Las Vegas didn’t make its first basket of the second half until 3:02 remained in the game, but still rallied to top visiting Rancho 50-49 for third place in the Las Vegas Prep Championship. Woodbridge (Calif.) beat El Toro (Calif.) 44-43 in the championship game.
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Mitchell Rausch scored 16 points, and Woodbridge topped host Las Vegas 57-48 in the semifinals of the Las Vegas Prep Championship.
Foothill went on a 10-0 run midway through the fourth quarter to get back into the game on the way to a 56-49 win over Legacy in the Las Vegas Prep Championship at Las Vegas High.
In its first three attempts at winning the Tarkanian Classic title, Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team was turned away by some of the nation’s top players.
It was Overland (Colo.) senior De’Ron Davis’ turn to deny the Gaels on Saturday.
Carlos Johnson loves the challenge that comes with defending the opposing team’s best player.
Durango went nearly six minutes without scoring in the second half, and the cold spell proved costly in a 51-44 loss to Lynwood (Calif.) in the Tarkanian Classic at Bishop Gorman.
Charles O’Bannon had a team-high 20 points, and host Bishop Gorman held Timpview (Utah) scoreless for more than eight minutes in the first half en route to a 73-62 victory in the Platinum Division of the Tarkanian Classic.
Chrystian Myles scored 17 points Tuesday to help Desert Pines’ girls basketball team hold on for a 41-39 win at Las Vegas.
Jamal Logan had 29 points, and Bonanza’s boys basketball team rallied for a 69-60 road victory over Basic on Friday.
Niara Smith finished with 16 points and six steals as Cimarron-Memorial’s girls basketball team rallied for a 49-39 win over visiting Desert Pines on Wednesday.
Jordan Glenn poured in 32 points Wednesday to lead Mojave’s boys basketball team to a 77-60 win at Spring Valley.
Grant Dressler scored a game-high 25 points and Palo Verde’s boys basketball team rallied for a 70-67 home win over Desert Oasis on Friday.