Sharmayne Finley registered a triple-double with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on Wednesday to lead Democracy Prep’s girls basketball team to a 53-33 home win over Western.
Basketball
Mojave’s Isaiah Harper scored 14 points on Wednesday to lead the Rattlers to a 52-47 home victory over Del Sol in boys basketball.
Ian White had 25 points and 12 rebounds to lead Bonanza’s boys basketball team to an 84-67 home win over Basic on Friday.
Kimberlyn Tanner scored 15 points as Silverado’s girls basketball team held on for a 36-34 road win at Western on Friday.
Demarco Alexander led all scorers with 17 points as Cimarron-Memorial’s boys basketball team topped host Arbor View 60-54 on Monday.
Niara Smith had 24 points, and Cimarron-Memorial outscored host Arbor View 8-4 in the second overtime to earn a 60-56 girls basketball victory on Monday.
Kayla Harris scored with eight seconds remaining to cap a late comeback, and the defending Division I-A state champion Grizzlies pulled out an intense 60-58 victory at Green Valley.
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.
Chrys Jackson had 30 points and six assists Monday to help Rancho’s boys basketball team to a 68-57 win over visiting Sunrise Mountain.
Destiny Gonzalez scored eight points during an 11-2 third-quarter run Monday to help Western’s girls basketball team to a 29-24 win over visiting Bonanza.
Western senior Destiny Gonzalez can’t stand entering her school’s gymnasium, even though she practically lives inside. It’s not because of the red and pastel blue colors on the wall, or the condition of the hardwood courts. It’s the trophy case full of 1960s and 1970s titles — ancient relics for today’s students.
The Coronado girls basketball team played an extra game during the Gator Winter Classic, meaning Tuesday’s Gold Bracket quarterfinal at Green Valley was its fifth game in four days.
Silverado girls basketball coach Dean Bosch wasted two timeouts during a span of 1 minute, 10 seconds in the second quarter. After the second one, Bosch warned his team they may need the timeouts at the end of the game.
A 2-3 zone is often seen as a passive defense. But not the way Valley played it on Monday.
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