Before I can graduate, there’s some basketball to discuss. The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association boys and girls state tournaments are in Reno this week, and I took a break from writing my book about the 2015 football season (“The Year of the Butt Punt”) to make the trip north and check out all the action.
Adrian Ojeda and fellow senior Robert Razo each won individual state titles at Star of the Desert Arena, helping Green Valley capture its fifth consecutive team championship at the Division I state wrestling tournament.
Alyssa Hanks went 9 of 12 from the free-throw line in the second half and finished with 21 points, nine rebounds and five blocked shots to help Round Mountain to a 37-34 win over Pahranagat Valley in the Southern League final at Desert Pines.
Alyssa Hanks had 13 points, seven rebounds and two blocks as Round Mountain rolled to an easy 43-25 win over Beaver Dam.
D’Quan Porchia scored 28 points Wednesday to lead Spring Mountain’s boys basketball team to an 84-51 win over Round Mountain in a Division IV Southern League quarterfinal at Indian Springs.
Zyon Butler and Jermained Leavy each recorded pins in less than a minute in championship matches to help Spring Mountain’s wrestling team win the Division III Southern League title in West Wendover on Saturday.
Luke Bergen scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer from the right wing with eight seconds to go Friday to lift Faith Lutheran’s boys basketball team to a 73-72 win over visiting Mojave.
Brynlee Wadsworth scored 15 points, and Kristal Jackson added 11 points and 10 rebounds to help host Lincoln County’s girls basketball team clinch the Division III Southern League title with a 56-44 win over Agassi Prep on Friday in Panaca.
Follow the link for some of the top performances for the week of Jan. 25-39.
Kinlee Marshall made all four of her free throw attempts in overtime and finished with seven points as Moapa Valley’s girls basketball team held on for a 54-49 win over visiting Boulder City on Tuesday.
Zyare Ruffin’s 15-foot jumper with two seconds left in overtime lifted Durango’s boys basketball team to a 56-55 win over Loyola (Calif.) in the Fairfax State Preview in Norwalk, Calif. on Saturday.
Ciara Young, Madison Washington and Skylar Jackson each scored 14 points Saturday to help Bishop Gorman’s girls basketball team to a 70-42 win over Mount Miguel (Calif.) in Spring Valley, Calif.
Some of the top performances for the week of Jan. 18-23.
Xavier Jarvis scored five of his 39 points in overtime to lift Green Valley’s boys basketball team to an 82-80 home win over Eldorado on Tuesday.
Alexia Thrower scored 19 points, including eight in the fourth quarter, to help Canyon Springs’ girls basketball team to a 52-45 win over visiting Las Vegas in a Division I Northeast League game on Tuesday.
