Bishop Gorman football won the Class 5A Division I state title and a fourth mythical national championship to earn Nevada Preps Team of the Year honors.
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Follow the link for postseason girls basketball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Before I can graduate, there’s some basketball to discuss. The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association boys and girls state tournaments are in Reno this week, and I took a break from writing my book about the 2015 football season (“The Year of the Butt Punt”) to make the trip north and check out all the action.
Samantha Thomas had 24 points and seven rebounds Friday to lead Centennial’s girls basketball team to a 70-45 win over host Mater Dei (California) in a battle of nationally-ranked teams at the Nike Extravaganza in Santa Ana, California.
Taylor Miller scored 16 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter Friday as Palo Verde’s boys basketball team rallied for an 85-84 win over visiting Desert Pines.
Essence Booker had 20 points, 13 rebounds and five assists Friday to lead Spring Valley’s girls basketball team to a 62-46 win over visiting Faith Lutheran.
Shane Barnes had 15 points Friday night to lead Eldorado’s boys basketball team to a 55-51 home win over Rancho.
Alexis Vanstory scored eight of her 11 points in the fourth quarter Tuesday to spark an 18-9 run as Chaparral’s girls basketball team rallied for a 52-44 win over visiting Desert Pines to take sole possession of first place in the Division I-A Sunrise League.
Kahlil DeRouen scored all five of his points in the final 30 seconds to lift Liberty’s boys basketball team to a 53-52 home victory over Basic on Tuesday.
Tyri White hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Sunrise Mountain’s boys basketball team a 56-54 road win at Del Sol on Friday.
Mikala Kirby and Ashlynn Sharp each scored 14 points Friday as Desert Oasis’ girls basketball team erased a seven-point halftime deficit and rallied for a 64-59 win over visiting Palo Verde.
Elijah Kothe hit a 3-pointer with 15 seconds remaining to lift Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team to a 62-61 home win over Cheyenne on Friday.
Allanah Subira made the go-ahead layup with 20 seconds to play Friday as Legacy’s girls basketball team held on for a 43-42 win over visiting Shadow Ridge in a Division I Southwest League game.
Jaylen Fox’s three-point play with less than 20 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter gave Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team the lead, and the visiting Crusaders held on for a 54-53 victory over Canyon Springs on Friday.
Alexia Thrower had 28 points and 11 rebounds Friday to help Canyon Springs’ girls basketball team to a 57-38 win over visiting Faith Lutheran.
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The school’s teams will have a new nickname in August after an agreement with Arizona State to use the Sundevils moniker and the Sparky mascot was discontinued.
Faith Lutheran thrower Preston Beery set the unofficial state record in the shot put Friday to earn Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Week honors.
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