Palo Verde and Shadow Ridge advanced to the Class 5A flag football state title game. Here is a roundup of Thursday’s football and basketball playoff action.
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Freshman Dedan Thomas Jr. from Liberty shined in UNLV’s upset of No. 8 Creighton on Wednesday. The Rebels play Saint Mary’s in the Jerry Colangelo Classic on Saturday.
Former Liberty High star Julian Strawther became the seventh Las Vegas native to be an NBA first-round draft pick, selected by the NBA champion Denver Nuggets.
The Bishop Gorman boys and Centennial girls remain No. 1 in the Class 5A Southern Nevada basketball rankings. Gorman plays Coronado at the Big City Showdown on Saturday.
The prestigious Tarkanian Classic high school basketball tournament begins Friday at Bishop Gorman. More than 260 teams will participate in the seven-day event.
The Bishop Gorman boys and Centennial girls remain atop the Review-Journal’s Class 5A basketball rankings.
Mwani Wilkinson and Braden Lamar signed national letters of intent to Division I schools after helping Bishop Gorman to its ninth straight state championship.
The Clark boys basketball team, which has reached two of the past four state championship games, will not move up to 5A despite its recent success.
Ethan Speaker had 19 points Friday to help Boulder City’s boys basketball team to a 74-51 over host Moapa Valley.
Leland Wallace only made three baskets on Friday night, but the Centennial senior still made his presence felt.