Jamal Logan’s clutch free throws lifted Bonanza’s boys basketball team to a one-point victory in the Vegas Invitational semifinals on Monday.
Basketball
The Coronado girls basketball team played an extra game during the Gator Winter Classic, meaning Tuesday’s Gold Bracket quarterfinal at Green Valley was its fifth game in four days.
Silverado girls basketball coach Dean Bosch wasted two timeouts during a span of 1 minute, 10 seconds in the second quarter. After the second one, Bosch warned his team they may need the timeouts at the end of the game.
It was a big man’s game for nearly four quarters between Bonanza and Capistrano Valley Christian (Calif.) on Monday night.
Max Hisatake and Jake Epstein each scored 19 points Saturday to lead The Meadows’ boys basketball team to a 74-63 victory over Chadwick School (Calif.) in the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
Mojave’s Charleea Armstrong methodically ran down the clock and drained a deep 3-pointer right before the halftime buzzer Tuesday night.
Eldorado girls basketball coach Danielle Pope was stuck in traffic and arrived midway through the first quarter Monday.
Deasia Walker had 26 points Saturday to help Eldorado’s girls basketball team to a 50-48 win over Western in the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
Carl Crayon scored 23 points Thursday as Eldorado’s boys forced overtime with a last-second shot and went on to beat host Bonanza, 64-62.
Paris Strawther had 18 points and 13 rebounds Thursday to lead Liberty’s girls basketball team to a 47-31 home win over Foothill.
Darrian Traylor scored 29 points Tuesday as Centennial’s boys basketball team overcame an early double-digit deficit to nip host Palo Verde, 87-85 in overtime.
Mikala Kirby scored 10 of her game-high 32 points in overtime to lift Desert Oasis’ girls basketball team to a 65-56 road win over Rancho on Tuesday.
Drevin Cannon and Aamondae Coleman each had 19 points Saturday to lead Desert Oasis to a 77-65 victory over Bonanza in the championship game of the Bulldog Invitational in Mesquite.
Ulises Santillan made a layup with three seconds to play to lift Cheyenne’s boys basketball team to a 52-51 victory over visiting Spring Valley on Friday.
Cameron Burton poured in 32 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, to lead Valley’s boys basketball team to a 67-63 win at Foothill on Tuesday.