Gorman boys top Reno in triple overtime

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The Bishop Gorman and Reno boys basketball teams stood toe to toe, and neither team flinched.

The Gaels would come with a big right hook, the Huskies would jab right back.

When the final second ticked off in Gorman’s 88-87 triple-overtime win Friday in the Bishop Gorman Holiday Classic, both teams were left satisfied — and exhausted.

“We’re in Las Vegas, and it was kinda like — I don’t want to say a heavyweight fight — more like a middleweight fight,” Gorman coach Grant Rice said. “I don’t think we’re quite to the heavyweight level yet, where we want to be. But it went the distance, that’s for sure.”

The Gaels went up for good in a back-and-forth third overtime when Kylel Coleman hit one of two free throws with less than 30 seconds left. Finally, when Reno guard Austin Morgan’s 17-foot jumper bounced off the back of the rim, the dust settled in the slugfest, which was a rematch of a 2006 state semifinal contest.

Early in the game, the Gaels (10-0) looked like they’d cruise on their home court. But the Huskies continued to fight.

“Gorman is such a good team, they’re so quick, they make you play so fast and you have to do so many things different than you’re used to doing,” Reno coach Kyle Schellin said. “It’s tough to get back to doing what we want to do.”

When the Huskies went inside to center Olek Czyz, he made it count. The Duke recruit had 35 points, and Morgan added 22 points.

Quintin Dailey had 22 points, Czar Robotham scored 21 and Coleman added 15 for the Gaels.

With the win, Gorman advanced to the tournament finals to face Bishop O’Connell (Va.) at 6:30 tonight. O’Connell advanced with a 61-38 win over Snow Canyon (Utah) on Friday.

• Spring Valley 75, Faith Lutheran 63 — At Gorman, Tenacious Gibson had 25 points to lead the Grizzlies in the Gorman Holiday Classic.

Jason Walter had 15 points and Ronnie Norsworth scored 13 for Spring Valley.

Point guard Marcus Moore was a pesky presence for Spring Valley, penetrating the paint on offense and constantly frustrating the Crusaders with his defense.

Michael Amico led Faith Lutheran scorers with 16 points.

• Thunder Ridge (Colo.) 70, Foothill 60 — At Gorman, Evan Roquemore’s 14 points were not enough for the Falcons.

Austin Foote had 22 points to lead Thunder Ridge, and teammate Dave Arnold added 16 points. Gage Huff scored 10 points for Foothill.

• Sierra Vista 75, Del Sol 73 — At Del Sol, Josh McClain scored 21 of his 32 points in the second half to lead the Lions to victory.

Amir Garrett added 22 points for Sierra Vista. Maurice Lawson had 24 points and Damien Lujan scored 16 for the Dragons.

• Moapa Valley 77, Mountain View 60 — At Overton, Dustin Maletich and Shilo Sandoval each scored 15 points to lead the Pirates.

Raymond Velarde scored 16 points for the Saints.

• Pahrump Valley 63, Pahranagat Valley 54 — At Pahrump, the Trojans used a 9-3 run to open the fourth quarter to take control for good.

Darius Dolly scored 20 points to lead Pahrump, which trailed 42-41 entering the fourth quarter.

GIRLS

• Centennial 67, Lone Peak (Utah) 45 — At Phoenix, Alexis Byrd hit four 3-pointers in the decisive third quarter to help the Bulldogs advance to the title game of the Nike Tournament of Champions.

Centennial will play Germantown Academy (Pa.) today.

The Bulldogs outscored Lone Peak 20-7 in the third quarter to open a 19-point edge going into the final period.

Byrd added nine steals to her game-high 23 points for Centennial, and Johnna Brown added 10 points.

Amanda Farish had 12 points to pace Knights scorers.

• Sierra Vista 52, Del Sol 22 — At Del Sol, Jeannette Jackson scored 12 points to lead the Lions, who jumped to a 21-3 lead after one quarter.

Thelma Padilla led the Dragons with 10 points.

• Mountain View 52, Moapa Valley 37 — At Overton, Ellie Markwardt had 18 points and seven rebounds to lead the Saints to victory.

Randall Van Kempen added 14 points and five assists for Mountain View. Kasi Delgadillo scored 19 for the Pirates.

• Pahrump Valley 52, Pahranagat Valley 45 — At Pahrump, Megan Meads scored 20 points to lead the Trojans past the Panthers.

Alyson Kunzi added 11 points for Pahrump.

Jadey Jones scored a game-high 21 points for Pahranagat Valley.