Coronado trailed by as many as 10 in the fourth quarter but rallied to beat Canyon Springs in the Class 5A Southern Region quarterfinals.
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Freshman Mason Brown hit a 3-pointer with 1:52 left in overtime to break a tie, and Durango nipped Coronado in a game in which neither team led by more than seven points.
Ten Las Vegas Valley basketball players — five boys and five girls — have been nominated to play in the McDonald’s All-American Games in March in Chicago.
After two years of waiting for the Tarkanian Classic to return, Bishop Gorman wasted no time in showing it was ready to play Friday on its home floor.
Bishop Gorman is the favorite to run its state championship streak in boys basketball to 10, but the Gaels won’t have an easy path.
Coronado scored on a penalty kick in the 47th minute to defeat Faith Lutheran on Saturday in Sparks and win its first girls soccer state championship.
Brandon Tunnell ran for three touchdowns, and Silverado pulled away in the second half for a 42-7 win over Coronado in the Class 4A state semifinals.
Palo Verde has been a force to be reckoned with all year and enters the Class 5A state tournament with momentum after winning last weekend’s Southern Region championship.
Coronado is embracing being the favorite to win the Class 5A state championship after its 2-0 win over Faith Lutheran in last Saturday’s regional final.
Parking spots will be scarce when Liberty plays at Bishop Gorman in Southern Nevada’s high school football game of the year.
Coronado’s offense wasn’t sharp after a bye week, but its defense stifled the Basic offense in a 13-0 win in the Class 4A state quarterfinals.
The Sky League championship afforded Coronado, along with Desert League champion Silverado, Mountain League champion Las Vegas and Sky League second-place Shadow Ridge, a needed bye week.
The top four teams in Class 4A — Silverado, Coronado, Las Vegas and Shadow Ridge — have byes this week in the first round of the playoffs.
Coronado quarterback Joshua Andrade threw for three touchdowns, and Jaylen Garrison scored two TDs as the Cougars secured a first-round bye in the Class 4A playoffs.
Silverado, which has shut out its last two opponents, will host Desert Oasis on Friday. The winner will claim the Class 4A Desert League title.
