Coronado and Bishop Gorman will play for the Class 5A boys basketball state title at 7 p.m. Friday after the teams were victorious in their state semifinals Thursday.
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The top four Class 5A boys basketball teams — Coronado, Liberty, Bishop Gorman and Arbor View — will play for the state title Thursday and Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Liberty forward Andre Porter scored 33 points in the Patriots’ win over Bishop Gorman on Friday to earn Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Week honors.
Centennial rolled to a road win against Liberty in a girls basketball game. Here are photos from the game.
Liberty senior forward Andre Porter, a UNLV football commit, scored 33 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to help the Patriots defeat Bishop Gorman on Friday.
Coronado, ranked No. 3 in the Review-Journal’s Class 5A boys basketball rankings, pulled away with a big third quarter to claim a road win over top-ranked Liberty.
Liberty cruised to a home victory over Spring Valley in a girls basketball game. Here are photos from the game.
Coronado’s boys basketball team defeated Bishop Gorman at the Big City Showdown and showed it is a serious title contender. Here are three takeaways from Saturday’s games.
Coronado led early and rolled to a home win over Bishop Gorman at the Big City Showdown on Saturday. The Centennial girls also earned a big victory over Gorman.
Bishop Gorman and Coronado’s boys basketball teams play at 8 p.m. Saturday to highlight the seven-game schedule at this year’s Big City Showdown at Coronado.
Liberty used a 12-0 third-quarter run to pull away from Coronado. Patriots guard Satsuki Bradley led all scorers with 21 points.
The race for the Class 5A boys basketball state title is wide open, with contenders across the league, including Bishop Gorman, Liberty, Coronado and Arbor View.
Centennial, the eight-time defending state champion, will seek to keep its title streak alive without three starters as the high school girls basketball season begins.
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Liberty’s Ali’a Matavao was the Gatorade Nevada and Class 5A Southern League basketball player of the year, and won two state titles at the 5A state track and field meet.