Junior guard Danae Powell led Centennial in scoring in its two wins at the Class 5A state tournament, helping the Bulldogs win their eight straight title.
Girls Basketball
The Las Vegas High girls basketball team defeated Desert Pines 51-49 to win the Class 4A state title Saturday at the Thomas Mack Center.
The Centennial girls basketball team defeated Coronado to win the Class 5A state title Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Las Vegas and Desert Pines advanced to the Class 4A girls basketball state championship game Saturday after winning their semifinal matchups Tuesday.
Palo Verde freshman guard Reagan Nehls scored 18 points in the Panthers’ 49-44 come-from-behind road win at Clark on Wednesday in the Class 4A state quarterfinals.
The Class 4A state basketball tournament begins with the boys and girls semifinals Tuesday at Cox Pavilion. 5A begins Friday with semifinals at Cox Pavilion.
The times, dates and opponents for all of this week’s boys and girls high school basketball state tournament games.
Coronado hit nine 3-pointers as it defeated Liberty in a Class 5A Southern League semifinal Wednesday night. The Cougars are headed to the state tournament next week.
Las Vegas High junior point guard Layla Faught scored 30 points and surpassed 1,000 points for her career in a 75-19 road win over Cheyenne on Wednesday.
The times, dates and opponents for all of this week’s boys and girls high school basketball playoff games.
The Centennial girls basketball team did not allow a point in the second quarter on its was to a 68-24 home win over Bishop Gorman in a 5A Southern Region quarterfinal game Monday night.
Centennial is the favorite in Class 5A, and Desert Pines is the team to beat in 4A as the high school girls basketball playoffs begin Monday for 5A, 4A and 3A.
Desert Oasis senior forward Brooklyn Scurry scored 16 points to lead the Diamondbacks to a 52-27 road win over Clark in a girls basketball game Friday night. Here are photos from the game.
The Class 5A, 4A and 2A state championship games will be played Feb. 25 at the Thomas & Mack Center. Cox Pavilion will host the state semifinals.
Four Faith Lutheran girls basketball players scored in double figures as the Crusaders cruised to a road victory over Shadow Ridge on Wednesday night.