Two teams from Southern Nevada have claimed the most boys and girls high school basketball state championships in state history.
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Amid the NBA Summer League and WNBA All-Star Game, 40 top youth basketball players, including Centennial’s Nation Williams, participated in the Jr. NBA Showcase.
Here are the latest Nevada Preps girls basketball rankings.
Centennial junior guard Jade Thomas will play college basketball at UNLV, she announced Monday via Twitter.
The Centennial girls basketball team, ranked No.4 in the nation by USA Today’s expert rankings, picked up a 70-46 victory over No. 2 Clovis West (Calif.) at the St. Mary’s Showcase in Stockton, California on Monday, behind four Bulldogs with double-digit point totals.
Paulina Silcox’s free throw with 13.8 seconds remaining in overtime Tuesday gave the Panthers the lead, and Palo Verde came up with a crucial defensive stop on the final possession to hang on for a 71-70 victory over Arbor View in the Division I Sunset Region quarterfinals.
Follow the link for the latest girls basketball coaches poll.
Preseason information for Centennial’s girls basketball team.
Assana King had 20 points and seven rebounds Friday to help Shadow Ridge rally for a 56-53 home win over Silverado.
Mikala Kirby scored 10 of her game-high 32 points in overtime to lift Desert Oasis’ girls basketball team to a 65-56 road win over Rancho on Tuesday.
Follow the link for preseason information for Centennial girls basketball.