Dillon Darrow had 16 points, six assists and five steals Tuesday as Needles’ boys basketball team rolled to a 62-29 win over Odyssey Institute (Arizona) in the Mohave Holiday Shootout in Bullhead City, Arizona.
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Arbor View’s Elijah Westall, Calvin Brooks and Comillion Smith scored 14 points apiece as the Aggies used a big fourth quarter to rally for a 81-72 win at Eldorado on Thursday.
Lea Williams scored a game-high 19 points Thursday to lead Rancho’s girls basketball team to a 53-32 win over visiting Basic.
Nic Maccioni scored 31 and added seven rebounds Saturday to lead the Faith Lutheran boys basketball team over Juan Diego (Utah) at home, 76-64.
Demetrius Valdez hit six 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 37 points on Friday to rally Durango’s boys basketball team to a 76-63 win over visiting Desert Oasis.
Cimarron-Memorial’s Demarco Alexander scored 28 points, and teammate Kamakana Winquist drained a 3-pointer from the right corner at the buzzer to lift the Spartans to a 65-62 road win over Cheyenne on Tuesday.
Taiga Miyano scored 18 points on six 3-pointers Saturday to lead Desert Oasis’ boys basketball team to a 70-55 win over Palo Verde in the championship game of the Southwest Rotary Classic in Yuma, Arizona.
Bishop Gorman could not hold a fourth-quarter lead and allowed two players to score at least 30 points in a Friday night home loss to Santa Margarita (Calif.), 83-78.
Geoff Faries connected on five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points as Basic’s boys basketball team held on for a 64-61 win over visiting Chaparral on Thursday.
The Panthers return four starters from last year’s squad and could be contenders for the Class 1A Southern League title.
Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2015-16 winter sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.
Follow the link for postseason boys basketball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
The Adelson School juniors, led by forward Jake Buchman, accounted for 48 points Friday as the Lions defeated Spring Mountain, 61-52 in a Division IV Southern League semifinal at Desert Pines.
D’Quan Porchia scored 28 points Wednesday to lead Spring Mountain’s boys basketball team to an 84-51 win over Round Mountain in a Division IV Southern League quarterfinal at Indian Springs.
Luke Bergen scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer from the right wing with eight seconds to go Friday to lift Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team to a 73-72 win over visiting Mojave.