Junior guard Danae Powell led Centennial in scoring in its two wins at the Class 5A state tournament, helping the Bulldogs win their eight straight title.
Basketball
Centennial’s girls basketball team won its NIAA-record sixth straight state championship Friday night, defeating Desert Oasis 79-51 in the Class 4A final in Reno.
The host Bulldogs rolled to a 78-37 victory over the Bruins to clinch a berth in the championship game Saturday afternoon opposite West (Calif.).
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Melanie Isbell and Eboni Walker led a balanced attack for Centennial girl’s basketball team with 11 points apiece Thursday as the Bulldogs took down visiting Millennium (Arizona) in the Las Vegas Holiday Classic, 59-38.
Michael Jackson’s layup at the buzzer completed a remarkable fourth-quarter rally as Green Valley’s boys basketball team nipped Sacramento Adventist Academy (California), 48-46, in the Rancho Mirage Holiday Invitational at Rancho Mirage, California.
Tyler Tuiasosopo, 27, was hired by Western last month and provides instant name recognition for a team that hasn’t won a game on the field since 2010.
Follow the link for postseason girls basketball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
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.
Centennial’s Aja Phoumiphat came off the bench to score a game-high 11 points on Wednesday, and the hot-shooting Bulldogs built a 41-12 halftime lead before cruising to a 68-20 home win over Aztec (N.M.) in pool play.
Marvin Coleman had 20 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists Tuesday to lead Foothill’s boys basketball team to a 94-64 win over Bellarmine-Jefferson (Calif.) in the Rancho Mirage Holiday Classic in Rancho Mirage, California.
Centennial’s Troy Brown had 11 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals Tuesday to lead the USA Men’s U17 basketball team to a 109-56 win over Argentina in the knockout round of the FIBA World Championships in Zaragoza, Spain.
Rae Burrell had 21 points Thursday to lead Foothill’s girls basketball team to a 44-38 win at Rancho.
Marquise Rayborn scored 18 points Thursday, and Las Vegas’ boys basketball team routed Liberty 67-50 to move into a tie for second place in the Northeast League.
Karen Weitz has had some outstanding teams in her 17 seasons as Centennial’s girls basketball coach.
But the group Weitz has assembled this year may end up being her best.