The Centennial girls basketball team, seeking a ninth straight state title, forced 29 turnovers in romping to a road win over Arbor View on Wednesday.
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Centennial girls junior guard Kaniya Boyd, a four-star prospect by ESPN, announced her college commitment to Tennessee on Monday on her social media accounts.
Even on an off night, the Centennial girls basketball team remained excellent, cruising to yet another resounding victory despite some atypical struggles.
The Coronado girls basketball team hit 32 of 36 free throws and overcame its first-half struggles to defeat Faith Lutheran on the road Tuesday night.
Desert Pines senior guard Evan Tatum averaged 17 points and 8.5 rebounds in the Jaguars’ two wins last week.
Faith Lutheran junior guard Raina Forgue scored 16 points to lead the Crusaders in a 60-51 win over Spring Valley last Wednesday.
McDonald’s All-American Aaliyah Gayles was shot multiple times Saturday night at a house party in North Las Vegas and underwent surgery for survivable wounds, sources said.
Sixth-seeded Spring Valley upset second-seeded Liberty in double overtime to advance to the Class 5A Southern Region basketball championship game Saturday.
Top-seeded Centennial clinched a berth in next week’s Class 5A girls state basketball tournament, where the Bulldogs will go for their seventh straight title.
Bronny James and Sierra Canyon will play two games in the event, while Bishop Gorman aims to keep the Platinum Division title at home for the third straight year.
Arbor View used a huge third-quarter rebounding edge to erase a halftime deficit on its way to a 66-54 win at Palo Verde.
Taylor Etopio scored 17 points, and Faith Lutheran’s girls basketball team went 8-for-8 from the free-throw line in the final four minutes to score a 53-49 overtime victory against visiting Shadow Ridge on Thursday night.
Julian Strawther hit a 3-pointer as time expired Thursday to give Liberty’s boys basketball team a 67-64 road win over Green Valley.
The 6-foot-1-inch, 185-pound senior shortstop was batting .515 with four home runs, six doubles, 12 stolen bases and 19 RBIs through last week as the Rams’ leadoff man.
Melanie Isbell scored 20 points, including a back-breaking 3-pointer in the third quarter. She led four double-digit scorers as Centennial cruised to a 75-45 victory over Spring Valley in the Sunset Region title game at Legacy.
