Trinity used its size to create a substantial rebounding advantage, and earned an 80-61 win over Foothill in the semifinals of the Las Vegas Prep Championship at Las Vegas High.
Basketball
Cimarron-Memorial’s girls basketball team fell behind 18-3 early in the second quarter and couldn’t recover in its 54-45 loss to Spanish Springs in the Gator Winter Classic at Green Valley on Thursday.
Las Vegas topped Desert Pines 58-48 on Thursday night to advance to the Las Vegas Prep Championship final opposite Eldorado.
Follow the link for postseason girls basketball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Follow the link for postseason boys basketball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Josh Valencia and Mory Soumahoro combined to hit 8 of 12 3-pointers to lead the host Wildcats to a 65-49 win over Woodbridge (Calif.) in the semifinals of the Las Vegas Prep Championship.
Rae Burrell had 21 points Thursday to lead Foothill’s girls basketball team to a 44-38 win at Rancho.
Marquise Rayborn scored 18 points Thursday, and Las Vegas’ boys basketball team routed Liberty 67-50 to move into a tie for second place in the Northeast League.
Mitchell Rausch scored 16 points, and Woodbridge topped host Las Vegas 57-48 in the semifinals of the Las Vegas Prep Championship.
Karen Weitz has had some outstanding teams in her 17 seasons as Centennial’s girls basketball coach.
But the group Weitz has assembled this year may end up being her best.
Liberty’s girls basketball team wasn’t pushed in its first four games of its own tournament.
The Patriots finally got a test from rival Foothill in the championship game Saturday — and passed with flying colors.
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.
Follow the link for the latest boys basketball coaches poll.
Spring Valley’s girls basketball team won just one game last season.
