The host Bulldogs, ranked No. 21 nationally by USA Today, cruised to an 86-48 victory over West High School (California) on Saturday to win the tournament title.
Basketball
The host Bulldogs rolled to a 78-37 victory over the Bruins to clinch a berth in the championship game Saturday afternoon opposite West (Calif.).
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.
The Bulldogs raced to leads of as much as 20 points twice in the first 7 minutes, 7 seconds of their Northwest League boys basketball season opener at home, only to have the Spartans claw their way back close. But finally, after Cimarron had gotten within 13 again early in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs pulled away for good en route to an 81-62 victory.
Daejah Phillips scored 18 points Tuesday as Centennial’s girls basketball team opened defense of its fourth straight large school state title with a 90-31 home win over Cimarron-Memorial .
Alexander Spaight led all scorers with 25 points for Canyon Springs’ boys basketball team in a 70-66 overtime victory over host Green Valley on Friday night. took down the Gators in overtime.
Here are the latest Southern Nevada girls basketball rankings.
Rayshon Funches converted the go-ahead basket with 32 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and teammate Emmanuel Austin added a free throw on the ensuing possession to help Legacy secure a 57-54 victory over Democracy Prep in the tournament championship on Saturday night.
The Blue Knights overwhelmed Cimarron-Memorial on Friday to record a 72-46 victory in Legacy Tip-Off Classic quarterfinal play. They will meet Arbor View at 10:25 a.m. Saturday in the semifinals.
Legacy built a comfortable halftime lead and cruised to a 60-28 victory despite missing a bevy of layups.
Here are the latest Southern Nevada girls basketball rankings.
Savio Rivera made five 3-pointers and shot 12-for-12 from the free-throw line en route to a game-high 33 points in the Centennial boys basketball team’s 74-59 home win over Las Vegas High on Tuesday night.
Here are the Nevada Preps girls basketball rankings as of Nov. 21.
Here is the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s 2018 all-state girls basketball team.