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Roundup: Desert Oasis falls in championship of Oregon tournament

Eliyjah Pricebrooks and Desi-Rae Young each scored 14 points for the Desert Oasis girls basketball team Saturday, but the Diamondbacks dropped a 71-43 decision to Southridge (Oregon) in the championship game of the Nike Interstate Shootout at Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Desert Oasis girls shrug off slow start, win opener

Desert Oasis’ Mikala Kirby scored 11 of her 15 points in the second half, and Desert Oasis forced 11 third-quarter turnovers to take control en route to a 62-44 victory at Foothill.

TRI-STATE CLASSIC: Clutch free throws net Diamondbacks tournament title

On three occasions this season, Desert Oasis was either ahead or tied in the fourth quarter and lost.

Clutch free-throw shooting prevented that from happening a fourth time, as the host Diamondbacks defeated Shadow Ridge 82-75 on Wednesday in the championship game of the Tri-State Holiday Invitational.

LV HOLIDAY CLASSIC: Samantha Thomas helps Bulldogs rout Reno in title game

Samantha Thomas, a junior who transferred from Marian High in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., with her sister Bailey prior to this season, scored 31 points as host Centennial routed Reno, 91-56 in the title game of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic.