Adrianna Jones scored 22 points, and Western’s girls basketball team held off Valley for a 51-47 road victory on Wednesday night.
Boys Basketball
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Here are the Review-Journal’s boys basketball rankings.
Elijah Martinez hit five 3-pointers and scored 23 points on Tuesday as Calvary Chapel’s boys basketball team rolled to a 75-51 home win over Word of Life.
Julian Strawther connected on six 3-pointers on the way to a game-high 34 points Saturday as Liberty’s boys basketball team routed Bismarck (North Dakota), 77-39, to claim third place at the Energy Classic at Gillette, Wyoming.
Five members of Centennial’s boys basketball team scored in double figures Friday, and the Bulldogs cruised a 91-41 road victory over Rancho Mirage (California) in the Rancho Mirage Holiday Invitational.
Twin brothers Tyrell and Terrence Brooks combined for 68 points Friday as host Mountain View’s boys basketball team defeated Tech, 77-73 in overtime, in the Vegas Invitational.
Las Vegas senior guard Donovan Joyner scored 31 points to lift the host Wildcats to a 78-67 victory over Eldorado in the Las Vegas Prep Championship game on Friday afternoon.
Shadow Ridge’s Garin Macfarlane scored the go-ahead basket with 20 seconds left and Quinshon McGee blocked a shot at the basket to help the Mustangs to a 52-51 victory over Silverado in the Tri-State Invitational’s Elite Bracket championship game.
Elihu Cobb and Michael Ramirez each scored 20 points Thursday to help the St. Joseph (California) boys basketball team hold off Bonanza, 76-74 in overtime in the semifinals of the Vegas Invitational at Mountain View.
Las Vegas topped Desert Pines 58-48 on Thursday night to advance to the Las Vegas Prep Championship final opposite Eldorado.
Jacob Heese scored 28 points, and host Desert Oasis coasted to a 74-34 victory over Gilbert Christian (Arizona) in Tri-State Invitational play on Thursday night.
Michael Jackson’s layup at the buzzer completed a remarkable fourth-quarter rally as Green Valley’s boys basketball team nipped Sacramento Adventist Academy (California), 48-46, in the Rancho Mirage Holiday Invitational at Rancho Mirage, California.
Karson Bailey had eight points, nine rebounds and five blocks Wednesday as Boulder City’s boys basketball team beat Valley View (California) 55-42 in the Paloma Valley Winter Shootout at Lake Elsinore, California.
Jonathan Thomas scored a game-high 23 points to lead Eldorado’s boys basketball team to a 75-65 victory over Santa Fe (Calif.) in theLas Vegas Prep Championship on Wednesday afternoon.