The Blue Knights overwhelmed Cimarron-Memorial on Friday to score a 72-46 victory in Legacy Tip-Off Classic quarterfinal play. They will meet Arbor View at 10:25 a.m. Saturday in the semifinals.
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Sam Gordon was born and raised in Minneapolis and is back for his second stint with the Review-Journal. He’s covered the NFL, NBA, the Big Ten, the Mountain West and prep sports for various publications during his professional tenure. Gordon, a University of Minnesota graduate, is a basketball junkie who coached high school basketball for three seasons.
Canyon Springs football coach Gus McNair guided the Pioneers to an 8-4 record and a third straight Northeast League championship. And for that, he is Tom Flores High School Football Coach of the Year.
Cimarron Conriquez in his first career varsity start after transferring from Clark made four 3-pointers for the Jaguars in their Class 4A debut — a 60-44 road win over Cimarron-Memorial.
Shania Harper fell just shy of a double-double average last season, logging 9.6 points and 11.3 rebounds per game for Sierra Vista. But a breakout summer helped her secure ascholarship to New Mexico State, and has prepared her to stake a claim as one of the best players in the Las Vegas Valley.
Coronado senior forward Hailey Morton made an uncontested layup with 53 seconds left in the fourth quarter to break a 51-all tie and help the Cougars score a 55-52 victory over host Clark.
Billy Davis helps anchor one of the state’s stingiest defenses, and will lead the Aggies in the Class 4A state semifinals against Bishop Manogue on Saturday afternoon in Reno.
First-year coach Rodney Haddix is striving to restore the blue-collar culture he helped instill as a player on the program’s inaugural team in 2006-07.
Faith Lutheran boys basketball coach Bret Walter’s son, Brevin, is prime for a breakout senior season, and is drawing attention from multiple Division I programs after an impressive club campaign with the Las Vegas Knicks.
Spring Mountain scored 26 unanswered points in the second quarter to separate from Tonopah en route to a 60-38 victory at Beatty High School — and the second state title in program history.
Bishop Gorman junior quarterback Micah Bowens accounted for 278 passing yards and three touchdowns and 148 rushing yards and two TDs in a 49-3 victory Friday in the Desert Region semifinals.
Spring Mountain is in prime position to secure its second Class 1A state championship in the past three seasons. The Golden Eagles (9-1) play Tonopah (11-0) at 1 p.m. Saturday in the title game at Beatty.
D.J. Jefferson, Campbell Holt, Aaron Roberts, Parker Schmidt and Josh Sharman signed national baseball letters of intent Wednesday during a brief ceremony inside the Desert Oasis cafeteria.
Centennial senior basketball player Eboni Walker has blossomed into the 43rd-ranked player in the class of 2019, per ESPN, and will solidify her future Wednesday by signing a national letter of intent with Arizona State.
Kaique Pacheco, 24, claimed his first PBR world championship despite tearing both ligaments during the Velocity Tour Finals last weekend. He competed in all five days of the league’s penultimate event but tweaked the knee during his first ride Sunday.
Las Vegas defeated Coronado 5-1 in the Class 4A title game, and Western beat North Valleys 3-1 on Saturday in the Class 3A final at Bettye Wilson Soccer Complex.