Senior guard and UNLV commit Justice Ethridge scored a season-high 32 points Friday, powering the Bulldogs to a 59-39 victory overEtiwanda (California) in the championship game of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic’s platinum bracket at Centennial.
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Las Vegas topped Desert Pines 58-48 on Thursday night to advance to the Las Vegas Prep Championship final opposite Eldorado.
Melanie Isbell and Eboni Walker led a balanced attack for Centennial girl’s basketball team with 11 points apiece Thursday as the Bulldogs took down visiting Millennium (Arizona) in the Las Vegas Holiday Classic, 59-38.
Jonathan Thomas scored a game-high 23 points to lead Eldorado’s boys basketball team to a 75-65 victory over Santa Fe (Calif.) in theLas Vegas Prep Championship on Wednesday afternoon.
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.
Las Vegas senior guard Donovan Joyner had 23 points in a 73-42 victory over Jefferson (California) in the Las Vegas Prep Championship on Tuesday night.
Taeha Pankey scored six of her 15 points in overtime Friday as the Legacy girls basketball team edged Juneau-Douglas (Alaska) in the Tarkanian Classic at Liberty.
Dajaah Lightfoot and Eliyjah Pricebrooks each scored 14 Thursday to boost Desert Oasis girls basketball team to a 69-53 win over Southwest DeKalb (Georgia) in the Tarkanian Classic at Durango.
Senior Essence Booker scored a game-high 28 points, and a run of 23 unanswered points catapulted the Grizzlies to a 67-42 victory over Mt. Eden (California) in the opening round of the Tarkanian Classic at Liberty High School.
Joe Epstein hit a 3-pointer and two free throws late in the game to help lift The Meadows’ boys basketball team to a 51-47 home win over Lincoln County on Saturday.
Aaryn Anderson and Ishon Hardin each scored 20 points as Centennial’s boys basketball team held on for a 67-61 win over visiting Palo Verde on Friday.
Jermaine McCormick had 23 points, Kavon Williams had 20 points, and Cheyenne’s boys basketball team rallied in the fourth quarter for a 69-63 victory over visiting Las Vegas on Wenesday night.
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Knylen Miller-Levi’s block at the end of the half set up a dominant second half, and Canyon Springs senior Kevin Legardy scored a season-high 35 on the night as the Pioneers took down Legacy at home Friday, 72-54.
Teionni McDaniel had 27 points, five rebounds and five steals to lead Cheyenne’s girls basketball team to a 54-43 home win over Rancho on Friday.