Taylor Bigby began what it hopes will be a run to a record-breaking sixth consecutive Class 4A state title with an 87-12 win over Arbor View on Thursday.
Basketball
Cheyenne hardly missed in the first half on its way to an 88-79 win at Faith Lutheran in the second round of the Mountain Region playoffs. The Desert Shields (12-14) will visit Legacy (16-10) in a quarterfinal at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
Kamari Burnside scored 19 of his team-high 23 points in the second half as the Diamondbacks held on for a 77-76 win over the Aggies in the Sunset Region quarterfinals.
Brian Washington had 22 points, and George Tribble scored 18 to propel the Cimarron-Memorial boys basketball team past host Durango on Saturday, 91-71.
Jermaine McCormick had 23 points, Kavon Williams had 20 points, and Cheyenne’s boys basketball team rallied in the fourth quarter for a 69-63 victory over visiting Las Vegas on Wenesday night.
Here are the Review-Journal’s boys basketball rankings.
Here are the Review-Journal’s girls basketball rankings.
Justin Roberts had a team-high 15 points, but Findlay Prep suffered a 76-47 loss to Sierra Canyon (California) on Friday in the semifinals at the Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions in Springfield, Missouri.
Niara Smith scored 12 of her game-high 18 points in the second half on Friday as Cimarron-Memorial’s girls basketball team rallied in the second half for a 54-43 win at Desert Pines.
Cimarron-Memorial had ample opportunities on offense to make its basketball life easier Friday.
Madison Washington scored 15 points to lead host Bishop Gorman’s girls to the championship of the Las Vegas Invitational tournament Saturday with a 60-49 win over American Fork (Utah).
Javon Peterson scored 16 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter Thursday to help Cheyenne’s boys basketball team to a 66-58 victory at Mojave.
Bria Buchanan scored 10 points on Thursday to lead Cheyenne’s girls basketball team to a 36-24 road win over Mojave.