Senior Essence Booker scored a game-high 28 points, and a run of 23 unanswered points catapulted the Grizzlies to a 67-42 victory over Mt. Eden (California) in the opening round of the Tarkanian Classic at Liberty High School.
Basketball
Sharmayne Finley scored a game-high 45 points Friday to lead Democracy Prep’s girls basketball team to a 64-60 overtime victory over host Needles.
Taeha Pankey led all scorers with 16 points Thursday to lead Legacy’s girls basketball team past visiting Shadow Ridge, 46-42.
Desert Oasis’s girls basketball team scored 28 points in the first quarter to run away from Foothill and win 72-37.
Spring Valley’s girls basketball team took the lead with 46 seconds to play on Thursday and held on for a 47-45 win over Regis Jesuit (Colorado) in the La Jolla (California) Sweet 16 Tournament.
Lajaei West had seven points and 12 rebounds to lead Del Sol’s girls basketball team to a 22-21 home win over Silverado on Monday.
Though they return only two starters, the Falcons still are aiming to defend their Sunrise Region title.
Former Foothill star Rae Burrell, arguably the best player in Southern Nevada, will play her senior season at Liberty.
Follow the link for postseason girls basketball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
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.
Burrell had 31 points and 11 rebounds Saturday to help the Falcons battle back for a 55-52 win over Liberty in the Sunrise Region final at Canyon Springs.
Foothill limited Canyon Springs’ Yemiyah Morris to six points through three quarters, and the Falcons earned a 45-36 road victory in the Class 4A Sunrise Region semifinals.
Yemiyah Morris finished with 29 points and 13 rebounds, and host Canyon Springs survived a huge game from Green Valley’s Brooke Haney to pull out a 68-66 overtime win in the quarterfinals of the Class 4A Sunrise Region tournament.
Casey Proctor scored 12 points on Thursday night to lead the Faith Lutheran girls basketball team to a 42-26 road victory over Legacy.
