In a game that had all the suspense of a historical re-enactment, O’Bannon had 19 of his 26 points in the first quarter as the Gaels rolled to an 83-63 win over Coronado for the Division I state title at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center. It was the fifth consecutive large-school state title for Gorman (25-7).
Byron Frohnen was 10-for-10 from the field and scored 20 points as the Gaels rolled to a 70-39 victory at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center to advance to today’s state title game. Gorman will play Coronado, a 53-43 winner over Carson in the other semifinal, at 8:10 p.m.
Bishop Gorman and Reno square off in a Division I boys state semifinal today at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center. The game tips at 4:40 p.m. Follow the action on our live blog below.
Coronado (21-4) won its first Sunrise Region title last week and will play in the state tournament for the first time when they meet Northern Region champ Carson (24-4) in the Division I semifinals at 8 p.m. Thursday at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center.
Before I can graduate, there’s some basketball to discuss. The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association boys and girls state tournaments are in Reno this week, and I took a break from writing my book about the 2015 football season (“The Year of the Butt Punt”) to make the trip north and check out all the action.
Victor Torres-Parra didn’t fully grasp the magnitude of his accomplishment until he stepped on the school bus Monday morning and was congratulated by the driver.
The overall record is 29-1, and the national ranking is a robust fifth, and the goal of reaching another Division I state tournament has been realized, and everything they say about the Centennial High girls basketball team and its prominent place in Nevada history seems more than trustworthy.
And yet there is a good chance Karen Weitz’s mother today still thinks she screams at players too much.
Zach Collins had 24 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots and the Gaels escaped with a 71-69 win over the Bulldogs for their eighth consecutive Sunset title and a berth in next week’s Division I state tournament in Reno.
Justice Ethridge scored four points in two seconds, including a back-breaking jumper off an inbound steal that lifted the Bulldogs to a 71-56 win over the Gaels and their sixth straight region title. Centennial (29-1) heads to Reno next week for the Division I state tournament. Gorman, ranked No. 23 by USA Today, had its season end at 29-2.
Troy Brown scored 14 of his game-high 30 points in the third quarter, and Centennial pulled away for a 65-48 win over Durango in the Division I Sunset Region semifinals.
