Spring Valley junior guard Charolette De Lisle’s layup at the buzzer gave the Grizzlies a 64-62 home win over Coronado on Friday night.
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The Centennial senior scored 29 points in a 63-47 win over Bonita Vista (California) in the Nike Tournament of Champions.
New Liberty girls basketball coach Billy Hemberger, who came over from Spring Valley, hopes to help the Patriots compete with heavy favorite Centennial in Class 5A.
Spring Valley has come a long way from its days as a 1-24 team, but Centennial has won six straight state championships and once again stands in the way of its girls basketball title hopes.
Ethan Speaker scored 28 points for Boulder City, but the Eagles fell behind early in a 67-57 loss to Churchill County in the Class 3A state basketball semifinals Thursday.
Centennial opens the season again as the best girls basketball team in Nevada and ranked No. 23 nationally by USA Today. The Bulldogs have won five straight state titles.
Palo Verde was outrebounded badly and lost a 64-37 decision to Jefferson (Washington) in the opening round of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic at Centennial.
Aaliyah Booker made four 3-pointers and had 13 points Thursday to help Bonanza’s girls basketball team to a 46-40 win over Calvary Chapel in the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
Alexis Lea scored 10 points, including 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the final 40 seconds, to help Basic’s girls basketball team secure a 45-41 home victory over Boulder City on Tuesday night.
Shania Harper fell just shy of a double-double average last season, logging 9.6 points and 11.3 rebounds per game for Sierra Vista. But a breakout summer helped her secure ascholarship to New Mexico State, and has prepared her to stake a claim as one of the best players in the Las Vegas Valley.
Brooklyn Hafen scored 15 points as Lincoln County’s girls basketball team rolled to a 57-12 home win over The Meadows on Saturday.
Tied going into the fourth quarter, Bishop Gorman’s girls basketball team used a 13-0 run in the final frame and rode 27 points from Shaira Young to knock off Oak Ridge (California) 52-47 in the So Cal Holiday Prep Classic in San Diego on Wednesday.
Every player who dressed for Centennial’s girls basketball Wednesday scored as the Bulldogs rolled to a 79-20 victory over visiting Beckman (California) in pool play on the first day of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic.
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.
Here are the Review-Journal’s girls basketball rankings.
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