Bishop Gorman sophomore forward Isaiah Cottrell scored 20 points, and the host Gaels made 9 of 12 free throws in the final 36 seconds, to hang on for a 69-63 victory over Salesian (California) in a Platinum Division semifinal on Friday.
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Daniel Plummer scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the first half, and Democracy Prep stormed to a 30-13 halftime lead en route to its 61-41 victory over Palo Verde in the Gatorade Division bracket on Thursday night.
Trey Woodbury scored 29 points to guide Clark to a 79-62 home victory over Desert Oasis on Tuesday night.
Dejonte Allen’s put-back at the buzzer lifted Chaparral’s boys basketball team to a 61-59 victory over visiting Basic on Thursday.
Noah Taitz scored a game-high 26 points to help Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team to a 72-47 victory over Galena in the Gaels’ season debut Wednesday in the Wild West Shootout in Reno.
Tim Jeffries, one of the most successsful wrestling coaches in state history, said Tuesday he is stepping down as Faith Lutheran’s coach after five seasons.
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Christopher Hawkins scored 19 points to lift Canyon Springs’ boys basketball team to a 55-49 home win over Rancho on Monday.
Maka Ellis scored 12 of his game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter to rally Sierra Vista’s boys basketball team to a 51-48 home win over Bonanza on Wednesday.
Jalen Malone tipped in Reggie Ingram’s miss with a second left in overtime Friday to give Eldorado’s boys basketball team a 68-67 home victory over Mojave.
D.J. Harvey had 28 points as DeMatha Catholic (Maryland) defeated Bishop Gorman 73-66 in the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Massachussets on Saturday.
Demetrius Valdez had 20 points on Thursday to lead Durango’s boys basketball team to a 65-63 road win over Sierra Vista.
Chrys Jackson scored 26 points to help the Rancho boys basketball team overturn a 22-9 first-quarter deficit and down host Las Vegas 69-61 on Tuesday.
Akeemis Williams connected on four 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 19 points on Saturday, and Agassi Prep’s boys basketball team opened the game on a 19-0 run en route to a 70-34 home victory over Mountain View.
Jonathan Tendale scored eight of Chaparral’s 14 points in overtime to lead the Cowboys’ boys basketball team to a 71-66 road victory over Virgin Valley on Friday.
