Top-seeded Centennial held off No. 3 Democracy Prep to win the Class 5A state title Friday at Cox Pavilion, giving coach Karen Weitz a record championship.
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The Mater East boys and girls basketball teams won Class 3A state titles Friday at Cox Pavilion. The boys defeated Fernley, and the girls edged Virgin Valley.
The Legacy girls basketball team got a huge night from standout Alabama Nieves on Friday to advance to Saturday’s Class 4A state championship game.
Foothill scored late, then held off a last-gasp attempt from Arbor View to win the Class 4A flag football state title Thursday at Allegiant Stadium.
Top-seeded Palo Verde claimed its first flag football state crown with a victory over No. 3 Desert Oasis in the 5A title game Thursday at Allegiant Stadium.
Mater East started the fourth quarter on a 12-0 run Thursday to erase a deficit and get back to the Class 3A boys basketball state championship game.
Virgin Valley’s flag football team defeated Boulder City to win its fourth straight Class 3A state championship Thursday at Allegiant Stadium.
Centennial’s girls basketball team faces Democracy Prep for the 5A state title Friday. The Bulldogs are trying to win the championship with an almost completely new squad.
No. 2 seed Bishop Gorman built a lead and held off No. 6 Desert Pines in a Class 5A state semifinal Wednesday. The title game is Friday against No. 4 Mojave.
Democracy Prep got a 3-pointer at the end of regulation and dominated Bishop Gorman in overtime to advance to the 5A state title game against Centennial.
Sierra Vista’s boys basketball team, despite losing standout center Xavion Staton midseason, sits two wins away from defending its Class 4A state championship.
Palo Verde and Desert Oasis will play for the Class 5A flag football state title Thursday at Allegiant Stadium as part of a tripleheader of games.
Rivals Mater East and Democracy Prep hope to meet for the 3A boys basketball state championship at Cox Pavilion on Friday.
Democracy Prep and Bishop Gorman’s girls basketball teams meet in the Class 5A state semifinals Wednesday. Their regular-season matchup was decided by one point.
Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team, which isn’t filled with top recruits like in previous years, faces Desert Pines in the Class 5A state semifinals Wednesday.