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Basketball
Elijah Jackson’s rebound basket with six seconds left in overtime lifted Churchill County to a 60-59 win over Mojave in the Class 3A boys state semifinals Friday at Orleans Arena.
Isaiah Cottrell, Bishop Gorman’s 6-foot-10-inch junior center, scored 10 of his 23 points in the third quarter to help the Gaels to a 68-60 win over the Chargers on Friday night at Orleans Arena.
Senior guard Lainey Cornwall scored a game-high 20 points and made two free throws with 3.8 seconds left to help Moapa Valley cement a 43-38 victory over Lowry in the Class 3A state semifinals Friday at Orleans Arena.
The Bulldogs became the first Class 4A girls program to win five consecutive state championships Friday with a 78-47 victory over Bishop Gorman at Orleans Arena.
UNLV senior point guard Noah Robotham, who graduated from Bishop Gorman High School, will play his final home game for the Rebels on Saturday. They host Boise State at 7:30 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Desert Oasis took advantage of a tightly officiated fourth quarter by converting 9 of 13 free throws to seal a 60-57 road victory over Bishop Gorman and take possession of first place in the Southwest League.
The Aces have re-signed restricted free-agent wing Dearica Hamby. Terms of the deal were not available. Hamby played in 33 games last season — all as a reserve — and scored 7.4 points per game.
Anthony Davis feels like he’s given the New Orleans Pelicans all he can and that his time to move on has come.
Utah State was picked ninth in the preseason Mountain West poll, but the Aggies are challenging for the league title. They host UNLV at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
The UNLV women’s basketball team dealt with two key injuries and a demanding nonconference schedule. Now the Lady Rebels are healthy and optimistic entering Mountain West play Wednesday at Colorado State.
UNLV went 6-6 in the nonconference, but the Rebels now get ready to play a Mountain West conference that has struggled. The Rebels’ first conference game is Wednesday against Colorado State.
UNLV senior forward Shakur Juiston will undergo knee surgery as early as this week, ending his season. The university will apply to the NCAA for a medical redshirt so that Juiston can play next season.
In a game they never led and, well, one you really never thought they would win, the Rebels fell to Cincinnati 65-61 before an announced gathering of 9,572 at the Thomas Mack Center.
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