Check out the scores and top performances from Friday’s high school basketball and flag football action.
Basketball
Bishop Gorman sophomore guard Aaliah Spaight scored 21 points in a 47-31 win over Democracy Prep on Thursday to earn Nevada Preps Girls Athlete of the Week honors.
Check out the scores and top performances from Thursday’s high school basketball action
Clark outscored Las Vegas 16-2 in the third quarter and cruised from there to win the Class 4A state basketball championship — the Chargers’ first girls title in the sport.
Jake Bevacqua scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half as The Meadows, which has only two seniors on its team, coasted to the Class 2A boys state title in Reno.
Centennial won its seventh straight state basketball title Saturday, crushing Bishop Manogue in the Class 5A girls championship game at Lawlor Events Center in Reno.
Spring Valley hosted Desert Oasis in a girls basketball game Wednesday night. Desert Oasis won 67-64.
Check out the top performances from Wednesday’s high school basketball action.
The Bishop Gorman boys and Centennial girls remained No. 1 in the Class 5A Southern Nevada basketball rankings. Gorman will play at No. 2 Liberty on Thursday.
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association attributed the decision to Gov. Steve Sisolak’s pause of contact sports through at least Feb. 14.
Garrisen Freeman’s running 3-pointer banked in with one second left to give Spring Valley a 39-37 win over Bishop Manogue in the state quarterfinals.
Jeanette Fine scored 28 points Saturday to lead the Canyon Springs girls basketball team to a 75-44 road win over Cheyenne in a Northeast League game.
Aaliyah Booker made four 3-pointers in the first quarter and finished with 21 points Wednesday to lead Bonanza’s girls basketball team to a 64-16 win over Del Sol in the opening game of the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
Coronado senior forward Hailey Morton made an uncontested layup with 53 seconds left in the fourth quarter to break a 51-all tie and help the Cougars score a 55-52 victory over host Clark.
Haley Tyrell scored a team-high 19 points Friday as Coronado’s girls basketball team edged visiting Bishop Gorman, 47-46.