Silverado winning streak at six
Players react to losses in different ways. Some get sad, others get angry. Silverado’s Wade Collie is thankful.
Since suffering a 75-67 loss to Liberty on Dec. 20, Collie and his Skyhawks teammates have been unbeatable.
On Friday, Silverado gained a 81-69 victory at Coronado, its sixth straight win since the Liberty loss. The Skyhawks are 11-5 overall and 5-1 in the Southeast Division, a half-game behind first-place Foothill.
Collie had 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists to lead the win over the Cougars.
“That loss to Liberty really got us going,” he said. “Losing to our rivals is never good, so that got us going in the right direction again. So I thank them for beating us.”
Collie led the Skyhawks early against Coronado and point guard Ali Sabra led them late. Collie hit four of his first five shots and scored 11 points in the first quarter, and Sabra scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half. He also had six assists.
In between, wings Joe Spero and Jimmy McMurrin combined to hit six 3-pointers when Coronado paid too much attention to Collie and Sabra.
Spero finished with 16 points, McMurrin 12 and Mike Wadsworth 11 as Silverado’s starters accounted for all of the team’s points.
“It’s big for the team,” Collie said. “We’re going to need them later on. You can’t win anything with just two players.”
Christian Hatch had 26 points and seven rebounds to lead Coronado (9-10, 2-4).
• Palo Verde 55, Centennial 52 — At Palo Verde, Moses Morgan’s 3-pointer with five seconds left provided the margin of victory.
Morgan’s shot from the right corner rattled around the rim, popped into the air and fell through the basket.
Aaron May led the Panthers with 14 points, and David Rawlinson and Morgan each scored 11. Adam Young led Centennial with 18 points.
• Canyon Springs 82, Valley 74 — At Valley, Deremy Geiger scored 41 points to propel the Pioneers.
Canyon Springs trailed by a point entering the fourth quarter, but outscored the Vikings 34-25 in the final period.
Raveon Samuel added 17 points for the Pioneers. Cordero Harris scored 21 for Valley.
• Desert Pines 97, Las Vegas 81– At Desert Pines, Cliff Harrell scored 22 points and Reggie Shaw 20 to lead the Jaguars.
Marvin Campbell scored 27 points for the Wildcats.
• Chaparral 56, Rancho 51 — At Rancho, Tyler Bryant scored 20 points to lead the Cowboys past the Rams.
Terry Benson scored 22 points for Rancho.
• Green Valley 81, Tech 48 — At Tech, Glenn Bewley led four Gators scorers in double figures with 20 points.
Ben Seibert had 19 points for the Roadrunners.
• Durango 68, Bonanza 56 — At Bonanza, Ron Barnes scored 17 points and Marcus Falley 13 to lead the Trailblazers over the Bengals.
Matt Andrews scored 19 points for Bonanza.
• Bishop Gorman 76, Clark 51 — At Clark, Kylel Coleman scored 17 points and Quintin Dailey 16 to carry the Gaels.
Isidro Garcia scored 14 points to lead Clark.
• Spring Valley 70, Western 59 — At Western, Ronnie Norsworthy scored 22 points to lead four scorers in double figures for the Grizzlies.
Jason Walter added 17 points for the Grizzlies. Philip Payne led Western with 24 points.
• Cimarron-Memorial 90, Del Sol 65 — At Cimarron, Mike Cutright scored 32 points to help the Spartans defeat the Dragons.
Tyler Tuliau added 16 points and 13 assists for Cimarron.
Jeff Coon scored 21 points to lead Del Sol.
• The Meadows 58, White Pine 49 — At The Meadows, Graham Hilts had 28 points, including four 3-pointers in the third quarter, to lift the Mustangs over the Bobcats.
• Faith Lutheran 60, Boulder City 35 — At Faith Lutheran, Mike Amico and Diontea Wright scored 14 points apiece as the Crusaders coasted.
• Trinity 64, Calvary Chapel 51 — At Calvary Chapel, Raphael Roberts and Travis Kersenbrock each had 14 points to lead the Thunder.
Jon Fortich’s 15 points led the Lions.
• Mountain View 59, Pahranagat 56 — At Alamo, Brandon Carr’s layup with 13 seconds left put the Saints ahead.
Freshman Justyn Anderson had 27 points, including six 3-pointers, to lead the Saints.
• Henderson International 26, Tonopah 24 — At Henderson International, Brian Chausmer’s three-point play with five seconds remaining gave the Wolverines the victory.
