Jake Epstein poured in 29 points, but The Meadows lost 74-55 to St. Joseph (California) in the Vegas Invitational boys basketball tournament at Mountain View.
Boys Basketball
Sierra Vista’s Mohamed Washington hit a 3-pointer to give the Mountain Lions the lead, then had a key offensive rebound with 11 seconds to play as they topped Cabrillo (California) 68-65 in the Rancho Mirage Holiday Invitational in Rancho Mirage, California.
Mountain View (Utah), made up of all upperclassmen, shot 52 percent from the floor Wednesday en route to a 73-56 victory over host Desert Oasis’ boys basketball team in the second annual Tri-State Invitational.
Nic Maccioni had 28 points and 20 rebounds to lead Faith Lutheran to a 71-64 road win over Sierra Vista in the season opener for both teams.
The 14-team Legacy Tip-Off Classic boys basketball tournament, featuring nine local teams, begins at 4 p.m. on Thursday. The championship game is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. All games will be held at Legacy High.
Las Vegas High’s Deondre Northey scored a game-high 24 points Tuesday to lead the Wildcats’ boys basketball team to a 70-67 overtime win over host Green Valley.
Miguel Pena’s three-point play in the closing seconds gave Tech’s boys basketball team a 53-51 win over host Bonanza on Monday.
The Findlay Prep boys basketball team end its extended break when the Pilots participate this week in the eight-team National High School Invitational tournament in New York City.
Maka Ellis, who has been hampered by an ankle injury suffered at the end of December, had 26 points to lift host Sierra Vista to a 63-46 victory over Chaparral.
Taylor Miller scored 16 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter Friday as Palo Verde’s boys basketball team rallied for an 85-84 win over visiting Desert Pines.
Jake DesJardins had 30 points and nine rebounds to help Coronado’s boys basketball team to a 61-50 win over host Ventura (Calif.) in the Kiwanis Classic in Ventura, Calif.
As host of the Tri-State Holiday Classic, Desert Oasis had one goal: to defend its home court.
Bonanza shot 6 of 17 from the field in the fourth quarter before losing 63-58 to Layton Christian (Utah) in a second-round game of the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
The Arbor View football program has become known in recent seasons for churning out talented offensive linemen. Senior Keenen King is the latest college prospect off the Aggies’ assembly line.
Chaparral boys basketball coach Steven Bentz did the math and knew exactly what was at stake Thursday.
