Shadow Ridge forward Jaslyn Jefferson averaged 20 points in the Mustangs’ two wins last week to earn Nevada Preps Girls Athlete of the Week honors.
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Sierra Vista guard Khamari Taylor scored 34 points in the Mountain Lions’ first-round playoff win Friday to earn Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Week honors.
After winning the Class 2A state title last season, the Democracy Prep girls basketball team won its appeal to move up to 5A and has emerged as a title contender.
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Raina Forgue scored 23 of her 26 points in the second half to help the Crusaders to a 70-44 home win over Spring Valley in the Class 5A Southern League quarterfinals.
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.
Four Spring Valley seniors made up for a lost season by signing to play in college. Other elite players from the valley will do the same Wednesday.
Taylor Bigby began what it hopes will be a run to a record-breaking sixth consecutive Class 4A state title with an 87-12 win over Arbor View on Thursday.
The association’s board of control voted Wednesday to have staff write a proposal and survey member schools to possibly strike the ability for teams that use an ineligible to appeal any forfeits.
Cheyenne hardly missed in the first half on its way to an 88-79 win at Faith Lutheran in the second round of the Mountain Region playoffs. The Desert Shields (12-14) will visit Legacy (16-10) in a quarterfinal at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
Martel Williams, a 6-foot-3 muscular, junior wing, scored 24 of his 38 points after halftime, and added 10 rebounds in an 85-74 home victory Wednesday night over Green Valleyin the second round of the Desert Region tournament.
Valley’s Bryce Jones and Kevin Thorn each hit a 3-pointer in the final minute to lift the Vikings to a 40-37 boys basketball victory over Western on Wednesday.
Adrianna Jones had 22 points Wednesday to lead Western’s girls basketball team to a 40-36 overtime victory over visiting Valley.
Here are the latest Nevada Preps boys basketball rankings.
