Essence Booker scored 28 points and made the game-winning free throws with 13 seconds left to lift Spring Valley to a 67-65 victory over in the Gator Winter Classic’s diamond division championship game on Saturday night,
Basketball
Liberty’s girls basketball team went on a 13-0 run to start the game Friday night en route to its 62-20 victory over Foothill in the Diamond bracket quarterfinals of the Gator Winter Classic at Green Valley.
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.
Green Valley finished 26.5 percent shooting from the field, including 1-for-11 in the third quarter, to allow visiting Beverly Hills (California) to pull away from a 21-all halftime score and claim a 52-39 victory in the Gator Winter Classic.
Jacob Heese was 11-for-11 from the free-throw line and scored 26 points Friday to lead the Desert Oasis boys basketball team to an 84-78 road win over Sierra Vista.
Taeha Pankey led all scorers with 16 points Thursday to lead Legacy’s girls basketball team past visiting Shadow Ridge, 46-42.
Spring Valley’s girls basketball team took the lead with 46 seconds to play on Thursday and held on for a 47-45 win over Regis Jesuit (Colorado) in the La Jolla (California) Sweet 16 Tournament.
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.
Christopher Hawkins scored 19 points to lift Canyon Springs’ boys basketball team to a 55-49 home win over Rancho on Monday.
Las Vegas High’s Teconna Dyer scored 12 points Tuesday, and the Wildcats made 17 of 21 free throws to hang on for a 44-36 home win over Valley.
Christopher Hawkins poured in 24 points to lift Canyon Springs’ boys basketball team to an 81-65 win over visiting Eldorado on Tuesday.
Maka Ellis scored 12 of his game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter to rally Sierra Vista’s boys basketball team to a 51-48 home win over Bonanza on Wednesday.
Maka Ellis poured in 52 points Monday night to lead the Sierra Vista boys basketball team to an 86-79 win over visiting Desert Oasis.
Jalen Malone tipped in Reggie Ingram’s miss with a second left in overtime Friday to give Eldorado’s boys basketball team a 68-67 home victory over Mojave.