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.
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Centennial will begin its quest for a seventh straight girls state championship and 13th overall when it meets Douglas in the Class 5A semifinals Friday in Reno.
The Class 4A boys and girls state basketball tournaments will be played this weekend, and it’s a chance for new champions to be crowned with two perennial powerhouses in 5A.
Centennial held McDonald’s All-America selection Aaliyah Gayles to 11 points en route to a decisive victory over Spring Valley in the Class 5A Southern Region girls final.
Gavin Douglas had 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Boulder City went on the road to defeat Somerset Losee and claim the Class 3A Southern Region boys basketball title.
Sixth-seeded Spring Valley upset second-seeded Liberty in double overtime to advance to the Class 5A Southern Region basketball championship game Saturday.
Layla Faught scored 34 points and Kayla Terry 21 to lead Las Vegas past Durango on Thursday night and into the Class 4A girls basketball state semifinals.
Top-seeded Centennial clinched a berth in next week’s Class 5A girls state basketball tournament, where the Bulldogs will go for their seventh straight title.
Asani Ceaser and Kaniya Boyd scored 14 points apiece, and Centennial began its run for a seventh straight state basketball title with a decisive win Tuesday.
Spring Valley was ranked No. 2 in Class 5A for most of the season before injuries caused a late-season skid, but the Grizzlies are getting healthy for the postseason.
Centennial has been its usual dominant self during the regular season in search of its seventh straight state championship.
Check out the top performances from Friday’s high school basketball action.
Check out the top performances from Thursday’s high school basketball action.
Check out the top performances from Wednesday’s high school basketball action.
The Bishop Gorman, Las Vegas and Somerset Losee boys remained No. 1 in the Southern Nevada rankings, while the Centennial, Las Vegas and Moapa Valley girls stayed on top.