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.
Elijah Hoye made two free throws with 29.8 seconds left to break a 50-50 tie and lift Word of Life to a 54-50 win over Adelson School in the Division IV Southern League final at Desert Pines. Both teams advance to the state tournament, which begins Friday in Reno.
The Adelson School juniors, led by forward Jake Buchman, accounted for 48 points Friday as the Lions defeated Spring Mountain, 61-52 in a Division IV Southern League semifinal at Desert Pines.
Rae Burrell had 15 points and 11 rebounds Tuesday as Foothill’s girls basketball team secured the Southeast League title with a 57-36 win over visiting Coronado.
Maka Ellis scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter Monday to help Sierra Vista’s boys basketball team stun visiting Faith Lutheran, 70-52.
Tim Jeffries, Darious Dunson and Kameron Delgadillo combined to score 38 points in the second half Thursday as Legacy’s boys basketball team rallied for an 83-76 home win over third-ranked Durango.
Timothy Jeffries scored 27 points, including eight points in overtime, to lift Legacy’s boys basketball team to a 63-61 road win over Shadow Ridge on Tuesday.
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.
Rae Burrell had 21 points Thursday to lead Foothill’s girls basketball team to a 44-38 win at Rancho.
Marquise Rayborn scored 18 points Thursday, and Las Vegas’ boys basketball team routed Liberty 67-50 to move into a tie for second place in the Northeast League.
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.
Maitland Williams scored 14 points in his first varsity game Monday to help Sierra Vista’s boys basketball team hold off visiting Western, 55-49.
Shane Barnes had 15 points Friday night to lead Eldorado’s boys basketball team to a 55-51 home win over Rancho.
Haley Tyrell had 14 points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals Friday to help Coronado’s girls basketball team to a 52-44 win over visiting Foothill.
Alexis Vanstory scored eight of her 11 points in the fourth quarter Tuesday to spark an 18-9 run as Chaparral’s girls basketball team rallied for a 52-44 win over visiting Desert Pines to take sole possession of first place in the Division I-A Sunrise League.
