Ronald Childress is the first to say Rancho’s boys basketball team still is in rebuilding mode.
Rancho’s David McKeever scored 23 points and converted two late steals into baskets to help the Rams rally for a 57-53 home win over Green Valley on Friday.
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.
Davion Hollis drained the game-winning 3-pointer with three seconds left in regulation Tuesday, giving Sierra Vista’s boys basketball team a 65-62 victory over host Spring Valley.
On Monday, Valley’s boys basketball team knocked off two quality opponents by attacking the basket and getting high-percentage shots.
A 2-3 zone is often seen as a passive defense. But not the way Valley played it on Monday.
With eight minutes to play Saturday, Las Vegas High’s boys basketball team was cruising to an easy win to capture its pool in the Las Vegas Prep Championship.
Basic’s boys basketball team has suffered some ugly losses in the early going this season, but coach Leonard Taylor still thinks his team can compete for a league title.
It’s not often that a team that loses in the semifinals finds a way to win a tournament.
Green Valley boys basketball coach Lorenzo Jarvis was asked what he was most proud of Saturday, and his answer consisted of six sentences. In that span, Jarvis used the word “fight” five times.
State championships: 1986, 1977, 1973, 1961
Recent state runner-up finishes: 2006
Recent state tournament appearances: 2023, 2006, 2003
Region championships: 2006, 2003
Recent league championships: 2024, 2003, 1999
Last 16 seasons
2023-24: 21-5 (9-1 4A Lake/first)
2022.23: 19-10 (6-2 4A Desert/second)
2021-22: 12-13 (2-6 4A Desert/fourth)
2020-21: NA
2019-20: 4-23 (2-10 Northeast/sixth)
2018-19: 6-21 (2-10 Northeast/seventh)
2017-18: 9-20 (1-7 Northeast/fourth)
2016-17: 13-15 (6-2 Northeast/second)
2015-16: 13-13 (2-8 Southeast/fifth)
2014-15: 13-15 (4-6 Southeast/third)
2013-14: 6-20 (0-10 Northeast/sixth)
2012-13: 3-18 (0-10 Northeast/sixth)
2011-12: 5-16 (0-14 Northeast/eighth)
2010-11: 6-16 (3-11 Northeast/seventh)
2009-10: 16-11 (7-7 Northeast/tied fifth)
2008-09: 4-16 (2-9 Northeast/sixth)
Recent head coaches
Kei Childress (2019- ): 4-23, 1 season
Ronald Childress (2013-19): 60-104, 6 seasons
Melvin Shivers (2002-13): record unavailable, 11 seasons
Mike Dye (1998-2002): record unavailable, 4 seasons