Paul Galang scored 27 of his 32 points in the second half Tuesday as Tech’s boys basketball team broke a 36-game losing streak with a 74-57 home win over Boulder City.
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Jaylen Fox’s three-point play with less than 20 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter gave Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team the lead, and the visiting Crusaders held on for a 54-53 victory over Canyon Springs on Friday.
Alexia Thrower had 28 points and 11 rebounds Friday to help Canyon Springs’ girls basketball team to a 57-38 win over visiting Faith Lutheran.
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.
Jamal Logan had 29 points, and Bonanza’s boys basketball team rallied for a 69-60 road victory over Basic on Friday.
Preseason information for Agassi Prep’s boys basketball team.
Greg Rogers still is learning the ins and outs of recruiting, so the standout defensive lineman from Centennial didn’t know that college coaches could begin contacting him and other members of the class of 2017 on Sept. 1. Luckily, Rogers found out just before his inbox was flooded.
The spring signing period opens Wednesday with several Southern Nevada athletes expected to sign letters of intent. Agassi Prep”s Deishuan Booker will not be one of them. The 6-foot-2-inch point guard will try to earn a Division I scholarship offer before the signing period ends May 20.
Follow the link for the 2015 Review-Journal all-state boys basketball team.
Agassi Prep coach Trevor Diggs knew he was getting a special player in Deishuan Booker when he first saw him in physical education class three years ago.
With its seemingly insurmountable lead fading away and its star player having already fouled out of the game Saturday night, Agassi Prep’s boys basketball team needed someone to save its perfect season.
Jake Epstein led a balanced scoring attack with 16 points, and The Meadows boys basketball team held off a furious rally by Yerington to earn a 52-50 win in a Division III state semifinal at Sunrise Mountain on Friday.
Agassi Prep boys basketball coach Trevor Diggs remembers every little detail about a loss that happened nearly 14 months ago. That’s because the second-year coach doesn’t have many setbacks on his resume.
By now you’ve probably heard about the girls basketball game in Tennessee last week involving two teams intentionally trying to lose.