Jake Epstein scored 18 of his game-high 30 points in the first half, and The Meadows beat Spring Mountain 65-51 in the fifth-place game of the Vegas Invitational.
Basketball
Max Hisatake had 22 points and 18 rebounds and made a key defensive stop in the game’s final possession in the Mustangs’ 60-57 upset win over Bonanza in a third-round game of the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
Bonanza shot 6 of 17 from the field in the fourth quarter before losing 63-58 to Layton Christian (Utah) in a second-round game of the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
Quentin Hank had 19 points, eight rebounds, six assists and six steals Saturday to help Calvary Chapel’s boys basketball team to a 71-49 win over White Pine in Ely.
Samantha Thomas’ stick-back basket with nine seconds to play allowed Centennial’s girls basketball team to pull out a 66-64 win over Chaminade (Calif.) in a battle of nationally-ranked teams Saturday in the Nike Tournament of Champions in Gilbert, Ariz.
Jake Epstein scored 41 of his 50 points in the first half and hit 11 3-pointers Friday to lead The Meadows’ boys basketball team to an 88-45 win over White Pine in Ely.
Justice Ethridge scored 26 points Friday to help Centennial’s girls basketball team to a 61-45 win over Dillard (Fla.) in the Nike Tournament of Champions in Gilbert, Ariz.
Jaylen Fox’s three-point play with less than 20 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter gave Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team the lead, and the visiting Crusaders held on for a 54-53 victory over Canyon Springs on Friday.
The Meadows boys basketball team didn’t have its best offensive performance Saturday.
The Meadows center Max Hisatake would admit his first choice is to play football at the collegiate level.
The Meadows boys basketball coach Gary Hannig knows there will be high expectations this season after returning nine lettermen and four starters from last year’s Division III state runner-up team.
Agassi Prep coach Trevor Diggs knew he was getting a special player in Deishuan Booker when he first saw him in physical education class three years ago.
The Meadows took advantage of missed shots, foul trouble to build a 19-point lead, then held on for a 58-55 win over Lincoln County in the Division III Southern League semifinals at Spring Valley on Friday.
White Pine junior Debra Kingston waited for the right time to take over against Lincoln County in Friday’s Division III Southern League semifinal at Spring Valley.
Deishuan Booker had 32 points and nine assists Friday to lead Agassi Prep’s boys basketball team to a 78-30 home win over Lincoln County.