Garrisen Freeman’s running 3-pointer banked in with one second left to give Spring Valley a 39-37 win over Bishop Manogue in the state quarterfinals.
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Bishop Gorman basketball coach Grant Rice has built the Gaels into a national powerhouse with 500 wins and 12 state titles, including eight straight, in 19 seasons.
Desert Oasis experienced highs and lows in last year’s state tournament, and it hopes to put those to good use starting with its semifinal against Spanish Springs.
Trinity International Schools point guard Daishen Nix was all smiles Monday morning, when he received a jersey commemorating his selection as a McDonald’s All-American.
LaVerk Hodges’ 3-pointer with less than 30 seconds left gave Del Sol a 64-62 overtime win over Boulder City for the Class 3A Southern Region boys basketball championship.
Sebastian Mack scored 30 points, and Durango had an answer every time Faith Lutheran made a run in a 78-66 win in the first round of the Class 4A state tournament.
Anthony Swift had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead Desert Pines to its fifth straight region championship, 74-55 over Faith Lutheran.
Bishop Gorman scored 33 first-quarter points and beat Durango in coach Grant Rice’s 500th win at the school, for the Desert Region championship.
Mwani Wilkinson scored 23 points, and his layup off a pass from Ryan Abelman with 1.8 seconds left lifted Bishop Gorman to a 61-59 win over Liberty.
Here are Saturday’s results for the championship and third-place matches at the Class 4A, 3A and 2A state wrestling meets.
Senior David Kalayanaprapruit and sophomore Caleb Uhlenhopp won individual titles to lead Green Valley to the Class 4A team championship at Cimarron-Memorial.
Here are Friday’s results from the Class 4A state wrestling meet and the schedule for Saturday’s championship matches for all classes.
Mwani Wilkinson scored 25 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead Bishop Gorman to an 81-48 home win over Basic on Friday in the Desert Region quarterfinals.
Taylor Bigby began what it hopes will be a run to a record-breaking sixth consecutive Class 4A state title with an 87-12 win over Arbor View on Thursday.
Green Valley and Spanish Springs have combined to win the past eight state titles, but Shadow Ridge coach Gus Gledhill thinks his team has the experience to compete with them.