Reserve Jayden Eggleston finished with 23 points and six rebounds, and Centennial wore down Liberty for a 76-51 victory in the Class 4A girls state semifinals Thursday at Cox Pavilion.
Basketball
Foothill junior guard Rae Burrell bounced back from an early-season benching to lead Foothill to its first Sunrise Region title since 2012 and a berth in the Class 4A girls state tournament.
Being open isn’t enough for Clark boys basketball coach Colin Darfour. He wants his players to be “wide, wide open.” But when junior James Bridges takes a jumper, Darfour rarely worries.
The NIAA state basketball tournaments tip off Thursday, and I decided to camp out to make sure I got in since Cox Pavilion only holds about 2,500 for basketball.
Bishop Gorman junior Jamal Bey scored all 15 of his points after halftime, sparking the Gaels to a 64-51 win over Clark for the Class 4A Sunset Region boys basketball title.
Cheyenne went undefeated in the Class 3A Sunset League to earn its first league title since 1998. The Desert Shields (17-6) host Tech (9-16) in the opening round of the 3A Southern Region tournament at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Senior Christopher Hawkins has taken over at the point, and has Canyon Springs poised for another strong postseason run.
Trey Woodbury and Jalen Hill combined for 20 fourth-quarter points as No. 2 Clark rallied for a 68-62 road win over top-ranked Bishop Gorman.
Great rivalries at the prep level are more exception to any rule, so the one that has developed between Findlay Prep and Bishop Gorman is to be welcomed and celebrated annually.
Phillip Payne, a standout wide receiver for UNLV from 2008 to 2011, is in his first year coaching girls basketball at Western and hopes to use his experience to make a difference at his high school alma mater.
Three area boys basketball players were selected to play in the McDonald’s All American game on Sunday night.
Boulder City girls basketball coach Paul Dosch, 44, was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer on Dec. 5 and is adamant that he will remain on the sidelines.
Foothill backed off its full-court press late in the first quarter Tuesday and held Durango to two field goals the rest of the way in a 58-20 victory during pool play in the Gator Winter Classic at Green Valley.
Bishop Gorman used small-ball tactics to run away with a 52-35 victory over Castle View (Colorado) in the championship game of the Las Vegas Invitational.
With one statement tournament win, the Clark boys basketball team proved it belongs in Class 4A.
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