Samantha Thomas, a junior who transferred from Marian High in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., with her sister Bailey prior to this season, scored 31 points as host Centennial routed Reno, 91-56 in the title game of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic.
Basketball
Las Vegas didn’t make its first basket of the second half until 3:02 remained in the game, but still rallied to top visiting Rancho 50-49 for third place in the Las Vegas Prep Championship. Woodbridge (Calif.) beat El Toro (Calif.) 44-43 in the championship game.
Centennial’s girls basketball team had plenty of chances to just relax Tuesday.
Karen Weitz has had some outstanding teams in her 17 seasons as Centennial’s girls basketball coach.
But the group Weitz has assembled this year may end up being her best.
Foothill went on a 10-0 run midway through the fourth quarter to get back into the game on the way to a 56-49 win over Legacy in the Las Vegas Prep Championship at Las Vegas High.
Jake Epstein scored 41 of his 50 points in the first half and hit 11 3-pointers Friday to lead The Meadows’ boys basketball team to an 88-45 win over White Pine in Ely.
Justice Ethridge scored 26 points Friday to help Centennial’s girls basketball team to a 61-45 win over Dillard (Fla.) in the Nike Tournament of Champions in Gilbert, Ariz.
Darion Jackson led four Canyon Springs boys basketball players in double figures with 16 points as the Pioneers beat visiting Palo Verde 61-58 in overtime on Wednesday.
Tasia Moore and Niara Smith each had seven points in the fourth quarter Wednesday to help Cimarron-Memorial’s girls basketball team rally for a 48-42 win at Legacy.
Bishop Gorman held Castle View (Colo.) to two field goals and five points in the first half and didn’t allow a point during a 13-minute stretch en route to a 64-40 win in the final game of the Las Vegas Invitational.
Liberty forward Gabby Doxtator didn’t score a single point in the Patriots’ second game of the Las Vegas Invitational on Friday. The 5-foot-11-inch senior finished with 13 rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocked shots in the Patriots’ 69-43 win over Desert Hills (Utah) at Bishop Gorman.
Autumn Westmoreland scored 10 of her 14 points in the first half Thursday as Arbor View’s girls basketball team pulled away from Coronado for a 60-35 win in the opening game of the Las Vegas Invitational at Bishop Gorman.
Cameron Trailer nailed a 3-pointer from the right wing with two seconds remaining Wednesday to lift Arbor View’s boys basketball team to a 54-52 road win over Basic.
Niara Smith had 27 points, six rebounds, five assists and five steals Wednesday to help Cimarron-Memorial’s girls basketball team to a 63-43 win over visiting Valley.
Alajahn Banks had 20 points and Cheyenne’s boys basketball team was 5-for-5 from the free-throw line in two overtime periods Tuesday en route to a 74-67 road win at Shadow Ridge.
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