The Sundevils bring back six letter winners and hope to show improvement.
Basketball
The Dragons are hoping to continue the progress they made last season.
The Eagles return six letter winners from last season.
The Lions are young but hope to be competitive.
Centennial junior guard Jade Thomas will play college basketball at UNLV, she announced Monday via Twitter.
The Mustangs overcame a sluggish start, and their defense was too much for Lake Mead as Needles rallied to top the Eagles, 50-39 in overtime of the Class 2A Southern League semifinals at Del Sol on Friday.
Richard Lewis and Culen Highbe combined for 30 points as Pahranagat Valley rolled to a 58-28 win over Sandy Valley in the Class 1A Southern League semifinals at Basic.
Paige Murch and Preslee Murch each scored 18 points to lift the Mustangs’ girls basketball team to a 58-42 win at Del Sol, and send Needles to Southern League championship game for the fourth time in five years.
McKayla Brown and Tia Sample combined to knock down five 3-pointers, and Round Mountain held on for a 39-35 win over the Muckers in the Class 1A Southern League semifinals at Basic.
Essence Booker scored a game-high 27 points on Tuesday to lead Spring Valleys girls basketball team to a 64-50 road victory at Desert Oasis.
Analiyah Matthews had 23 points to power Durango’s girls basketball team to a 49-35 home victory over Sierra Vista on Tuesday.
LeAndre McIntyre had 30 points to lead Durango’s boys basketball team to a 91-69 home win over Sierra Vista on Tuesday.
Isaiah Cottrell, a 6-foot-9-inch sophomore, is the latest elite prospect to man the middle for the top-ranked Gaels. He already has 19 scholarship offers and is the No. 30 prospect in his class, per Rivals.com.
Joe Epstein hit a 3-pointer and two free throws late in the game to help lift The Meadows’ boys basketball team to a 51-47 home win over Lincoln County on Saturday.
Virginia Weir hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer on Saturday to lift Pahrump Valley’s girls basketball team to a 45-43 win over Moapa Valley in the championship game of the Bulldog Invitational in Mesquite.
