Shelby Clark’s layup with three minutes to play Thursday sparked an 8-0 run and helped Green Valley’s girls basketball team to a 56-49 win over visiting Rancho in a Division I Southeast League game.
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Centennial junior Karina Haymore won just two cross country meets all season.
Fortunately for Haymore, the second win came in the biggest race of the year.
The computer — or maybe it’s just numbers pulled from a hat — used by the Clark County School District to create the prep football schedule typically spits out a few good matchups each week.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Daniel Diaz-Villa had 13 kills Monday to lead Clark’s boys volleyball team to a 24-26, 21-25, 25-17, 25-15, 15-9 victory over host Sierra Vista.
Tyler Martinez and Christian James each shot 3-over-par 75 at Painted Desert on Tuesday to lead Bishop Gorman’s boys golf team to victory in a Southwest League match.
Jaeger McDowell scored the tiebreaking run on an infield single by Braulio Santiguin in the bottom of the sixth inning Friday to give Rancho’s baseball team a 6-5 victory over visiting Sierra Vista in the Lions Kick-Off Tournament.
As a sophomore last season, Shadow Ridge’s Brendt Burleson struggled to make weight and was left off the varsity roster for the postseason.
Robert Sutton finished with 20 points Wednesday, and Basic’s boys basketball team rode a hot start to a 58-49 victory over host Eldorado.
Deasia Walker scored 22 points Wednesday to help Eldorado’s girls basketball team nip visiting Basic, 47-45.
Julie Munoz threw for one touchdown and caught a scoring pass from Annalyse Gonzales on Wednesday to help Basic’s flag football team to a 21-0 home win over Chaparral.
Megan Lopez went 3-0 in singles Tuesday, and Silverado’s girls tennis team won four of six tiebreaker games to nip visiting Foothill in a Sunrise Region quarterfinal.
Brian Clow had 15 kills and 13 digs, and Andrew Jensen added 11 kills and nine digs Wednesday to help Bonanza’s boys volleyball team to a 24-26, 25-11, 30-28, 25-14 win at Bishop Gorman.
Kyle Horton belted a three-run home run in the second inning Wednesday to help host Centennial’s baseball team build a big lead and eventually hold off No. 1 Bishop Gorman, 6-4.
Jennifer Cerrone tossed a two-hitter and struck out two Wednesday as Centennial’s softball team wrapped up the Southwest League title with a 9-0 win over Bishop Gorman.