Nevada high school basketball

BOYS BASKETBALL: Epstein pours in 50 points in Mustangs’ win at White Pine

Jake Epstein scored 41 of his 50 points in the first half and hit 11 3-pointers Friday to lead The Meadows’ boys basketball team to an 88-45 win over White Pine in Ely.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Fox’s three-point play lifts Faith Lutheran over Canyon Spings

December 11, 2015 - 11:50 pm

Jaylen Fox’s three-point play with less than 20 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter gave Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team the lead, and the visiting Crusaders held on for a 54-53 victory over Canyon Springs on Friday.

TIP-OFF CLASSIC: Wasatch edges Centennial for title

By David Schoen / RJ

December 6, 2015 - 12:48 am

Centennial’s boys basketball team played 24 seconds of great defense late in the fourth quarter Saturday night.

The Bulldogs needed to clamp down for just a little bit longer.

TIP-OFF CLASSIC: Longhorns compete, but fall to Clovis East

By David Schoen / RJ

December 4, 2015 - 11:55 pm

Legacy boys basketball coach Jack Tarango walked out of the gymnasium bleary eyed but with a smile on his face.

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TIP-OFF CLASSIC: Mojave jumps on Churchill County

December 4, 2015 - 12:13 am

The motto for Mojave’s boys basketball team this season is “Start fast, finish strong.”

Senior guard Daryl Adams took that to heart Thursday.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Littles, Falcons finish off Wolves

February 13, 2015 - 12:07 am

Torrance Littles had 16 points and 12 rebounds as Foothill’s boys basketball team finished a 72-64 overtime win over visiting Basic on Thursday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Criss-Felton, Cowboys wrap up Sunrise League title

February 12, 2015 - 10:45 pm

Taij Criss-Felton scored 19 points Thursday as Chaparral wrapped up its first girls basketball league title in more than 20 years with a 63-43 win over visiting Desert Pines.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Glenn sends Rattlers past Grizzlies

February 4, 2015 - 10:43 pm

Jordan Glenn poured in 32 points Wednesday to lead Mojave’s boys basketball team to a 77-60 win at Spring Valley.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Myles, Jaguars hand Eagles first Sunrise League loss

February 4, 2015 - 10:42 pm

Chrystian Myles had 14 points and five steals Wednesday to help Desert Pines’ girls basketball team stun host Boulder City, 42-37.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Floyd scores 30 as Chargers nip Mojave

February 2, 2015 - 11:14 pm

Bobbi Floyd scored 30 points Monday to lead Clark’s girls basketball team to a 54-48 win at Mojave.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Molchon’s buzzer-beater lifts Crusaders

January 29, 2015 - 10:55 pm

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.

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.