Taylor Miller scored 16 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter Friday as Palo Verde’s boys basketball team rallied for an 85-84 win over visiting Desert Pines.
Basketball
Essence Booker had 20 points, 13 rebounds and five assists Friday to lead Spring Valley’s girls basketball team to a 62-46 win over visiting Faith Lutheran.
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.
Shane Barnes had 15 points Friday night to lead Eldorado’s boys basketball team to a 55-51 home win over Rancho.
Haley Tyrell had 14 points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals Friday to help Coronado’s girls basketball team to a 52-44 win over visiting Foothill.
Alexis Vanstory scored eight of her 11 points in the fourth quarter Tuesday to spark an 18-9 run as Chaparral’s girls basketball team rallied for a 52-44 win over visiting Desert Pines to take sole possession of first place in the Division I-A Sunrise League.
Kahlil DeRouen scored all five of his points in the final 30 seconds to lift Liberty’s boys basketball team to a 53-52 home victory over Basic on Tuesday.
Green Valley’s Xavier Jarvis said his team used the day off from school Monday to work on its shooting, and it showed.
Jarvis scored 45 points to lead the Gators to an 85-78 win over the host Las Vegas Wildcats.
Megan Jacobs had 20 points Monday to lead Bishop Gorman’s girls basketball team to an 81-70 win over Salesian College Prep (Calif.) in the St. Mary’s Showcase in Stockton, Calif.
Tyri White hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Sunrise Mountain’s boys basketball team a 56-54 road win at Del Sol on Friday.
Mikala Kirby and Ashlynn Sharp each scored 14 points Friday as Desert Oasis’ girls basketball team erased a seven-point halftime deficit and rallied for a 64-59 win over visiting Palo Verde.
Mountain View boys basketball coach Ray LeBoeuf is the first to admit his players lacked full trust in one another to start the season, regularly citing a loss to Calvary Chapel in the team’s conference opener on Dec. 8.
Brenna Chavez scored 13 points Saturday to lead Needles’ girls basketball team to a 34-31 home victory over White Pine.
Elijah Kothe hit a 3-pointer with 15 seconds remaining to lift Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team to a 62-61 home win over Cheyenne on Friday.
Allanah Subira made the go-ahead layup with 20 seconds to play Friday as Legacy’s girls basketball team held on for a 43-42 win over visiting Shadow Ridge in a Division I Southwest League game.