Matthew Stevens had 17 points Thursday to lead Sandy (Oregon) to a 71-55 win over The Meadows in the third-place game of the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
Basketball
Jake Epstein poured in 29 points, but The Meadows lost 74-55 to St. Joseph (California) in the Vegas Invitational boys basketball tournament at Mountain View.
Joe Epstein finished with 13 points and four rebounds and was his brother’s quintessential sidekick Tuesday in The Meadows boys basketball team’s 40-37 win over Buckley (California) in the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
Moapa Valley’s basketball team went on a 17-1 run to open the third quarter, but eventually ran out of gas in the fourth in its 52-44 loss to Buckley (California) in the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View on Monday.
Alaexiah Moore had 11 points, and Ejanae Coopwood scored 10 as the Cheyenne girls basketball team nipped host Las Vegas 55-53 in a game that had 60 free-throw attempts.
Demetrius Valdez hit six 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 37 points on Friday to rally Durango’s boys basketball team to a 76-63 win over visiting Desert Oasis.
Dayonna Maddox scored 15 points and Canyon Springs’ girls basketball rallied in the second half to defeat host Faith Lutheran 54-42 on Tuesday.
Bishop Gorman could not hold a fourth-quarter lead and allowed two players to score at least 30 points in a Friday night home loss to Santa Margarita (Calif.), 83-78.
Geoff Faries connected on five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points as Basic’s boys basketball team held on for a 64-61 win over visiting Chaparral on Thursday.
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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.
Jake Epstein got two transition baskets before halftime, then scored 21 second-half points to lead The Meadows to a 63-54 win in the Division III boys state basketball semifinals at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center. The Meadows (26-3) plays Yerington (26-3) in the title game at 12:50 p.m. Saturday.
The Mustangs opened the game on a 14-0 run, and Mountain View never threatened as The Meadows rolled to a 60-39 win over the Saints in the Division III Southern League tournament title game at Desert Pines.
The Mustangs were 12-0 in the Division III Southern League, and all four of its remaining games were at home. But The Meadows dropped two consecutive games to make things interesting before finally closing out the title with a 66-51 home win over Mountain View on Saturday.
Marcella Peek had 25 points, 21 rebounds and 10 blocked shots to lead The Meadows girls basketball team to a 50-44 win over visiting Mountain View on Saturday.