Lynnae Wilds scored the go-ahead basket with two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, and Spring Valley’s supporting cast carried them to a 62-56 victory over host Green Valley in the championship game on Wednesday night.
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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.
Using a box-and-one defense on Deja Siaki, Rancho limited the senior guard to 10 points and rolled to a 42-24 victory over Silverado to finish unbeaten in pool play at the Gator Winter Classic at Green Valley.
Brooke Haney finished with 15 points and eight rebounds, and the host Gators forced 37 turnovers in a 68-22 victory over Cheyenne during pool play at the Gator Winter Classic.
Chaparral scored just two points in the final 3:30 of overtime, and the Layton Christian’s Lovisa Humla made her only three baskets in the extra period to lift the Eagles to a 64-59 win over the Cowboys at Mountain View.
Marcia Hawkins scored 13 of her game-high 22 points in the second half Tuesday to lift Chaparral’s girls basketball team to a 55-36 win over South El Monte (Calif.) in the semifinals of the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
Destiny Gonzalez poured in 26 points Saturday to help Western’s girls basketball team advance to the semifinals of the Vegas Invitational with a 48-43 win over Clark at Mountain View.
Destiny Gonzalez poured in 26 points Tuesday to lead Western’s girls basketball team to a 50-34 win over visiting Sierra Vista.
Chrystian Myles nailed a 3-pointer with two seconds in the fourth quarter Thursday to lift Desert Pines’ girls basketball team to a 34-32 victory over host Moapa Valley at Overton.
Chrystian Myles scored 17 points Tuesday to help Desert Pines’ girls basketball team hold on for a 41-39 win at Las Vegas.
Alexia Thrower scored 23 points to help Canyon Springs’ girls basketball team to a 52-51 win at Arbor View on Friday.
Niara Smith finished with 16 points and six steals as Cimarron-Memorial’s girls basketball team rallied for a 49-39 win over visiting Desert Pines on Wednesday.
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.
For the first time since 2002, there will not be a Farnsworth on the sideline for Valley’s boys basketball team.