The Tarkanian Classic boys basketball tournament nearly doubled in size this year. And it could have been even larger.
Bishop Gorman
Madison Washington scored 15 points to lead host Bishop Gorman’s girls to the championship of the Las Vegas Invitational tournament Saturday with a 60-49 win over American Fork (Utah).
Ulises Santillan made a layup with three seconds to play to lift Cheyenne’s boys basketball team to a 52-51 victory over visiting Spring Valley on Friday.
Teconna Dyer hit a tie-breaking free throw with 24 seconds to play, and Bianca Matlock added a layup eight seconds later to lift host Las Vegas High’s girls basketball team to a 53-50 win over Shadow Ridge on Thursday.
Bishop Gorman announced in a news release Thursday that defensive coordinator Kenny Sanchez would act as the school’s interim head football coach until a permanent replacement is named.
Nick Kornieck scored 21 points Wednesday to lead Coronado’s boys basketball team to a 63-43 win at Arbor View.
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Green Valley’s Christian Lopez entered the football season as one of the top quarterback prospects in the state, but has drawn lukewarm interest from recruiters.
Cameron Burton poured in 32 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, to lead Valley’s boys basketball team to a 67-63 win at Foothill on Tuesday.
Justice Ethridge scored 28 points Tuesday to help Centennial’s girls basketball team down visiting Liberty, 59-53.
Tony Sanchez took Bishop Gorman to the top of the high school rankings, and now he will start near the bottom of the college football world at UNLV.
Darrion Daniels and Cameron Burton each scored 18 points Saturday to lead Valley’s boys basketball team to an 84-53 home win over Lincoln (Colo.).
Russell Booze doesn”t have a famous father, he isn”t the nation”s top prospect at his position, and he didn”t commit to a college while in seventh grade like some of his teammates. But when Bishop Gorman”s football team needed a spark Saturday, the Gaels looked to Booze.