LaVerk Hodges’ 3-pointer with less than 30 seconds left gave Del Sol a 64-62 overtime win over Boulder City for the Class 3A Southern Region boys basketball championship.
Basketball
The Mustangs (15-9) forced 32 turnovers against the Lakers, employing a three-quarter court pressure defense that threw off North Tahoe (15-13) from the beginning.
The Mustangs blew things open in the second quarter and cruised to a 63-44 victory over Lincoln County to claim the Class 2A Southern League championship at Del Sol.
The Meadows opened the game on a 21-2 run and rolled to a 65-38 victory over Lake Mead in the semifinals of the Class 2A Southern League tournament at SLAM Academy.
A week after the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association ordered the Lions to forfeit 11 league games because of an ineligible player, a hearing officer determined Calvary Chapel would have six wins restored.
Here are the 2019 all-league boys basketball teams as selected by coaches.
Here are the 2019 all-league girls basketball teams as selected by coaches.
Jessup Lake had 22 points Friday to lead Moapa Valley’s boys basketball team to a 69-61 double-overtime win over host Virgin Valley.
Caitlyn Covington scored 13 points Friday to help Shadow Ridge’s girls basketball team top host Palo Verde, 51-45 in overtime
Tommie Lindsey scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half on Saturday as Cheyenne’s boys basketball team held on for a 63-59 home victory over Canyon Springs.
Jeanette Fine scored 28 points Saturday to lead the Canyon Springs girls basketball team to a 75-44 road win over Cheyenne in a Northeast League game.
Eboni Walker had 14 points and 13 rebounds Saturday to help Centennial’s girls basketball team cruise past Etiwanda (California), 75-41 in Stockton, California.
The No. 2 Chargers overpowered the No. 3 Cougars at South Point Arena en route to a 79-40 victory on Saturday afternoon. Oklahoma recruit Jalen Hill scored 22 points for the Chargers.
Shamir Chambers hit a right corner 3-pointer as time expired Friday to lift Legacy’s boys basketball team to a 93-91 home win over Shadow Ridge.
Senior wing Sharmayne Finley had 43 points and 11 rebounds to lead Democracy Prep’s girls basketball team to a 63-55 home win over Rancho on Friday night.
