Check out the scores and top performances from Wednesday’s high school basketball and flag football action.
Boys Basketball
The Sierra Vista boys basketball team, No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s Class 4A rankings, lost on a buzzer-beater Monday, but flipped the script against Clark.
Freshman guard Tai Coleman scored 26 points, and the Democracy Prep boys basketball team cruised to a Class 2A state semifinal victory Friday at Cox Pavilion.
Durango found its offensive rhythm in the second half as the Trailblazers rolled past Douglas in the Class 5A state semifinals, while Liberty handled Bishop Manogue.
Liberty plays at Bishop Gorman on Wednesday night in a rematch of last season’s Class 5A state basketball championship game won by the Patriots.
Las Vegas sophomore guard Tayshaun Jackson scored 32 points in a 64-54 win against Green Valley Thursday.
Centennial’s Karen Weitz, the winningest coach in Nevada basketball history, has added the title of boys coach to the dynasty she has built with the girls program.
Joshua Valencia scored 21 points and David Thurman 16 to lead GV Christian to an easy win in the Class 1A boys state basketball tournament Thursday at Cox Pavilion.
Bishop Gorman, 29-0 and favored to win its 10th consecutive state basketball championship, will play Spanish Springs on Friday in the Class 5A tournament in Reno.
Check out the top performances from Monday’s high school basketball action.
Trinity International Schools point guard Daishen Nix was all smiles Monday morning, when he received a jersey commemorating his selection as a McDonald’s All-American.
The Gaels welcomed new rival Coronado to the showcase by overcoming an early double-figure deficit at Cox Pavilion and scoring a nationally televised 70-62 victory.
The schedules and results (when available) for the state boys and girls basketball tournaments are here.
Dominique Ford scored 31 points to propel Desert Oasis’ boys basketball team to an 80-73 home victory over Spring Valley on Thursday night.
The schedules and results (when available) for the prep basketball tournaments in Southern Nevada from Dec. 26-29 are here.