The Bulldogs’ girls basketball team received double-digit scoring from four players and rolled over Reno in the Class 4A state semifinals Thursday by a final score of 68-30.
Basketball
Cort Ballinger and the Miners held Kevin Legardy to just nine points, and Bishop Manogue came away with a 64-58 win over Canyon Springs on Thursday in the Class 4A boys state basketball semifinals at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center.
Dre’una Edwards commanded the first half, scoring 26 of her game-high 28 points, and the Patriots made quick work of McQueen with a 71-33 rout in the state semifinals at Lawlor Events Center.
Bishop Gorman sophomore guard Noah Taitz is a four-star recruit who posts bigger scoring numbers against better competition.
The schedules and results (when available) for the boys and girls basketball state tournaments are here.
Melanie Isbell scored 20 points, including a back-breaking 3-pointer in the third quarter. She led four double-digit scorers as Centennial cruised to a 75-45 victory over Spring Valley in the Sunset Region title game at Legacy.
Noah Taitz hit four 3-pointers and scored 27 points as Bishop Gorman beat Clark 57-46 at Legacy to claim the Class 4A Sunset Region title.
Canyon Springs squandered a 16-point lead against Coronado, but held off the Cougars and their comeback to clinch a 101-89 home victory on Saturday night, the Class 4A Sunrise Region championship and a berth in Reno to play for the Class 4A state title.
Desert Pines (20-9) claimed its third straight Class 3A Southern Region title with a 66-52 win over Cheyenne (17-10) on Saturday night at Del Sol High School.
Dre’una Edwards scored 20 points Saturday to lead Liberty to a 68-38 win over Foothill in a rematch of last year’s Sunrise Region final.
Daniel Plumer had 30 points, nine rebounds, two blocks, four steals and an assist as the Blue Knights routed Needles, 78-32 in the Class 2A Southern Region championship game at Del Sol on Saturday.
Powered by the play of senior Brynlee Wadsworth, Lincoln County scored 19 consecutive points in the first half Saturday and never looked back in taking a 49-33 victory over Needles.
Led by the shooting of junior Alecia Kelly and the inside work of junior Chania Scott, Mojave scored 29 points in the final eight minutes to secure a 52-43 victory over Virgin Valley for its first region title.
Brodey Maxwell keyed a 9-0 run midway through the fourth quarter, and Pahranagat Valley pulled away to earn a 46-38 victory over Spring Mountain on Saturday at Basic to earn the tournament title.
Pahranagat Valley roared back behind guards Morgan Harris and Karley Whipple, who helped force a flurry of turnovers that led the Panthers to a 56-47 victory over Round Mountain and the league championship.