Alajahn Banks had 20 points and Cheyenne’s boys basketball team was 5-for-5 from the free-throw line in two overtime periods Tuesday en route to a 74-67 road win at Shadow Ridge.
Basketball
Chrystian Myles scored 17 points Tuesday to help Desert Pines’ girls basketball team hold on for a 41-39 win at Las Vegas.
Alexia Thrower scored 23 points to help Canyon Springs’ girls basketball team to a 52-51 win at Arbor View on Friday.
Niara Smith had 30 points, nine steals and six assists Thursday to help Cimarron-Memorial’s girls basketball team to a 53-44 victory over visiting Sierra Vista.
Jack Tarango didn’t intend for the Legacy Tip-Off Classic boys basketball tournament to grow this year.
Bianca Matlock had 17 points, and Armonnie Byrd added 10 points and 12 rebounds on Tuesday to help Las Vegas’ girls basketball team to a 51-47 win over visiting Eldorado.
Carl Crayon scored 17 points Tuesday as Eldorado’s boys basketball team stormed out to a 37-20 halftime lead before having to fight back for a 60-57 road win over Las Vegas.
Coronado boys basketball coach Jeff Kaufman kept coming back to one word when describing senior forward Nick Kornieck: unorthodox.
Karina Brandon wasn’t always her team’s leading scorer or rebounder.
The boys basketball game between Basic and host Foothill was suspended Wednesday with 3 minutes, 30 seconds left in overtime after a melee broke out in the stands, involving several fans and one Basic player.
LaKissa Martin had a late steal and layup to help Rancho’s girls basketball team nip visiting Coronado, 54-53, on Wednesday.
Darrion Daniels had 19 points, and Valley’s boys basketball team made 25 of 31 free throws to hold off host Canyon Springs, 71-68 on Monday.
Chrys Jackson had 14 points and made two free throws late in the second overtime to seal a 63-60 home win over Basic.
LaKissa Martin scored seven of her 20 points in the fourth quarter Thursday to help Rancho’s girls basketball team rally for a 40-28 home win over Basic.
Josh Villaros poured in 33 points Wednesday to help Basic’s boys basketball team rally for a 73-69 home win over Eldorado.