Chaparral scored just two points in the final 3:30 of overtime, and the Layton Christian’s Lovisa Humla made her only three baskets in the extra period to lift the Eagles to a 64-59 win over the Cowboys at Mountain View.
Basketball
Marcia Hawkins scored 13 of her game-high 22 points in the second half Tuesday to lift Chaparral’s girls basketball team to a 55-36 win over South El Monte (Calif.) in the semifinals of the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
Destiny Gonzalez poured in 26 points Saturday to help Western’s girls basketball team advance to the semifinals of the Vegas Invitational with a 48-43 win over Clark at Mountain View.
Kris Coe drove to the basket and dished to Matthew Arnold for the winning basket at the buzzer as Silverado’s boys basketball team knocked off visiting Green Valley 59-57 on Thursday.
Chrystian Myles nailed a 3-pointer with two seconds in the fourth quarter Thursday to lift Desert Pines’ girls basketball team to a 34-32 victory over host Moapa Valley at Overton.
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.
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.
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’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.
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.
Clark boys basketball coach Chad Beeten knew this season’s squad would look a whole lot different from his 2014 state championship team that featured frontcourt standouts Diontae Jones and Sherron Wilson.
When it comes to playoff experience, Del Sol and Clark are at different ends of the spectrum.
Don’t mind Spring Valley freshman Kayla Harris if she plays with a chip on her shoulder. She has something to prove.
Chaparral girls coach Christopher McFarland had a gut feeling Marcia Hawkins would be key in his team’s first-round playoff game, as she was the only player on the team with any playoff experience.