Nevada high school basketball

BOYS BASKETBALL: Cheyenne earns double-overtime win over Shadow Ridge

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.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Myles, Jaguars hold on to nip Las Vegas

December 8, 2015 - 11:06 pm

Chrystian Myles scored 17 points Tuesday to help Desert Pines’ girls basketball team hold on for a 41-39 win at Las Vegas.

TIP-OFF CLASSIC: Wasatch edges Centennial for title

By David Schoen / RJ

December 6, 2015 - 12:48 am

Centennial’s boys basketball team played 24 seconds of great defense late in the fourth quarter Saturday night.

The Bulldogs needed to clamp down for just a little bit longer.

TIP-OFF CLASSIC: Longhorns compete, but fall to Clovis East

By David Schoen / RJ

December 4, 2015 - 11:55 pm

Legacy boys basketball coach Jack Tarango walked out of the gymnasium bleary eyed but with a smile on his face.

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TIP-OFF CLASSIC: Mojave jumps on Churchill County

December 4, 2015 - 12:13 am

The motto for Mojave’s boys basketball team this season is “Start fast, finish strong.”

Senior guard Daryl Adams took that to heart Thursday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Matlock, Wildcats edge past Eldorado

December 1, 2015 - 11:32 pm

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.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Crayon helps Eldorado draw past Las Vegas

December 1, 2015 - 11:21 pm

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.

LIBERTY INVITATIONAL: Patriots pass test, turn back Foothill in title game

By Bartt Davis / RJ

November 28, 2015 - 8:40 pm

Liberty’s girls basketball team wasn’t pushed in its first four games of its own tournament.

The Patriots finally got a test from rival Foothill in the championship game Saturday — and passed with flying colors.

LIBERTY INVITATIONAL: Roquemore helps Foothill join Patriots at 3-0 in tourney

November 27, 2015 - 9:03 pm

Katey Roquemore scored 21 of her 24 points in the final three quarters to help Foothill’s girls basketball team overcome an early 13-4 deficit and pull away for a 57-38 win over Faith Lutheran in the Liberty Invitational on Friday at Liberty.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Littles, Falcons finish off Wolves

February 13, 2015 - 12:07 am

Torrance Littles had 16 points and 12 rebounds as Foothill’s boys basketball team finished a 72-64 overtime win over visiting Basic on Thursday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Criss-Felton, Cowboys wrap up Sunrise League title

February 12, 2015 - 10:45 pm

Taij Criss-Felton scored 19 points Thursday as Chaparral wrapped up its first girls basketball league title in more than 20 years with a 63-43 win over visiting Desert Pines.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Hawkins, Cowboys top host Eagles

February 10, 2015 - 10:48 pm

Marcia Hawkins poured in 23 points Tuesday as Chaparral’s girls basketball team moved into a tie for first place in the Sunrise League with a 49-43 win at Boulder City.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Walker, Spartans outlast Mountain Lions

February 6, 2015 - 11:43 pm

Terrell Walker scored a game-high 26 points to lead Cimarron-Memorial’s boys basketball team to a 72-65 win over host Sierra Vista.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Pierce’s layup gives Warriors win over Chargers

February 6, 2015 - 11:18 pm

Capricia Pierce’s layup as time expired Friday lifted Western’s girls basketball team to a 49-48 win over visiting Clark.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Burnside nets winner to lift Virgin Valley by Sunrise Mountain

February 2, 2015 - 11:18 pm

Cody Burnside hit the tiebreaking layup with 16 seconds left Monday to lift Virgin Valley’s boys basketball team to a 47-45 win over visiting Sunrise Mountain.