Las Vegas didn’t make its first basket of the second half until 3:02 remained in the game, but still rallied to top visiting Rancho 50-49 for third place in the Las Vegas Prep Championship. Woodbridge (Calif.) beat El Toro (Calif.) 44-43 in the championship game.
Basketball
Mitchell Rausch scored 16 points, and Woodbridge topped host Las Vegas 57-48 in the semifinals of the Las Vegas Prep Championship.
Foothill went on a 10-0 run midway through the fourth quarter to get back into the game on the way to a 56-49 win over Legacy in the Las Vegas Prep Championship at Las Vegas High.
Bianca Matlock had 17 points, and Armonnie Byrd added 10 points and 12 rebounds on Tuesday to help Las Vegas’ girls basketball team to a 51-47 win over visiting Eldorado.
Carl Crayon scored 17 points Tuesday as Eldorado’s boys basketball team stormed out to a 37-20 halftime lead before having to fight back for a 60-57 road win over Las Vegas.
Coronado boys basketball coach Jeff Kaufman kept coming back to one word when describing senior forward Nick Kornieck: unorthodox.
Karina Brandon wasn’t always her team’s leading scorer or rebounder.
LaKissa Martin had a late steal and layup to help Rancho’s girls basketball team nip visiting Coronado, 54-53, on Wednesday.
Darrion Daniels had 19 points, and Valley’s boys basketball team made 25 of 31 free throws to hold off host Canyon Springs, 71-68 on Monday.
David McKeever scored 13 points, and Rancho’s boys basketball team held on for a 42-41 victory over host Green Valley on Tuesday.
Josh Villaros poured in 33 points Wednesday to help Basic’s boys basketball team rally for a 73-69 home win over Eldorado.
Taylor Turney made 1 of 2 free throws with five seconds left Wednesday to help Foothill’s girls basketball team edge visiting Rancho, 53-52.
Kayla Watterson hit the game-winning basket with two seconds left Monday to lift Coronado’s girls basketball team to a 43-41 win over visiting Rancho.
Cameron Burton had 27 points and 11 assists as Valley’s boys basketball team downed visiting Canyon Springs 79-72 on Thursday.
Justice Ethridge scored 26 points Thursday as Centennial’s girls basketball team rolled to an 88-62 home victory over Arbor View.