Nevada high school basketball

BOYS BASKETBALL: Molchon’s buzzer-beater lifts Crusaders

John Molchon’s basket as the overtime buzzer sounded gave Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team a 64-62 home win over Mojave on Thursday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Silcox powers Panthers to win over Longhorns

January 29, 2015 - 10:35 pm

Paulina Silcox scored 31 points, including the go-ahead basket with four seconds remaining in the game Thursday, to lift Palo Verde’s girls basketball team to a 58-55 win over visiting Legacy.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Panthers nail clutch free throws to down Trailblazers

January 27, 2015 - 11:08 pm

Grant Dressler poured in 29 points, and Palo Verde’s boys basketball team nailed four straight free throws in the final minute to edge visiting Durango 79-75 on Tuesday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Carpenter’s double-double lifts Miners by Cowboys

January 23, 2015 - 11:23 pm

Nina Carpenter had 12 points, 16 rebounds and six blocked shots Friday to help Sunrise Mountain’s girls basketball team rally to top visiting Chaparral, 46-37 in overtime.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Crusaders hang on to upset Chargers

January 21, 2015 - 10:27 pm

Zach Friel and Elijah Kothe each scored 15 points as Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team upset visiting Clark 66-61 on Wednesday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Evans directs Pirates’ furious comeback over Miners

January 21, 2015 - 10:25 pm

Summer Evans’ tie-breaking layup with seven seconds left Wednesday capped a furious comeback as Moapa Valley’s girls basketball team nipped visiting Sunrise Mountain, 49-47.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: King helps Mustangs rally by Skyhawks

January 16, 2015 - 11:49 pm

Assana King had 20 points and seven rebounds Friday to help Shadow Ridge rally for a 56-53 home win over Silverado.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Tharaldson’s layup lifts Crusaders by Desert Shields

January 8, 2015 - 11:07 pm

Gary Tharaldson had just one basket on Thursday night. But the shot couldn’t have been bigger.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Pierce’s heroics send Warriors by Trojans

January 8, 2015 - 11:04 pm

Capricia Pierce hit two free throws with 1.6 seconds to play on Thursday to lift Western’s girls basketball team to a 43-42 home win over Pahrump Valley.

Clark guard Keyshaun Webb drives in for an uncontested layup against Mojave on Tuesday. Clar ...

Clark waits for right shot in 2OT

By DAMON SEITERS / RJ

January 7, 2015 - 12:01 am

Clark’s boys basketball team had turned the ball over 22 times heading into the second overtime Tuesday. So Chargers coach Chad Beeten decided the best strategy might be to do nothing at all.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Clark’s free throws send Longhorns past Panthers in OT

January 6, 2015 - 11:38 pm

Aviona Clark went 5-for-6 from the free-throw line in overtime and scored 19 points Tuesday to help Legacy’s girls basketball team to a 63-56 home win over Palo Verde.