Bishop Gorman had a 21-point lead over Lone Peak (Utah) early in the third quarter, but the game ended in a forfeit win for the Gaels after an altercation.
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Julian Strawther scored 14 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter to spark Liberty to a 71-66 victory over Coronado, which won the league title on the tiebreaker.
Arbor View’s Israel Mann and Rickey Jones, Legacy’s Lee Wilson and BJ Phillips, and Bishop Gorman’s Mark Person and James Petrie will play at Southwest Minnesota State.
Here are the preps athletes who signed for national signing day on Wednesday or during the fall.
Daishen Nix, a 6-foot-5-inch senior point guard, is one of 24 boys basketball players who will play in the McDonald’s All-American game April 1 in Houston.
The Gaels welcomed new rival Coronado to the showcase by overcoming an early double-figure deficit at Cox Pavilion and scoring a nationally televised 70-62 victory.
Plenty of league titles and playoff seedings hang in the balance, and several games will determine how teams line up entering the postseason.
Bentleigh Hoskins made a short jumper in the lane with four seconds left as Bishop Gorman edged Spring Valley 53-52 to keep its Southwest League title hopes alive.
Liberty’s Julian Strawther scored 25 points in Friday’s 79-52 win over Tech, and a 3-pointer in the first quarter put him over the 2,000-point mark.
Jaden Hardy scored 26 points and had a bevy of highlight-reel passes that led to easy shots for teammates, and Coronado ran away for a 100-86 win over Liberty.
Garrisen Freeman had 15 points, 11 rebounds and five assists to lead the Grizzlies past Desert Oasis on Tuesday night. Aaliyah Gayles added 15 points and seven rebounds.
Which league is the most competitive? What are some can’t-miss player matchups? Can anybody upend the Gorman boys and Centennial girls dynasties?
Gorman went on a 15-3 run to take a one-point lead over Corona Centennial (California) in the second half but couldn’t maintain the momentum in a 71-55 loss.
Bronny James, a freshman guard at Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth, California, is not the best player but is the most popular on the seventh-ranked team in the country.
Bronny James and Sierra Canyon will play two games in the event, while Bishop Gorman aims to keep the Platinum Division title at home for the third straight year.
Centennial opens the season again as the best girls basketball team in Nevada and ranked No. 23 nationally by USA Today. The Bulldogs have won five straight state titles.
Eight-time defending Class 4A state basketball champion Bishop Gorman, which finished last season in New York at the GEICO Nationals, opens the season again as the team to beat in Nevada.
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One look at a thermometer is enough to remind us that summer’s heat is still bearing down on Southern Nevada. But the pleasant days and cooler nights of fall will be here soon—and with them comes the perfect time of year to convert your thirsty grass to water-efficient landscaping.
The top five high school football games to watch this week include a matchup between Bishop Gorman and Lone Peak, Utah, on Friday. Both teams are undefeated.
Several local teams play intriguing out-of-state opponents in Week 3 of the high school football season Friday and Saturday.
Bishop Gorman’s season opener against Centennial leads this week’s list of Southern Nevada high school football games to watch.
The high school football season kicks off Friday in Southern Nevada with several intriguing matchups. Here are five to watch this weekend.
