Nevada Preps Preview: Gorman, Findlay Prep play in Big City Showdown

Nevada Preps Preview: Big City Showdown - VIDEO

Las Vegas Review-Journal

January 15, 2019 - 5:53 pm

Updated January 15, 2019 - 7:31 pm

Bishop Gorman's Isaiah Cottrell (0) goes to shoot the ball while under pressure from Clark's Ian Alexander (32), left, and Frankie Collins (1) during the second half of a basketball game at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Caroline Brehman/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Nevada Preps hosts Elaine Emerson and Ben Gotz go over the high school basketball matches to watch and the Big City Showdown games.

Check out the video above.

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