Clark effectively milked the clock with a patient offense and played suffocating defense on its way to a 43-39 win over Desert Pines on Saturday at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center. Clark (22-9) won its third straight Division I-A state title.
Basketball
Clark and Desert Pines square off in the Division III girls state championship game today at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center. The game tips at 8:10 p.m. Follow the action on our live blog below.
Desert Pines put out maximum effort on defense Friday, and the Jaguars overwhelmed South Tahoe 53-33 in a Division I-A state semifinal at Reno High.
Clark (20-9), the two-time defending state champions, will look to rebound from its 47-42 loss to Desert Pines in the region final when its faces Northern Region champ Elko (23-3) in a Division I-A state semifinal at 8 p.m. today at Reno High School.
Before I can graduate, there’s some basketball to discuss. The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association boys and girls state tournaments are in Reno this week, and I took a break from writing my book about the 2015 football season (“The Year of the Butt Punt”) to make the trip north and check out all the action.
Capri Uzan scored 12 of his 20 points in the second half to help Desert Pines to a 47-42 win over visiting Clark for the Division I-A Southern Region title. Both teams advance to the I-A state tournament, which begins Friday in Reno.
Clark boys basketball coach Chad Beeten stressed two important elements before Thursday’s Division I-A Southern Region semifinal.
Richard Nelson converted a three-point play late in the fourth quarter Wednesday to break a 59-all tie and spark the Cowboys to a 70-63 home win over Cheyenne in a Division I-A Southern Region boys basketball quarterfinal.
After switching to a 3-2 zone in the second half, the Faith Lutheran held Moapa Valley to just 21.7 percent from the field, including 1-for-9 on 3-pointers, to run away with a 64-33 home win in a Division I-A Southern Region quarterfinal.
Zaahid Muhammad scored 19 points Thursday to lead Canyon Springs’ boys basketball team to a 60-55 home win over Las Vegas.
Trevon Abdullah had 19 points and eight rebounds Wednesday to lead Desert Pines’ boys basketball team to a 54-43 home victory over Chaparral to clinch the Division I-A Sunrise League title.
Shania Harper had 15 points and 15 rebounds Wednesday to help Sierra Vista’s girls basketball team secure the final playoff spot in the Division I-A Sunset League with a 54-41 win at Cheyenne.
The latest boys basketball coaches poll.
Maka Ellis scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter Monday to help Sierra Vista’s boys basketball team stun visiting Faith Lutheran, 70-52.
Briana Todd made 1 of 2 free throws with four seconds left to play Monday to lift Virgin Valley’s girls basketball team to a 51-50 win over Desert Pines in Mesquite.