The Wolves remain young despite returning six lettermen.
Schools
The Crusaders bring back seven letter winners and hope to contend for a playoff spot.
The Skyhawks return a pair of state meet placers and hope to be competitive again this year.
The Wildcats have plenty of young talent, but hope to make waves at the region and state meets.
The Sundevils have several new faces who could contribute early in the season.
The Bengals were hit hard by graduation and are counting on inexperienced athletes to fill in the holes.
The Falcons are young but are hoping to be competitive in the Sunrise Region.
Cimarron-Memorial’s girls basketball team fell behind 18-3 early in the second quarter and couldn’t recover in its 54-45 loss to Spanish Springs in the Gator Winter Classic at Green Valley on Thursday.
The Desert Oasis girls basketball team allowed a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to end regulation, but rebounded to defeat Marist Catholic (Oregon) in the extra frame Thursday in the Nike Interstate Shootout at Lake Oswego, Oregon.
Elihu Cobb and Michael Ramirez each scored 20 points Thursday to help the St. Joseph (California) boys basketball team hold off Bonanza, 76-74 in overtime in the semifinals of the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
Las Vegas topped Desert Pines 58-48 on Thursday night to advance to the Las Vegas Prep Championship final opposite Eldorado.
Melanie Isbell and Eboni Walker led a balanced attack for Centennial girl’s basketball team with 11 points apiece Thursday as the Bulldogs took down visiting Millennium (Arizona) in the Las Vegas Holiday Classic, 59-38.
Jacob Heese scored 28 points, and host Desert Oasis coasted to a 74-34 victory over Gilbert Christian (Arizona) in Tri-State Invitational play on Thursday night.
Michael Jackson’s layup at the buzzer completed a remarkable fourth-quarter rally as Green Valley’s boys basketball team nipped Sacramento Adventist Academy (California), 48-46, in the Rancho Mirage Holiday Invitational at Rancho Mirage, California.
Anthony Jaramillo scored 20 points, including four 3-pointers, to power Shadow Ridge’s boys basketball team to a 63-53 road victory over Mojave on Tuesday.