Taylor Barnum scored 15 points to power Virgin Valley’s girls basketbal team to a 48-42 road victory over Boulder City on Thursday.
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Tyree Hayes had 21 points on Thursday, and Sunrise Mountain’s boys basketball team held on for a 75-70 road win over Moapa Valley in Overton.
Jacob Heese was 11-for-11 from the free-throw line and scored 26 points Friday to lead the Desert Oasis boys basketball team to an 84-78 road win over Sierra Vista.
Derrick Thomas had 13 points Saturday as Boulder City’s boys basketball team rolled to a 62-32 win over Spring Creek in the championship game of the Lake Mead Holiday Classic.
Samara Miller made two free throws with 11 seconds remaining to lead Green Valley’s girls basketball team to a 50-47 road win over Dixie (Utah) on Friday.
Noah Taitz led Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team with 23 points Friday as it defeated Birmingham (California) 85-44 in the Wild West Shootout in Reno.
Dejonte Allen’s put-back at the buzzer lifted Chaparral’s boys basketball team to a 61-59 victory over visiting Basic on Thursday.
Spring Valley’s girls basketball team took the lead with 46 seconds to play on Thursday and held on for a 47-45 win over Regis Jesuit (Colorado) in the La Jolla (California) Sweet 16 Tournament.
Pahrump Valley senior Bryce Odegard finished the 3.1-mile race in 17 minutes, 36 seconds on Friday to capture his second consecutive individual region cross country title and lead the Trojans to the team title with 39 points.
Lilly Hoff had 29 assists on Thursday to lead Bishop Gorman’s girls volleyball team to a 25-18, 25-16, 20-25, 25-23, 16-14 road win over Sierra Vista.
Eden Whitmore had 22 kills and Aria Messer had 34 assists to lead the Pirates to lead Moapa Valley’s vollyeball team to a 25-22, 14-25,15-25, 25-23, 15-8 home victory over The Meadows on Tuesday night.
Bishop Gorman’s Lucas Hammond and Durango’s Averiana Mitchell each won singles state play-in matches Tuesday at Darling Tennis Center.
Bishop Gorman, Jack Kostrinksy, Axel Botticelli and Denim Richardson all finished 3-0 in singles as Palo Verde’s boys tennis team (13-2) downed Bishop Gorman (13-2) on Wednesday afternoon.
Faith Lutheran eked by Palo Verde via tiebreaker to advance to the Sunset Regional tournament championship.
Desert Oasis relied on strong singles play for a 13-5 victory over Faith Lutheran in the Sunset Regional quarterfinals on Tuesday afternoon.