Jake Epstein got two transition baskets before halftime, then scored 21 second-half points to lead The Meadows to a 63-54 win in the Division III boys state basketball semifinals at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center. The Meadows (26-3) plays Yerington (26-3) in the title game at 12:50 p.m. Saturday.
The Mustangs opened the game on a 14-0 run, and Mountain View never threatened as The Meadows rolled to a 60-39 win over the Saints in the Division III Southern League tournament title game at Desert Pines.
The Mustangs were 12-0 in the Division III Southern League, and all four of its remaining games were at home. But The Meadows dropped two consecutive games to make things interesting before finally closing out the title with a 66-51 home win over Mountain View on Saturday.
Carl Crayon scored 23 points, including a go-ahead layup with six seconds left to lift Eldorado’s boys basketball team to a 61-58 road win over Rancho on Tuesday.
Tevin Gray scored eight of his 22 points in the fourth quarter Saturday to help Mountain View’s boys basketball team to a 51-35 home win over Pahranagat Valley.
Isaiah Williams scored eight of his 16 points in overtime to lead Shadow Ridge to an 80-76 home win over Eldorado on Friday.
Timothy Jeffries scored 27 points, including eight points in overtime, to lift Legacy’s boys basketball team to a 63-61 road win over Shadow Ridge on Tuesday.
