The Liberty Patriots fought back against the Durango Trailblazers for a 73-68 win in the 5A Southern Region semifinals.
Basketball
Charleea Armstrong scored 18 points Friday to lead Mojave’s girls basketball team to a 45-41 win over Dixie (Utah) in the Lady Bulldog Invitational in Mesquite.
Dyllan Robinson poured in a game-high 27 points to go with eight rebounds and three blocked shots, and Liberty clamped down defensively in the final three quarters to claim a 63-48 victory over Coral Academy in the Battle Born Classic at Durango.
Charles O’Bannon had a team-high 20 points, and host Bishop Gorman held Timpview (Utah) scoreless for more than eight minutes in the first half en route to a 73-62 victory in the Platinum Division of the Tarkanian Classic.
Darrian Traylor scored 29 points Tuesday as Centennial’s boys basketball team overcame an early double-digit deficit to nip host Palo Verde, 87-85 in overtime.
Mikala Kirby scored 10 of her game-high 32 points in overtime to lift Desert Oasis’ girls basketball team to a 65-56 road win over Rancho on Tuesday.