The Guardians make their debut as a Class 1A Southern League member this year.
Basketball
Centennial continued its run as the state’s most dominant girls basketball program by rallying for a 74-65 overtime win over Liberty in the Class 4A state championship game.
Findlay Prep, the nation’s No. 3 high school basketball team, will compete in the GEICO High School Basketball Nationals in New York City next week.
Bishop Gorman sophomore guard Noah Taitz is a four-star recruit who posts bigger scoring numbers against better competition.
Trey Woodbury scored 10 fourth-quarter points to help Clark’s boys basketball team overcome a 15-point deficit and score a 66-62 win over Coronado in the Big City Showdown at South Point Arena on Saturday.
Dre’una Edwards finished with 14 points, nine reobunds, four assists, three steals and three blocks as Liberty’s girls basketball team rolled to a 60-22 win over Bishop Gorman in the Big City Showdown at South Point Arena.
Jaden Hardy scored a team-high 23 points to help Coronado to a 72-59 win over Maranatha (Calif.) in the Orleans Division bracket of the Tarkanian Classic at Bishop Gorman on Wednesday.
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.
Riverdale (Tennessee) limited Centennial’s girls basketball team to 23 second-half points on Wednesday, and the Warriors earned a 71-60 win over the Bulldogs in the Tournament of Champions in Gilbert, Arizona.
Here are the Review-Journal’s girls basketball rankings.
Here are the Review-Journal’s boys basketball rankings.
The Vikings bring back six lettermen and hope to be more consistent this season.
The Eagles bring back four starters and have high expectations for the season.
The Panthers bring back eight lettermen from a team that advanced to the Class 1A state final last year.