The Review-Journal Sports department received three honors in the 2016 Associated Press Sports Editors contest, it was announced during the weekend, the first time the newspaper has received mutiple awards in the annual contest.
Nevada Preps
Taylen Wachsmuth, Robert McFalls and Andre Davis combined for 54 points as Mineral County rolled to a 63-46 win over Pahranagat Valley for the Class 1A boys state title at Cox Pavilion.
Agassi Prep’s three best players were in foul trouble in the fourth quarter, making it hard to stop Needles from completing its comeback to win the Class 2A girls state title with a 64-54 victory.
Allen Merritt had 18 points, nine rebounds and four steals Saturday as Agassi Prep won its third state title in four years with a 60-43 victory over Adelson School in the Class 2A final at Cox Pavilion.
Capri Uzan scored 24 points to lead Desert Pines to a 69-46 victory over Cheyenne in the Class 3A boys basketball state title game Saturday at Cox Pavilion.
Adelson School defeated West Wendover 57-56 in overtime to advance to the Class 2A boys state championship game at Cox Pavilion, where it will meet Agassi Prep.
Chuck O’Bannon scored 36 points, and Bishop Gorman rallied from an eight-point deficit in the final 1:40 to defeat Clark 62-58 for the Class 4A boys state title at Cox Pavilion.
Alyssa Hanks scored 33 of her game-high 34 points after halftime to lead Round Mountain to a 74-70 double-overtime win over Eureka in the Class 1A girls state semifinals at Durango High.
Centennial jumped on Bishop Manogue from the outset and capped its season in style with a record-setting 97-52 victory in the Class 4A girls basketball state title game at Cox Pavilion.
The state basketball tournament is being held at Cox Pavilion, a 2,500-seat gymnasium on UNLV’s campus and a logistical nightmare for the most significant week of the prep season.
Moapa Valley was unable to cool off Lowry’s outside shooters and dropped a 61-42 decision Friday in the semifinals of the Class 3A girls basketball state tournament at Cox Pavilion.
Clark’s Ian Alexander blocked seven shots and helped the Chargers withstand a late Coronado surge to claim a 56-48 win in the Class 4A boys state basketball semifinals at Cox Pavilion.
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.
Cimarron-Memorial senior Haylei Hughes jumped a route at defensive back and returned an interception 76 yards for a touchdown for the momentum-shifting play Wednesday to help the Spartans flag football team pull away for a 24-7 win over Coronado in the Class 4A state final.
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.
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Bishop Gorman’s boys and girls basketball teams are No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s first Class 5A rankings. Palo Verde is No. 1 in 5A flag football.
During a ceremony preceding Tuesday’s game against Bishop Gorman, Abdul Adem’s old bench spot was decorated with jerseys as the program celebrated his contributions to the team.
Sierra Vista boys basketball center Xavion Staton, Nevada’s No. 1 basketball recruit in the class of 2025, announced his college commitment.
No. 2-ranked Bishop Gorman lost to No. 1 Mater Dei in what was billed as the de facto high school football national title game Friday in Santa Ana, California.