Mark Coleman is an assistant basketball coach at Democracy Prep, where a team his two sons star on has given him reason to battle Stage 4 prostate cancer.
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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.
Mojave senior point guard Giali Chapman scored 23 points as the Rattlers defeated St. Mary’s (Arizona) 78-70 in their final game of the Tarkanian Classic last Thursday.
Bishop Gorman, ranked No. 12 nationally by MaxPreps fell to No. 19 West Ranch (California) 67-62 in the Platinum Bracket championship game in the Tarkanian Classic on Thursday night.
Cimarron-Memorial junior guard Heaven Hill scored 19 points and added five rebounds and five steals in a 60-33 win over Bonanza last Friday.
Desert Pines senior point guard Destiny Sao-Martinez scored 15 points and had six assists in a 48-41 victory over Desert Oasis on Dec. 6.
Palo Verde sophomore guard Mason Abittan scored 30 points in a win over Silverado and 24 in a win against Sierra Vista last week.
Five Arbor View players scored in double figures to lead the Aggies to a win over Shadow Ridge in a boys basketball game Friday. Here are photos from the game.
The Palo Verde girls basketball team built a solid halftime lead and then held off Silverado in the second half Thursday. Check out photos from the game.
Bishop Gorman, ranked ninth in the nation by MaxPreps, was red-hot from the perimeter en route to an easy home win over Mojave on Wednesday night.
Centennial senior point guard Elijah Burney scored 19 points and added five rebounds and four steals in the Bulldogs’ season-opening win last week.
Spring Valley sophomore guard Mia Ervin scored 29 points in a win over Las Vegas last week and has been named the Nevada Preps Girls Athlete of the Week.
Mojave defeated Faith Lutheran 63-51 in a boys basketball game Friday night at Durango High School in the Battle Born Showcase.
Spring Valley held off Las Vegas 71-68 in a girls basketball game Thursday behind a big night from sophomore guard Mia Ervin.
Karen Weitz, who has led the Centennial girls basketball team to 13 state titles, won her debut with the boys as she begins a season coaching both squads.