Las Vegas battled back from as many as 16 points down in the second half Tuesday but couldn’t find an answer for Trevin Knell and lost 69-58 to Woods Cross (Utah) in the third-place game of the Eastbay Division at Bishop Gorman.
Basketball
Bishop Gorman put together an impressive second-half rally before finally falling to Oklahoma’s Putnam City West 66-64 in the Tarkanian Classic’s Diamond Division third-place game at Durango.
Bishop Gorman saw a nine-point lead fizzle away in the final 4:43 of regulation and went on to lose 86-79 in overtime to nationally ranked Mater Dei (California) in the semifinals of the Tarknanian Classic’s Platinum Division.
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.
The fifth annual Tarkanian Classic, which has become one of the nation’s preeminent holiday basketball events, opens Thursday with 12 showcase games at Bishop Gorman.
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.
Follow the link for postseason boys basketball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
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.
Before I can graduate, there’s some basketball to discuss. The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association boys and girls state tournaments are in Reno this week, and I took a break from writing my book about the 2015 football season (“The Year of the Butt Punt”) to make the trip north and check out all the action.
Carl Crayon scored 23 points, including a go-ahead layup with six seconds left to lift Eldorado’s boys basketball team to a 61-58 road win over Rancho on Tuesday.
Rae Burrell had 15 points and 11 rebounds Tuesday as Foothill’s girls basketball team secured the Southeast League title with a 57-36 win over visiting Coronado.
Xavier Jarvis scored five of his 39 points in overtime to lift Green Valley’s boys basketball team to an 82-80 home win over Eldorado on Tuesday.
Shane Barnes had 15 points Friday night to lead Eldorado’s boys basketball team to a 55-51 home win over Rancho.