Daejah Phillips poured in 21 points Thursday to lead Centennial’s girls basketball team to a 67-50 win over Sanford (Del.) in the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix.
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O’Brien Pearce scored 19 points Tuesday to help Calvary Chapel’s boys basketball team hold on for a 63-59 road win at The Meadows.
Larry Holmes poured in 20 points to lead five double-figure scorers as Arbor View’s boys basketball team raced to a 97-81 win at Shadow Ridge on Tuesday.
Daejah Phillips scored 18 points Tuesday as Centennial’s girls basketball team opened defense of its fourth straight large school state title with a 90-31 home win over Cimarron-Memorial .
Alyssa Maillaro led all scorers with 26 points to help Palo Verde’s girls basketball team score a 72-54 home win over Desert Pines on Monday evening.
Kimberlyn Tanner had a team-high 17 points to propel Silverado’s girls basketball team to a 45-41 road victory over Democracy Prep on Saturday evening.
Taylor Etopio scored 13 points on Tuesday to lead Faith Lutheran’s girls basketball team to a 54-48 home win over Green Valley.
Ricky Reitz had a 62-yard touchdown run and a 60-yard scoring pass to lead Pershing County to a 30-18 win over Needles in the Class 2A state title game at Bishop Gorman.
Marcus Turner rushed for 119 yards and three touchdowns, and Dillon Horn scored two touchdowns and intercepted two passes to help Needles to a 48-27 home win over Battle Mountain in the Class 2A state semifinals on Saturday.
Arabic McLaurin had 10 aces and 20 assists, and Laurin Carlton had seven aces and 18 digs as Cheyenne’s girls volleyball team knocked off visiting Eldorado in the Mountain Region tournament Monday, 25-9, 25-17, 25-19.
Nicholas held off hard-charging Massimiliano Swenson of Bishop Gorman to become Desert Oasis’ first region cross country champion. The Diamondbacks also won the boys region team title, another first in school history.
Needles’ Nathan Parker had a hand in three touchdowns as the Mustangs earned a 36-28 home win over Lincoln County.
Marcus Turner rushed for six touchdowns on Friday to help Needles to a 44-0 road win over Laughlin.
Alysha Smith had 12 kills, 14 assists, 13 digs and five aces to lead the Shadow Ridge girls volleyball team to a 28-26, 25-11, 22-25, 25-19 home victory over Centennial on Tuesday.
Conner Nicholas picked up his fourth victory in an invitational meet this season by capturing the large-school race of the Lake Mead Invitational on Saturday at Veteran’s Memorial Park.
