Nevada high school basketball

BOYS BASKETBALL: Panthers nail clutch free throws to down Trailblazers

Grant Dressler poured in 29 points, and Palo Verde’s boys basketball team nailed four straight free throws in the final minute to edge visiting Durango 79-75 on Tuesday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Carpenter, Miners hang on to defeat Jaguars

January 27, 2015 - 11:07 pm

Sunrise Mountain’s Nina Carpenter scored 15 points Tuesday and the Miners withstood a fourth-quarter rally to hang on for a 37-34 road win at Desert Pines.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Morgan helps Panthers roll past Shadow Ridge

January 23, 2015 - 11:23 pm

Ja Morgan scored 24 points Friday as Palo Verde’s boys basketball team rolled to an 88-51 win at Shadow Ridge.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Carpenter’s double-double lifts Miners by Cowboys

January 23, 2015 - 11:23 pm

Nina Carpenter had 12 points, 16 rebounds and six blocked shots Friday to help Sunrise Mountain’s girls basketball team rally to top visiting Chaparral, 46-37 in overtime.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Crusaders hang on to upset Chargers

January 21, 2015 - 10:27 pm

Zach Friel and Elijah Kothe each scored 15 points as Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team upset visiting Clark 66-61 on Wednesday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Evans directs Pirates’ furious comeback over Miners

January 21, 2015 - 10:25 pm

Summer Evans’ tie-breaking layup with seven seconds left Wednesday capped a furious comeback as Moapa Valley’s girls basketball team nipped visiting Sunrise Mountain, 49-47.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Trier, Pilots roll past Stevenson

January 17, 2015 - 10:41 pm

Allonzo Trier scored 27 points Saturday as Findlay Prep’s boys basketball team cruised to an 84-58 victory over Stevenson (Ill.) in the HoopHall Classic in Springfield, Mass.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Daniels clutch at the line as Chargers top Desert Shields

January 17, 2015 - 10:16 pm

Monique Daniels was 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the final two minutes Saturday to help Clark’s girls basketball team secure a 39-30 win over visiting Cheyenne.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: King helps Mustangs rally by Skyhawks

January 16, 2015 - 11:49 pm

Assana King had 20 points and seven rebounds Friday to help Shadow Ridge rally for a 56-53 home win over Silverado.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Wildcats hold off Chargers

January 10, 2015 - 9:12 pm

Patrick Savoy and Tyler Bey each had 16 points and Las Vegas High’s boys basketball team held on for a 59-57 home win over Clark on Saturday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Floyd, Chargers rally to top Wildcats

January 10, 2015 - 8:50 pm

Bobbi Floyd scored 17 points, and Clark’s girls basketball rallied for a 41-35 road win on Saturday.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Tharaldson’s layup lifts Crusaders by Desert Shields

January 8, 2015 - 11:07 pm

Gary Tharaldson had just one basket on Thursday night. But the shot couldn’t have been bigger.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Pierce’s heroics send Warriors by Trojans

January 8, 2015 - 11:04 pm

Capricia Pierce hit two free throws with 1.6 seconds to play on Thursday to lift Western’s girls basketball team to a 43-42 home win over Pahrump Valley.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clark’s free throws send Longhorns past Panthers in OT

January 6, 2015 - 11:38 pm

Aviona Clark went 5-for-6 from the free-throw line in overtime and scored 19 points Tuesday to help Legacy’s girls basketball team to a 63-56 home win over Palo Verde.