Millani Johnson scored 14 points to help Western’s girls basketball team earn the final spot in the Class 3A Southern Region playoffs with a 36-28 win over Del Sol in a Sunset League play-in game on Friday at Valley.
Basketball
Kadrena Johnson’s basket with five seconds to play Tuesday gave Palo Verde’s girls basketball team a 34-32 home win over Bonanza.
The Rattlers blew a six-point lead in the final 22 seconds of overtime, but managed to maintain their poise and eventually pulled off a 59-57 thriller in triple overtime against Moapa Valley in the Class 3A Southern Region semifinals at Del Sol on Thursday.
Sharmayne Finley scored a game-high 45 points Friday to lead Democracy Prep’s girls basketball team to a 64-60 overtime victory over host Needles.
Trisa Butler scored the first eight points of the fourth quarter Wednesday to build a 10-point lead, and the second-seeded Jaguars held on for a 31-25 home win over No. 3 Boulder City in the Class 3A Southern Region girls basketball quarterfinals.
After making the playoffs last year, the Pirates bring back six letter winners.
Mikala Kirby and Ashlynn Sharp each scored 14 points Friday as Desert Oasis’ girls basketball team erased a seven-point halftime deficit and rallied for a 64-59 win over visiting Palo Verde.
Destiny Gonzalez poured in 26 points Tuesday to lead Western’s girls basketball team to a 50-34 win over visiting Sierra Vista.
Bria Buchanan had 19 points and 17 rebounds Monday to help Cheyenne’s girls basketball team to a 57-53 overtime win over visiting Western.