Agassi Prep’s three best players were in foul trouble in the fourth quarter, making it hard to stop Needles from completing its comeback to win the Class 2A girls state title with a 64-54 victory.
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Allen Merritt had 18 points, nine rebounds and four steals Saturday as Agassi Prep won its third state title in four years with a 60-43 victory over Adelson School in the Class 2A final at Cox Pavilion.
Once the dust settled after nearly three minutes of play and Destiny Rover connected on a deep 3-pointer for the game’s first points Friday, the Agassi Prep girls basketball team turned to its defense to cruise to a 61-46 win over White Pine in a Class 2A state semifinal at Del Sol.
Jake Buchman nailed the game-winning 3-pointer in overtime Friday that lifted the Lions to a 57-56 win over West Wendover in a Class 2A state semifinal at Del Sol.
Adelson School (20-4) will meet West Wendover (19-8) in a state semifinal at 3 p.m. Friday at Del Sol High.
Adelson School built an early lead over the Stars, only to see it evaporate by halftime. The Lions controlled the third quarter and did enough in the fourth to seize a 54-51 victory and the first league title in school history.
Sharmayne Finley had 35 points, 12 rebounds and five assists Saturday to lead the Stars’ girls basketball team to its first Class 2A Southern League championship with a 70-54 victory over Needles at Durango.
Jayne Antone had 16 points and 11 rebounds Friday to lead Needles to a dominating 57-37 win over Lincoln County in the Class 2A Southern League semifinals.
Jake Buchman’s defense helped protect a 45-44 lead late in the game, and the Lions held on to beat the Mustangs in the Class 2A Southern Region semifinals at Durango.
Green Valley sophomore Steele Dias won the 106-pound state championship to help the Gators to their sixth consecutive state title Saturday at Spanish Springs High School.
Having won five consecutive state championships, Green Valley coach Jon Ferry might have expected to feel comfortable with a lead after the first day of the Class 4A state tournament. But Ferry wasn’t feeling so secure as his team prepared to leave the gym after Friday’s semifinal round at Spanish Springs.
Sharmayne Finley scored a game-high 26 points and had six rebounds, seven assists and five steals Friday to help Agassi Prep’s girls basketball team clinch its first league title in school history with a 69-61 home win over Lincoln County.
Martell Williams scored a team-high 19 points as Silverado’s boys basketball team clinched the Southeast League’s No. 4 seed with a 64-61 overtime win at Green Valley on Thursday.
Casey Proctor scored 12 points on Thursday night to lead the Faith Lutheran girls basketball team to a 42-26 road victory over Legacy.
Steven Adeyemi and Trevor White scored 14 points apiece Tuesday to help Sunrise Mountain’s boys basketball clinch its first playoff berth in school history with a 62-49 home win over Mojave.
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