Justice Ethridge scored four points in two seconds, including a back-breaking jumper off an inbound steal that lifted the Bulldogs to a 71-56 win over the Gaels and their sixth straight region title. Centennial (29-1) heads to Reno next week for the Division I state tournament. Gorman, ranked No. 23 by USA Today, had its season end at 29-2.
The latest boys basketball coaches poll.
The latest girls basketball coaches poll.
Tyjon Lindsey’s hearing is just fine. This is a noteworthy development considering the auditory beating he’s received the past two months from Bishop Gorman teammate Tate Martell.
With all the success Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team has experienced over the past decade, it comes as no surprise that the school has had its fair share of standout athletes.
Centennial’s girls basketball team had a handful of chances to put away arch-rival Bishop Gorman in the Sunset Region championship Friday.
Bishop Gorman boys basketball coach Grant Rice had to call an early timeout in Thursday’s Sunset Region semifinals to remind his players that the team had two of the top post players in the country.
Ryan Vogelei isn’t one of Palo Verde’s leading scorers, and he didn’t make a field goal on Thursday.
One of the most popular cries from Bishop Gorman’s detractors has been for the Gaels to pick on someone their own size.
Stephen Zimmeman, Chase Jeter and Zach Collins give Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team unmatched size, and playing the three big men together might seem like a good idea on paper.
