Glenn Taylor had 22 points, 10 rebounds and three steals Wednesday to help host Cheyenne’s boys basketball team battle back for a 53-50 win over Las Vegas.
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Green Valley girls basketball coach Rey White knew that his team might have a rough start to the season. But the difficult early schedule might start paying dividends. When adversity came against Class 3A Boulder City on Wednesday, Green Valley had the answers en route to a 57-38 nonleague home victory.
Desi-Rae Young scored 22 points Wednesday to lead the Desert Oasis girls basketball team to a 42-37 win at Spring Valley.
Here are the latest Southern Nevada boys basketball rankings.
Here are the latest Southern Nevada girls basketball rankings.
Here is a look at some of the top performances for the week of Dec. 3 to Dec. 8.
The Bulldogs raced to leads of as much as 20 points twice in the first 7 minutes, 7 seconds of their Northwest League boys basketball season opener at home, only to have the Spartans claw their way back close. But finally, after Cimarron had gotten within 13 again early in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs pulled away for good en route to an 81-62 victory.
Larry Holmes poured in 20 points to lead five double-figure scorers as Arbor View’s boys basketball team raced to a 97-81 win at Shadow Ridge on Tuesday.
Daejah Phillips scored 18 points Tuesday as Centennial’s girls basketball team opened defense of its fourth straight large school state title with a 90-31 home win over Cimarron-Memorial .
Foothill senior guard Jace Roquemore announced his commitment to UC-San Diego last Thursday night, ensuring he’ll attend college for free via a full basketball scholarship.
Alyssa Maillaro led all scorers with 26 points to help Palo Verde’s girls basketball team score a 72-54 home win over Desert Pines on Monday evening.
Dominique Ford scored 30 points Monday to help the Desert Oasis boys basketball team rally for a 78-72 win at Green Valley.
Jaden Hardy had 27 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and Coronado’s boys basketball team crusied to an 82-51 victory over Rancho Solano Prep at the Hoophall West showcase in Scottsdale, Arizona on Saturday.
Kimberlyn Tanner had a team-high 17 points to propel Silverado’s girls basketball team to a 45-41 road victory over Democracy Prep on Saturday evening.
Alexander Spaight led all scorers with 25 points for Canyon Springs’ boys basketball team in a 70-66 overtime victory over host Green Valley on Friday night. took down the Gators in overtime.