Kendra Mathews scored eight of her 15 points in the fourth quarter Friday, and Lincoln County’s girls basketball team used a game-ending 10-2 run to defeat Battle Mountain, 50-42 in a Class 2A state semifinal at Sparks High.
Girls Basketball
Karley Whipple led the Panthers with 27 points Friday as Pahranagat Valley defeated Eureka 51-42 in the Class 1A girls state semifinals. Round Mountain fell to Wells, which will play the Panthers in the state title game.
Rory Carter scored a game-high 22 points to power Legacy’s girls basketball team to a 64-52 road win at Shadow Ridge on Tuesday.
Dreuna Edwards scored 14 of her game-high 21 points in overtime to lead Libertys girls basketball team to a 62-54 victory over Valor Christian (Colorado) in the title game of the Tarkanian Classic at Durango on Saturday.
At a time when elite athletes often concentrate on one sport, Rancho’s Sam Pochop proved to be an all-around athlete.
Numerous area football players have received early scholarship offers during the NCAA evaluation period that runs through May 31.
Reserve Jayden Eggleston finished with 23 points and six rebounds, and Centennial wore down Liberty for a 76-51 victory in the Class 4A girls state semifinals Thursday at Cox Pavilion.
Dayonna Maddox scored nine of her team-high 17 points in the fourth quarter, and Canyon Springs’ girls basketball team used an 18-3 run in the span to pull away for a 59-42 home win over Las Vegas in a battle for first place in the Northeast League on Monday.
Savannah Blanchard-Davis was fouled on a 3-point attempt and made all of her shots with 7.2 seconds remaining to lift Mojave’s girls basketball team to a 36-35 home win over Valley on Monday.
When junior Akeemis Williams made the first 3-pointer of the game early in the second quarter, it was a sign of things to come as Agassi Prep took control en route to a 69-53 home win over Innovations International.
When Faith Lutheran tips off its season Friday against Las Vegas in the Liberty Invitational, it will do so in Class 4A, the top league for high school sports in Nevada.
The Falcons return nine letter winners and should be among the top teams in the Sunrise Region again this year.
Victor Torres-Parra didn’t fully grasp the magnitude of his accomplishment until he stepped on the school bus Monday morning and was congratulated by the driver.
Raychel Stanley scored 10 points in the fourth quarter and went 3-for-4 from the free-throw line in the final 4.6 seconds Saturday to help second-ranked Bishop Gorman’s girls basketball team to a 50-46 win over third-ranked Liberty in the Big City Showdown at South Point Arena.
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