Samantha Thomas’ stick-back basket with nine seconds to play allowed Centennial’s girls basketball team to pull out a 66-64 win over Chaminade (Calif.) in a battle of nationally-ranked teams Saturday in the Nike Tournament of Champions in Gilbert, Ariz.
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Jake Epstein scored 41 of his 50 points in the first half and hit 11 3-pointers Friday to lead The Meadows’ boys basketball team to an 88-45 win over White Pine in Ely.
Justice Ethridge scored 26 points Friday to help Centennial’s girls basketball team to a 61-45 win over Dillard (Fla.) in the Nike Tournament of Champions in Gilbert, Ariz.
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Grant Rice is very measured with his comments and not prone to hyperbole.So, when Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball coach uses a word like “guarantee” while discussing the upcoming Tarkanian Classic, it carries added weight.
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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.
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.
Greg Rogers still is learning the ins and outs of recruiting, so the standout defensive lineman from Centennial didn’t know that college coaches could begin contacting him and other members of the class of 2017 on Sept. 1. Luckily, Rogers found out just before his inbox was flooded.
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The picture that went out on social media last week caused a puff of smoke, but Findlay Prep boys basketball coach Andy Johnson insists there’s no fire.
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.