Check out the scores and top performances from Wednesday’s high school basketball and flag football action.
Basketball
Desert Pines senior guard Evan Tatum averaged 17 points and 8.5 rebounds in the Jaguars’ two wins last week.
Layla Faught scored 34 points and Kayla Terry 21 to lead Las Vegas past Durango on Thursday night and into the Class 4A girls basketball state semifinals.
Bronny James and Sierra Canyon will play two games in the event, while Bishop Gorman aims to keep the Platinum Division title at home for the third straight year.
Arbor View used a huge third-quarter rebounding edge to erase a halftime deficit on its way to a 66-54 win at Palo Verde.
Julian Strawther hit a 3-pointer as time expired Thursday to give Liberty’s boys basketball team a 67-64 road win over Green Valley.
The schedule and results (when available) for the boys Tarkanian Classic tournament are here.
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.
Canyon Springs squandered a 16-point lead against Coronado, but held off the Cougars and their comeback to clinch a 101-89 home victory on Saturday night, the Class 4A Sunrise Region championship and a berth in Reno to play for the Class 4A state title.
Desert Pines (20-9) claimed its third straight Class 3A Southern Region title with a 66-52 win over Cheyenne (17-10) on Saturday night at Del Sol High School.
Daniel Plumer had 30 points, nine rebounds, two blocks, four steals and an assist as the Blue Knights routed Needles, 78-32 in the Class 2A Southern Region championship game at Del Sol on Saturday.
Brodey Maxwell keyed a 9-0 run midway through the fourth quarter, and Pahranagat Valley pulled away to earn a 46-38 victory over Spring Mountain on Saturday at Basic to earn the tournament title.
Collin Russell led five players in double figures with 18 points to power Foothill’s boys basketball team to an 84-71 home win at Liberty on Wednesday.
Here are the Review-Journal’s boys basketball rankings.