The schedules and results (when available) for the boys and girls basketball tournaments being held Jan. 2-5 in Southern Nevada are here.
Basketball
Sade Booker drained five 3-pointers and had 28 points Saturday to lead Bonanza’s girls basketball team to a 56-55 win over Calvary Chapel for third place at the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
The host Bulldogs, ranked No. 21 nationally by USA Today, cruised to an 86-48 victory over West High School (California) on Saturday to win the tournament title.
The host Bulldogs rolled to a 78-37 victory over the Bruins to clinch a berth in the championship game Saturday afternoon opposite West (Calif.).
Markay Merchant poured in 27 points Friday to lead Del Sol’s girls basketball team to a 52-10 win over host Mountain View in the Vegas Invitational.
Palo Verde was outrebounded badly and lost a 64-37 decision to Jefferson (Washington) in the opening round of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic at Centennial.
Aaliyah Booker made four 3-pointers and had 13 points Thursday to help Bonanza’s girls basketball team to a 46-40 win over Calvary Chapel in the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
Aaliyah Booker made four 3-pointers in the first quarter and finished with 21 points Wednesday to lead Bonanza’s girls basketball team to a 64-16 win over Del Sol in the opening game of the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
The schedules and results (when available) for the prep basketball tournaments in Southern Nevada from Dec. 26-29 are here.
The Mustangs, seemingly out of the game with just 11 seconds left and down five points, staged a remarkable comeback before falling short in a 29-28 loss to Central (California) in the Premier Division final at Durango.
Daejah Phillips had 19 points, 10 rebounds and five steals Saturday to help Centennial’s girls basketball team defeat Grandview (Colorado), 55-43 in the consolation final of the Clare Droesch bracket of the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix.
Journie Augmon scored six of her 10 points during a game-ending 12-0 run to lift Liberty’s girls basketball team to a 44-30 win over Springville (Utah) in the Ruby Division semifinals of the Tarkanian Classic at Durango on Friday.
Kylie Stritenberger scored nine points Friday to lead host Pahrump Valley’s girls basketball team to a 38-34 win over Sunrise Mountain.
The Diamondbacks had a miserable second half and fell to Brea Olinda (California) 47-38 in the quarterfinals of the Tarkanian Classic’s Diamond Division at Orleans Arena.
Daejah Phillips poured in 21 points Thursday to lead Centennial’s girls basketball team to a 67-50 win over Sanford (Del.) in the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix.