiting Las Vegas in a Division I Northeast League game on Tuesday.

NOTES: Silverado’s Pritchard commits to Hawaii

Jeremiah Pritchard made an oral commitment to Hawaii following an official visit to the school last weekend. His commitment is nonbinding, and the first day he can sign a letter of intent is Feb. 3. Hawaii’s coaches cannot comment until that time.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Stanley helps Gaels edge Liberty

Raychel Stanley scored 10 points in the fourth quarter and went 3-for-4 from the free-throw line in the final 4.6 seconds Saturday to help second-ranked Bishop Gorman’s girls basketball team to a 50-46 win over third-ranked Liberty in the Big City Showdown at South Point Arena.

Spring Valley shows off another weapon

Alyssa Scott had 22 points in her second game after becoming eligible this week, and Spring Valley rolled to a 70-45 victory over host Faith Lutheran in a rematch of last season’s Division I-A state final.

Pirates overcome bad start, top Desert Pines

Moapa Valley battled back from a 13-0 deficit to nip the Jaguars 32-31 and maintain their hold on fourth place in the Division I-A Sunrise League.

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