Jamal Bey had 21 points and seven rebounds as Bishop Gorman beat Bishop Manogue 62-41 to claim the Class 4A boys state basketball title. It was Gorman’s seventh consecutive title.
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Will McClendon’s 3-pointer with 2:27 to play broke a 62-62 tie, and the Gaels went on to defeat Spanish Springs 75-68 in the Class 4A boys state basketball semifinals at Lawlor Events Center.
Bishop Gorman sophomore guard Noah Taitz is a four-star recruit who posts bigger scoring numbers against better competition.
Noah Taitz hit four 3-pointers and scored 27 points as Bishop Gorman beat Clark 57-46 at Legacy to claim the Class 4A Sunset Region title.
Clark junior wing Jalen Hill had 25 points, and the Chargers came from behind to beat Faith Lutheran by a score of 58-50 on Thursday night in Class 4A Sunset Region semifinal play at Legacy High School.
Spring Valley’s girls basketball team controlled Thursday’s semifinal game from the opening whistle. Essence Booker scored 17 points and Kayla Harris nearly had a double-double to propel the Grizzlies over Bishop Gorman, 56-44 at Legacy.
Kamari Burnside scored 19 of his team-high 23 points in the second half as the Diamondbacks held on for a 77-76 win over the Aggies in the Sunset Region quarterfinals.
Sadie Soderborg scored 17 points, and Lincoln County’s girls basketball team scored a 48-42 home victory over Democracy Prep onFriday night.
Kevin Legardy hit eight 3-pointers and scored 39 points Thursday to power the Canyon Springs boys basketball team to a 94-61 home win over Las Vegas to complete an undefeated run through the Northeast League.
Ella Zanders had 13 points on Thursday as second-ranked Spring Valley defeated visiting Desert Oasis 64-50 to lock up the Southwest League girls basketball title.
Here are the Review-Journal’s boys basketball rankings.
Here are the Review-Journal’s girls basketball rankings.
Jahlani Blair had 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists Spring Valley’s boys basketball team upset Durango 84-76 on Tuesday.