The Class 4A boys and girls state basketball tournaments will be played this weekend, and it’s a chance for new champions to be crowned with two perennial powerhouses in 5A.
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Darnell Washington had eight rebounds and four blocked shots to lead Desert Pines to a 49-46 victory over Arbor View.
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Sydnei Collier made five 3-pointers during the Pioneers 64-47 rout of Cimarron-Memorial and had the game-winning shot in a 40-39 victory over Faith Lutheran at the Liberty Thanksgiving Invitational.
Desert Pines and Cheyenne both beat their respective opponents to set up a rematch of last year’s Class 3A state championship game.
Ka’Mari Kelly led all scorers with 22 points, and Western’s boys basketball team held off Pahrump Valley for a 56-51 home victory on Tuesday night.
Rory Carter scored a game-high 22 points to power Legacy’s girls basketball team to a 64-52 road win at Shadow Ridge on Tuesday.
Jaden Hardy scored a game-high 23 points to lead Coronado’s boys basketball team to a 75-61 victory over Durango in the Orleans Division at Desert Oasis on Saturday.
Legacy didn’t give up a field goal until 3:18 left in the second quarter and forced 21 turnovers in its 35-10 win over Basic in a consolation game of the Lady Wolves Holiday Tournament at Basic.
Canyon Springs’ girls basketball team has played four games decided by seven points or fewer this season.
Ja Morgan scored 24 points Friday as Palo Verde’s boys basketball team rolled to an 88-51 win at Shadow Ridge.
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.
Anyone curious as to how Desert Pines and Tech wound up playing in a consolation game of the Lady Wolves Holiday Tournament on Tuesday needed only to witness the first quarter.