On Monday, Valley’s boys basketball team knocked off two quality opponents by attacking the basket and getting high-percentage shots.
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As final minutes of basketball games go, Jayden Eggleston’s last minute on Tuesday is pretty difficult to top.
A 2-3 zone is often seen as a passive defense. But not the way Valley played it on Monday.
With her team leading by 38 points less than two minutes into the third quarter Monday, Centennial girls basketball coach Karen Weitz sent five subsitutes to the scorer’s table.
Cimarron-Memorial’s wrestling team captured the title in its own Spartan Duals tournament on Monday.
Canyon Springs’ girls basketball team would have done just about anything to shave the last three minutes off of its second game Saturday.
With eight minutes to play Saturday, Las Vegas High’s boys basketball team was cruising to an easy win to capture its pool in the Las Vegas Prep Championship.
Green Valley boys basketball coach Lorenzo Jarvis was asked what he was most proud of Saturday, and his answer consisted of six sentences. In that span, Jarvis used the word “fight” five times.
Kayla Watterson had 11 points and 10 rebounds Saturday to lead Coronado’s girls basketball team to a 48-34 win over St. Patrick (Canada) in the Tournament of Champions in Phoenix.
Carl Crayon scored 23 points Thursday as Eldorado’s boys forced overtime with a last-second shot and went on to beat host Bonanza, 64-62.
Paris Strawther had 18 points and 13 rebounds Thursday to lead Liberty’s girls basketball team to a 47-31 home win over Foothill.
Cydnee Bush rushed for two touchdowns Thursday to help Palo Verde’s flag football team to a 19-7 win over Moapa Valley in Overton.
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Darrian Traylor scored 29 points Tuesday as Centennial’s boys basketball team overcame an early double-digit deficit to nip host Palo Verde, 87-85 in overtime.