Bishop Gorman senior Noah Westbrook had a double-double to help the Gaels win the Class 5A state title and earn Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Week honors.
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Check out the scores and top performances from Monday’s high school basketball and flag football action.
Liberty graduate and top recruit Dedan Thomas Jr. joins an experienced roster on UNLV men’s basketball coach Kevin Kruger’s most talented team to date.
Chad Beeten resigned in February after he made complaints to the school about what he saw as its racial mistreatment of his basketball players, according to a letter he wrote school officials.
Check out the scores and top performances from Friday’s high school basketball action.
Spring Valley junior guard Charolette De Lisle’s layup at the buzzer gave the Grizzlies a 64-62 home win over Coronado on Friday night.
The Centennial senior scored 29 points in a 63-47 win over Bonita Vista (California) in the Nike Tournament of Champions.
Mojave senior point guard Giali Chapman scored 23 points as the Rattlers defeated St. Mary’s (Arizona) 78-70 in their final game of the Tarkanian Classic last Thursday.
Liberty and Bishop Gorman enter the boys basketball season as the favorites in Class 5A, but they know there is stiff competition behind them.
New Liberty girls basketball coach Billy Hemberger, who came over from Spring Valley, hopes to help the Patriots compete with heavy favorite Centennial in Class 5A.
Darrion Williams hit a 3-pointer for an early lead that Bishop Gorman never relinquished en route to a victory over Liberty in the second showdown between the nationally ranked teams.
Check out the top performances from Thursday’s high school basketball action.
Spring Valley has come a long way from its days as a 1-24 team, but Centennial has won six straight state championships and once again stands in the way of its girls basketball title hopes.
Bishop Gorman is the favorite to run its state championship streak in boys basketball to 10, but the Gaels won’t have an easy path.
Ethan Speaker scored 28 points for Boulder City, but the Eagles fell behind early in a 67-57 loss to Churchill County in the Class 3A state basketball semifinals Thursday.