Spring Valley junior Mia Ervin scored 26 points to lead the Grizzlies to a win over Arbor View on Friday, earning her Nevada Preps Girls Athlete of the Week honors.
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San Diego State commit Pharaoh Compton scored 20 points to lead Arbor View to a road win over Foothill. Here are photos from the game.
The race for the Class 5A boys basketball state title is wide open, with contenders across the league, including Bishop Gorman, Liberty, Coronado and Arbor View.
Centennial, the eight-time defending state champion, will seek to keep its title streak alive without three starters as the high school girls basketball season begins.
Sierra Vista junior center Xavion Staton, a three-star prospect, has received offers from Kansas, Southern California, Louisiana State and others this month.
Arbor View forward Pharaoh Compton is a four-star prospect and the state’s top class of 2024 recruit, according to 247Sports.
Many talented boys high school basketball players have emerged from Southern Nevada. These are the next prospects on the rise.
The talented girls players on the high school scene are making their mark by setting potentially unbreakable records, two of which belong to UNLV coach Lindy La Rocque.
Durango’s boys basketball team showed resiliency through a late-season coaching change and battled through the challenging Class 5A Southern League to win the state title.
Liberty’s Ali’a Matavao was the Gatorade Nevada and Class 5A Southern League basketball player of the year, and won two state titles at the 5A state track and field meet.
Durango’s Taj Degourville announced his college commitment to San Diego State on Sunday. He chose the Aztecs over UNLV, Oklahoma and Southern California.
Liberty junior point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. announced Sunday that he is committing to UNLV, choosing the Rebels over Arizona, Florida, Gonzaga, Houston and UCLA.
Liberty junior point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. is still pondering his college choices and possibly graduating early to reclassify for 2023.
Durango announced Las Vegas native Ron Riley as the school’s new boys basketball coach. The Trailblazers won the Class 5A state title last season.
Centennial girls junior guard Kaniya Boyd, a four-star prospect by ESPN, announced her college commitment to Tennessee on Monday on her social media accounts.