GV Christian routs Sage Ridge in 1A boys state tournament
GV Christian eased into the Class 1A boys state basketball tournament semifinals with a 54-29 win over Sage Ridge on Thursday at Cox Pavilion.
The Guardians (16-7) got 21 points from Joshua Valencia and 16 from David Thurman.
GV Christian will face Mineral County (16-7), a 51-46 winner over Eureka (15-6), at 4:40 p.m. Friday at Chaparral High.
No. 1W Pyramid Lake 47, No. 2S Spring Mountain 44 — Demetrius Ivanoff scored 24 points, but it wasn’t enough for the Golden Eagles.
Spring Mountain (5-9) was outscored 19-9 in the fourth quarter.
Angel Mariano Orozco scored 18 points to lead Pyramid Lake, which will meet Pahranagat Valley at 8 p.m. Friday at Chaparral.
No. 1C Pahranagat Valley 52, No. 2E Owyhee 48 (OT) — Paul Lewis scored 25 points, and the Panthers survived in overtime.
Pahranagat Valley (24-4) outscored Owyhee (14-7) 20-2 from the free-throw line.
Bisaapi Melendez led Owyhee with 15 points.
Girls
No. 1C Pahranagat Valley 59, No. 2S Beaver Dam 31 — Jersey Tsosie scored 24 points for the Panthers.
Pahranagat Valley (21-6) will play Pyramid Lake (23-4), a 60-31 winner over Eureka (14-5), at 6:20 p.m. Friday at Chaparral.
Shyanne Pierce led Beaver Dam (5-12) with 14 points.
No. 2C Round Mountain 57, No. 1S GV Christian 35 — Brooklyn Hanks scored 24 of her 29 points in the first half for the Knights.
Round Mountain (14-7) will meet Coleville (20-2), a 47-41 winner over Wells (20-4), in the semifinals at 4:40 p.m. Friday at Chaparral.
Gina Bielich scored 16 points to lead GV Christian (10-9).
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