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Sierra Vista center Xavion Staton (32) denies a shot by Shadow Ridge guard Brycen Nickerson (3) ...
Sierra Vista center Xavion Staton (32) denies a shot by Shadow Ridge guard Brycen Nickerson (3) during a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Sierra Vista center Xavion Staton (32) celebrates while leaving the court after winning a Class ...
Sierra Vista center Xavion Staton (32) celebrates while leaving the court after winning a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game against Shadow Ridge at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Sierra Vista fans cheer after their team won a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketb ...
Sierra Vista fans cheer after their team won a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game against Shadow Ridge at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Sierra Vista guard Khamari Taylor (3) shoots against Shadow Ridge forward James Joshua (22) and ...
Sierra Vista guard Khamari Taylor (3) shoots against Shadow Ridge forward James Joshua (22) and forward Joseph Martins (21) during a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Sierra Vista guard Khamari Taylor (3) celebrates after scoring and drawing a foul on Shadow Rid ...
Sierra Vista guard Khamari Taylor (3) celebrates after scoring and drawing a foul on Shadow Ridge during a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Sierra Vista forward Ethan Nelson (11) muscles around Shadow Ridge guard Brock Morrow (24) duri ...
Sierra Vista forward Ethan Nelson (11) muscles around Shadow Ridge guard Brock Morrow (24) during a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Sierra Vista center Xavion Staton (32) jumps to dunk during a Class 4A first round playoff high ...
Sierra Vista center Xavion Staton (32) jumps to dunk during a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game against Shadow Ridge at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Sierra Vista center Xavion Staton (32) dunks during a Class 4A first round playoff high school ...
Sierra Vista center Xavion Staton (32) dunks during a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game against Shadow Ridge at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Sierra Vista fans go wild for their team during a Class 4A first round playoff high school bask ...
Sierra Vista fans go wild for their team during a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game against Shadow Ridge at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Shadow Ridge guard Brock Morrow (24) and Sierra Vista forward Darius Ruffin (20) battle for the ...
Shadow Ridge guard Brock Morrow (24) and Sierra Vista forward Darius Ruffin (20) battle for the ball during a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Sierra Vista guard Khamari Taylor (3) drives toward the hoop but collides with Shadow Ridge gua ...
Sierra Vista guard Khamari Taylor (3) drives toward the hoop but collides with Shadow Ridge guard Brycen Nickerson (3) during a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
A Sierra Vista cheerleader pumps up her team during a Class 4A first round playoff high school ...
A Sierra Vista cheerleader pumps up her team during a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game against Shadow Ridge at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Sierra Vista center Xavion Staton (32) shoots against Shadow Ridge forward Isaiah Trotter (10) ...
Sierra Vista center Xavion Staton (32) shoots against Shadow Ridge forward Isaiah Trotter (10) during a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Sierra Vista guard Antonio McCraven (1) shoots over Shadow Ridge during a Class 4A first round ...
Sierra Vista guard Antonio McCraven (1) shoots over Shadow Ridge during a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Shadow Ridge guard Jalen Butler (5) shoots against Sierra Vista guard Khamari Taylor (3) during ...
Shadow Ridge guard Jalen Butler (5) shoots against Sierra Vista guard Khamari Taylor (3) during a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Shadow Ridge guard Aiden Maynor (12) celebrates after his team tied the game going into halftim ...
Shadow Ridge guard Aiden Maynor (12) celebrates after his team tied the game going into halftime of a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game against Sierra Vista at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Shadow Ridge’s junior varsity team cheers for varsity during a Class 4A first round play ...
Shadow Ridge’s junior varsity team cheers for varsity during a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game against Sierra Vista at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Sierra Vista guard Ej Dacuma (0) defends against Shadow Ridge guard Jesse Judkins (2) during a ...
Sierra Vista guard Ej Dacuma (0) defends against Shadow Ridge guard Jesse Judkins (2) during a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Sierra Vista guard Khamari Taylor (3) shoots against Shadow Ridge during a Class 4A first round ...
Sierra Vista guard Khamari Taylor (3) shoots against Shadow Ridge during a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Sierra Vista center Xavion Staton (32) snags a rebound over Shadow Ridge forward Joseph Martins ...
Sierra Vista center Xavion Staton (32) snags a rebound over Shadow Ridge forward Joseph Martins (21) during a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Sierra Vista fans cheer for their team during a Class 4A first round playoff high school basket ...
Sierra Vista fans cheer for their team during a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game against Shadow Ridge at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
Sierra Vista guard Khamari Taylor (3) celebrates after an offensive foul was called on Shadow R ...
Sierra Vista guard Khamari Taylor (3) celebrates after an offensive foul was called on Shadow Ridge during a Class 4A first round playoff high school basketball game at Sierra Vista High School on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
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Khamari Taylor scored 34 points to lead Sierra Vista to a 76-67 home win over Shadow Ridge in a Class 4A Southern Region boys basketball first round playoff game Friday night.

Xavion Staton added 17 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocks for Sierra Vista (19-8).

The Mountain Lions, the No. 2 seed from the Desert League, will play at Lake League champion Rancho at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in a quarterfinal matchup.

Jalen Butler paced Shadow Ridge (14-10), the No. 3 seed from the Sky League, with 24 points.

Contact Alex Wright at awright@reviewjournal.com. Follow @AlexWright1028 on X.

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