Head of the Class, Dec. 20
■ ARBOR VIEW - Girls bowler Nicole Fort had a 450 series in a 9-0 victory over Spring Valley. Boys bowler Austin Schleidt rolled a 673 series, including a 251 game, in a 9-0 victory over Sierra Vista.
■ BISHOP GORMAN - Boys basketball player Noah Robotham averaged 19.0 points and 8.0 assists in four victories and was named Most Valuable Player of the Wild West Shootout in Reno.
■ BONANZA - Boys basketball player Cameron Ladson had 26 points and seven rebounds against Eldorado. Girls flag football quarterback Anu Chock passed for 276 yards and rushed for 75 yards for the week.
■ CENTENNIAL - Girls flag football player Saga Kjell deflected two passes and had 10 tackles and one sack in a 12-0 victory over Desert Oasis. Boys basketball player Khalil Thompson had 17 points, three rebounds and two assists in an 80-66 win over Arbor View.
■ CHEYENNE - Wrestler Dustin Sperish won a 4-3 decision at 152 pounds against Pahrump Valley.
■ CLARK - Wrestler Michael Hervis placed third at 195 pounds at the Newbury Park (Calif.) Invitational.
■ CORONADO - Boys bowler Chris Krichevsky had a 602 series in a 7-2 victory over Liberty.
■ DESERT OASIS - Boys basketball player Jay Esguerra totaled 25 assists in wins over Western and Spring Valley. Girls bowler Minjia Yan had a career-best 470 series against Bonanza.
■ FAITH LUTHERAN - Girls basketball player Julia Benko scored 24 points against Boulder City.
■ FOOTHILL - Girls basketball player Taylor Turney averaged 24.0 points and 3.5 assists in wins over Green Valley and Las Vegas. Boys basketball player Elijah Smith had 11 points, eight rebounds, four assists and five steals against Green Valley and 10 points and nine rebounds against Las Vegas.
■ GREEN VALLEY - Girls basketball player Ellee Barton totaled 19 points, 16 rebounds and five assists in three games.
■ LIBERTY - Boys basketball player Dartavious Young recorded three consecutive double-doubles. Girls basketball player Sydney Clark had 14 points, five rebounds and three assists in an 82-37 win over Las Vegas and 16 points, four steals and three assists in a 78-34 victory over Silverado.
■ SILVERADO - Boys bowler Matt Sambol rolled a 534 series and a 497 series in wins over Rancho and Las Vegas. Wrestler Jordie Nelson finished second at 113 pounds at a girls wrestling tournament at Palo Verde.
■ WESTERN - Boys basketball player Travis Dunn was 11-for-19 from the field and scored 26 points against Sierra Vista. Girls flag football player Latisha Mollineda has thrown for more than 100 yards in every game in leading the Warriors to a 4-2 record.
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Athletes of the Week
MALE
Sean Cannon and Ryder Newman
Green Valley
The wrestlers each won individual titles at the prestigious Reno Tournament of Champions, leading the Gators to a fifth-place finish in the 120-team event. Cannon was first at 113 pounds, and Newman was first at 182.
FEMALE
Abbie Barnard
Virgin Valley
The junior guard had 15 points and four assists in a 47-42 victory over Valley for the Lady Bulldog Invitational title. She totaled 48 points in three tournament games and was voted Most Valuable Player.
