UNLV picked up a commitment from Clark High School’s Trey Woodbury, a four-star recruit. He is the first commitment of the Rebels’ 2018 class.
Boys Basketball
Findlay Prep was 14-for-35 from the free-throw line, including two misses with 5.8 seconds that could have given the team the lead, in a 54-52 loss to La Lumiere (Indiana) in semifinals of the Dick’s High School Nationals Tournament at Christ the King High in New York.
Trey Woodbury and Jalen Hill combined for 20 fourth-quarter points as No. 2 Clark rallied for a 68-62 road win over top-ranked Bishop Gorman.
Christopher Hawkins poured in 24 points to lift Canyon Springs’ boys basketball team to an 81-65 win over visiting Eldorado on Tuesday.
Aaron Augustin hit a floater in the lane with 11.4 seconds to go Thursday as the sixth-seeded Miller Grove (Georgia) basketball team upset No. 3 seed Findlay Prep 67-65 in the quarterfinals of the National High School Invitational at Christ the King High School in New York.
Tommy Kuhse went 7-for-9 on 3-pointers and had 27 points Thursday to help Mountain View (Ariz.) down Clark’s boys basketball team, 64-55 in the VisitMesa.com Basketball Challenge in Mesa, Ariz.
Jake DesJardins had 31 points and 11 rebounds Wednesday to lead Coronado’s boys basketball team to a 73-50 win over Agoura (Calif.) in the championship game of the Kiwanis Invitational in Ventura, Calif.
Jake Epstein scored 18 of his game-high 30 points in the first half, and The Meadows beat Spring Mountain 65-51 in the fifth-place game of the Vegas Invitational.
Grant Dressler went from being a role player as a junior to the Panthers” leading scorer this past season, and the 6-foot-7-inch late bloomer now is in line to continue his playing career at the next level. He is being recruited by Sacramento State, American, Eastern Washington and Maine.
Lincoln County’s Derek Shumway came into Saturday’s basketball game in a bit of a slump, according to his coach, Matt Cameron.
Killian Diers had 23 points Saturday to lead Calvary Chapel’s boys basketball team to a 74-61 home win over White Pine.
Chase Jeter had 18 points and 12 rebounds Wednesday to lead Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team to a 71-39 win over Franklin (Ohio) in the championship game of the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Follow the link for the schedules and results (when available) of the boys and girls basketball tournaments being held in Las Vegas and Henderson after Christmas.
On Monday, Valley’s boys basketball team knocked off two quality opponents by attacking the basket and getting high-percentage shots.
Jamal Logan’s clutch free throws lifted Bonanza’s boys basketball team to a one-point victory in the Vegas Invitational semifinals on Monday.
