Amanda Pemberton dropped in 24 points, and Liberty fought off Downey (California) to win 60-47 on Friday in the Gator Winter Classic Diamond Bracket title game at Green Valley.
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Spring Valley allowed a 25-2 run over the third and fourth quarters and paid for it with a 63-38 loss to Dimond (Alaska) in the quarterfinals of the Gator Winter Classic Diamond Bracket at Green Valley.
Dre’una Edwards finished with 23 points and seven rebounds, and Liberty rolled to a 66-18 victory over Galena on Wednesday to finish atop Pool A at the Gator Winter Classic at Green Valley.
Foothill backed off its full-court press late in the first quarter Tuesday and held Durango to two field goals the rest of the way in a 58-20 victory during pool play in the Gator Winter Classic at Green Valley.
Las Vegas battled back from as many as 16 points down in the second half Tuesday but couldn’t find an answer for Trevin Knell and lost 69-58 to Woods Cross (Utah) in the third-place game of the Eastbay Division at Bishop Gorman.
Bishop Gorman saw a nine-point lead fizzle away in the final 4:43 of regulation and went on to lose 86-79 in overtime to nationally ranked Mater Dei (California) in the semifinals of the Tarknanian Classic’s Platinum Division.
Faith Lutheran gave up an 18-6 scoring run at the end of the first half and couldn’t get enough stops late in a 73-61 loss to ThunderRidge (Colorado) in the winner’s bracket of the Tarkanian Classic Eastbay Division at Bishop Gorman.
Las Vegas High’s Deondre Northey scored a game-high 24 points Tuesday to lead the Wildcats’ boys basketball team to a 70-67 overtime win over host Green Valley.
Temerity Bauer scored 15 points, and Green Valley’s girls basketball team rallied in the fourth quarter for a 61-57 victory over host Las Vegas High on Tuesday.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal announces its 2016 all-state boys basketball teams.
Follow the link for postseason boys basketball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Follow the link for postseason girls basketball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Carl Crayon had a team-high 12 points and made a handful of key plays in the final 2:26 as host Eldorado outlasted Canyon Springs 46-42 on Wednesday in a Division I Sunrise Region quarterfinal.
Aleza Bell scored 13 of her 19 points in the second half, and D’Licya Feaster scored all 10 of her points in the second as Canyon Springs climbed out of a deep hole to down visiting Rancho 39-35 in a Sunrise Region quarterfinal.
Zaahid Muhammad scored 19 points Thursday to lead Canyon Springs’ boys basketball team to a 60-55 home win over Las Vegas.