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.
Basketball
Jaden Hardy had 28 points and 10 rebounds Thursday to lead the Coronado boys basketball team to an 81-69 win over Dominican (Wisconsin) in the Hoop City Classic in Mitchell, South Dakota.
Karson Bailey had eight points, nine rebounds and five blocks Wednesday as Boulder City’s boys basketball team beat Valley View (California) 55-42 in the Paloma Valley Winter Shootout at Lake Elsinore, California.
Every player who dressed for Centennial’s girls basketball Wednesday scored as the Bulldogs rolled to a 79-20 victory over visiting Beckman (California) in pool play on the first day of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic.
Lajaei West had seven points and 12 rebounds to lead Del Sol’s girls basketball team to a 22-21 home win over Silverado on Monday.
Marvin Coleman had 20 points and six rebounds Monday to lift Foothill’s boys basketball team to a 76-67 home over Palo Verde.
Isabelle Meza scored the game-winning basket with nine seconds remaining Friday to lift Pahrump Valley’s girls basketball team to a 35-33 win over visiting Boulder City.
Lauryn Calo led a balanced attack with nine points Wednesday as Shadow Ridge’s girls basketball team held on to defeat host Durango, 42-37.
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Katey Roquemore scored 21 of her 24 points in the final three quarters to help Foothill’s girls basketball team overcome an early 13-4 deficit and pull away for a 57-38 win over Faith Lutheran in the Liberty Invitational on Friday at Liberty.
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.
Sunrise Mountain’s Nina Carpenter scored 15 points Tuesday and the Miners withstood a fourth-quarter rally to hang on for a 37-34 road win at Desert Pines.
Canyon Springs’ girls basketball team would have done just about anything to shave the last three minutes off of its second game Saturday.
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