Daishen Nix finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists, three steals and a blocked shot to lead Trinity to a 71-27 first-round win over Basic in the Las Vegas Prep Championship on Wednesday.
Basketball
Chris Jackson scored 13 of his 20 points in the first half Wednesday to lead Mojave’s boys basketball team to an 82-32 win over Rio Mesa (Calif.) in the Kiwanis Invitational in Ventura, California.
Aaliyah Booker made four 3-pointers in the first quarter and finished with 21 points Wednesday to lead Bonanza’s girls basketball team to a 64-16 win over Del Sol in the opening game of the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
The schedules and results (when available) for the prep basketball tournaments in Southern Nevada from Dec. 26-29 are here.
Jalen Hill scored 21 points Saturday to help Clark’s boys basketball team win the UnderArmour Bracket of the Kreul Classic with a 68-32 rout of Westminster Academy (Florida) in Coral Gables, Florida.
Bishop Gorman jumped on Rancho Christian (California) early and coasted to a 61-39 victory Saturday in the championship game of the Tarkanian Classic.
The Mustangs, seemingly out of the game with just 11 seconds left and down five points, staged a remarkable comeback before falling short in a 29-28 loss to Central (California) in the Premier Division final at Durango.
Daejah Phillips had 19 points, 10 rebounds and five steals Saturday to help Centennial’s girls basketball team defeat Grandview (Colorado), 55-43 in the consolation final of the Clare Droesch bracket of the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix.
Foothill was able to hang on for a 77-75 boys basketball victory over Timpanogos (Utah) on Saturday in the Tarkanian Classic at Bishop Gorman.
Journie Augmon scored six of her 10 points during a game-ending 12-0 run to lift Liberty’s girls basketball team to a 44-30 win over Springville (Utah) in the Ruby Division semifinals of the Tarkanian Classic at Durango on Friday.
Jalen Hill and Cameron Kimble led a balanced attack with 10 points apiece Friday to help Clark’s boys basketball team to a 53-33 win over Miami Norland (Florida) in the Under Armour Challenge Bracket of the Kreul Classic in Coral Springs, Florida.
Kylie Stritenberger scored nine points Friday to lead host Pahrump Valley’s girls basketball team to a 38-34 win over Sunrise Mountain.
Rayshon Funches and Emmanuel Austin combined to score 22 points in the final 10 minutes as the Longhorns held on for a 68-66 win over Fairmont (California) in the Tarkanian Classic’s Eastbay Division at Faith Lutheran.
The Diamondbacks had a miserable second half and fell to Brea Olinda (California) 47-38 in the quarterfinals of the Tarkanian Classic’s Diamond Division at Orleans Arena.
Daejah Phillips poured in 21 points Thursday to lead Centennial’s girls basketball team to a 67-50 win over Sanford (Del.) in the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix.