Bishop Gorman sophomore forward Isaiah Cottrell scored 20 points, and the host Gaels made 9 of 12 free throws in the final 36 seconds, to hang on for a 69-63 victory over Salesian (California) in a Platinum Division semifinal on Friday.
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Daniel Plummer scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the first half, and Democracy Prep stormed to a 30-13 halftime lead en route to its 61-41 victory over Palo Verde in the Gatorade Division bracket on Thursday night.
Jaden Hardy scored a team-high 23 points to help Coronado to a 72-59 win over Maranatha (Calif.) in the Orleans Division bracket of the Tarkanian Classic at Bishop Gorman on Wednesday.
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Casey Proctor scored 12 points on Thursday night to lead the Faith Lutheran girls basketball team to a 42-26 road victory over Legacy.
Steven Adeyemi and Trevor White scored 14 points apiece Tuesday to help Sunrise Mountain’s boys basketball clinch its first playoff berth in school history with a 62-49 home win over Mojave.
Samara Miller had 15 points, and Brooke Haney added 14 points, as Green Valley’s girls basketball team defeated host Basic 62-50 on Tuesday to clinch a postseason berth.
Adrianna Jones drilled a 3-pointer at the buzzer Wednesday to give the Western girls basketball a 43-40 home win over Sunrise Mountain.
Demarco Alexander led all scorers with 17 points as Cimarron-Memorial’s boys basketball team topped host Arbor View 60-54 on Monday.
Niara Smith had 24 points, and Cimarron-Memorial outscored host Arbor View 8-4 in the second overtime to earn a 60-56 girls basketball victory on Monday.
Rai’na Davis scored with four seconds left Tuesday, as Western’s girls basketball team grabbed a 29-28 win over host Pahrump Valley and moved into sole possession of third place in the Class 3A Sunset League.
Cimarron-Memorial’s Kamakana Winquist hit a baseline jumper with 25 seconds remaining to lift the host Spartans in a 64-63 thriller over the Shadow Ridge boys basketball team Monday.
Taeha Pankey had 28 points, including all six of Legacy’s points in overtime, as the Longhorns edged visiting Arbor View 61-60 on Monday night.
James Camp scored on a layup with six seconds remaining Thursday to give Palo Verde’s boys basketball team a 56-55 victory over host Arbor View.