Dejonte Allen’s put-back at the buzzer lifted Chaparral’s boys basketball team to a 61-59 victory over visiting Basic on Thursday.
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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.
Noah Taitz scored a game-high 26 points to help Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team to a 72-47 victory over Galena in the Gaels’ season debut Wednesday in the Wild West Shootout in Reno.
Here are the Review-Journal’s boys basketball rankings.
Here are the Review-Journal’s girls basketball rankings.
Coronado’s Jaden Hardy is one of the top ninth-garders in the country, and holds scholarship offers from several major collegiate basketball programs, including UNLV, where his older brother, Amauri, is a freshman point guard.
The Gaels bring back nine letter winners and hope to be in contention for the Sunset Region title.
Bishop Gorman senior defensive end Adam Plant committed to Arizona on Monday afternoon.
The U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Committee announced Monday that Bishop Gorman quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson is a nominee for the U.S. Army Player of the Year Award.
The Gaels have won six straight state championships, but must replace four starters from last year’s team.
Shadow Ridge’s girls volleyball team won its first state title with a 26-24, 17-25, 25-12, 21-25, 15-9 victory over defending champion Bishop Gorman on Saturday.
Bishop Gorman’s soccer team scored three times in the second half to beat McQueen 3-0 and win the Class 4A girls state championship at North Valleys.
Whittnee Nihipali’s jump serve helped Shadow Ridge’s girls volleyball team rally from a five-point deficit in the fifth set and earn a 25-23, 25-27, 25-23, 23-25, 15-13 victory over Coronado in a state semifinal at Faith Lutheran on Friday.
On the strength of three first-half goals within a stretch of 19 minutes, the Cougars’ boys soccer team beat North Valleys 3-0 to advance to Saturday’s Class 4A state championship game against Wooster.
After missing on two scoring chances just moments before, Gianna Gourley scored in the 67th minute to give Bishop Gorman a 1-0 win over the Grizzlies.
