Chris Jackson scored 13 of his 20 points in the first half Wednesday to lead Mojave’s boys basketball team to an 82-32 win over Rio Mesa (Calif.) in the Kiwanis Invitational in Ventura, California.
Basketball
Here are the top performances from the week of Dec. 18-Dec. 23
Freshman linebacker Ma’a Gaoteote is the younger brother of Bishop Gorman star Palaie Gaoteote, but opted to play at Faith Lutheran.
Erick Forbush had 15 kills, eight digs and two aces in the Cimarron-Memorial boys volleyball team’s 25-21, 25-19, 22-25, 25-19 victory over visiting Legacy on Wednesday.
Cris Dominguez hit a buzzer-beater to give Basic’s boys basketball team a 68-67 home win over Liberty on Thursday.
Ejanae Coopwood had a game-high 17 points, and Cheyenne’s girls basketball team edged host Desert Pines 44-40 on Thursday to maintain its hold on first place in the Class 3A Sunset League.
Legacy volleyball coach Ray Lewis said this week he will step down at the end of the boys’ season and will make the jump to coaching at the collegiate level.
Xavier Jarvis scored five of his 39 points in overtime to lift Green Valley’s boys basketball team to an 82-80 home win over Eldorado on Tuesday.
Alexia Thrower scored 19 points, including eight in the fourth quarter, to help Canyon Springs’ girls basketball team to a 52-45 win over visiting Las Vegas in a Division I Northeast League game on Tuesday.
Jeremiah Pritchard made an oral commitment to Hawaii following an official visit to the school last weekend. His commitment is nonbinding, and the first day he can sign a letter of intent is Feb. 3. Hawaii’s coaches cannot comment until that time.
Trent Hunt scored 17 points Monday to help Arbor View’s boys basketball team rally for a 50-45 win over visiting Desert Oasis.
Kayla Watterson hit the game-winning basket with two seconds left Monday to lift Coronado’s girls basketball team to a 43-41 win over visiting Rancho.
Kyle Hageness knew Justin Burks was playing well. But it wasn’t until after the game that the Arbor View boys basketball coach realized just how much his senior standout had done.
For at least some of her sophomore basketball season, Arbor View’s Ariona Gill was able to fly under the radar as opponents got their first glimpse of the talented wing.