ROUNDUP: Gaston’s stick-back basket pushes Rancho boys past Valley
January 28, 2009 - 8:40 pm
Tyler Gaston rebounded a missed free throw and hit a basket to give Rancho a 65-63 road win over Valley on Wednesday.
Gaston finished with 18 points. Byron Bynum scored 19 and Derrick Davis 11 for the Rams.
Johnquez Brooks led the Vikings with 18 points. He missed a potential game-tying shot at the buzzer.
Chris Marshall added 11 points and Keenyn Thomas 10 for Valley.
Bishop Gorman 78, Spring Valley 75 — At Gorman, Johnathan Loyd’s 3-pointer at the overtime buzzer lifted the Gaels past the Grizzlies.
Loyd, who finished with 17 points and seven assists, came down the middle of the court, veered to the left side and hit a pull-up jumper from just behind the arc as time expired.
Shabazz Muhammad led the Gaels with 22 points. Kylel Coleman added 17 points and Czar Robotham 12 for Gorman. Xavier Grimble had 11 rebounds for the Gaels.
Spring Valley’s Jesse Chippoletti hit two free throws to tie the game late in the fourth quarter. He finished with 20 points to lead Spring Valley, which rallied from a 45-32 halftime deficit.
Tyler Lewis added 17 points and Corey Clement 10 for the Grizzlies.
Desert Pines 76, Canyon Springs 75 — At Desert Pines, Pierre Jackson scored 15 points, including two free throws with four seconds to play to give the Jaguars a 76-72 lead.
Reggie Shaw added 15 points, Tyler Larson and Cliff Harrell each had 11 points and Chris Perry scored 10 for Desert Pines, which led 42-33 at the half.
Terence Stanley led the Pioneers with 16 points. Michael Thompson added 15 points and Antonio Snow 10.
Western 70, Bonanza 66 — At Bonanza, De’Andre Nash had 17 points as the Warriors, hitting 9 of 9 free throws in the fourth quarter, held off the Bengals.
Ehbert Talice added 16 points, Anterian Cannon scored 12 and Johnnie Diggs had 10 for Western, which was 17-for-23 from the line on the night.
John Grady had 16 points to lead Bonanza, which was 4-for-9 from the line in the fourth quarter.
Andrew Whiting added 14 points for the Bengals.
Sierra Vista 55, Desert Oasis 41 — At Sierra Vista, Quinten Chow scored 25 points, and the Mountain Lions put away the Diamondbacks with a 22-3 run to start the second half.
Akeem Smith added 12 points for Sierra Vista, which led 30-23 at the half, then outscored Desert Oasis 10-0 in the third quarter.
Cameron Jefferson led the Diamondbacks with 11 points.
Durango 88, Pahrump Valley 54 — At Pahrump, Marcus Falley scored 17 of the Trailblazers’ first 21 points as Durango routed the Trojans.
Falley finished with 28 points, and Donovan Williams added 16 points.
Marvin Weekly led Pahrump Valley with 23 points.
Virgin Valley 62, Pahranagat Valley 31 — At Mesquite, Terran Leavitt scored 14 of his 16 points in the first half, helping the Bulldogs take a 31-18 halftime lead and cruise past the Panthers.
James Pollock added 11 points for Virgin Valley.
Brady Whipple led Pahranagat Valley with 16 points.
Beatty 47, Trona (Calif.) 23 — At Beatty, Anthony Regalado had 14 points to lead the Hornets to the win.
Beatty jumped out to a 27-5 lead after one quarter, and led 42-11 at the half.