Bishop Gorman went on a 13-2 run in the second quarter and never looked back in a win over Coronado to clinch a spot in next week’s Class 5A state tournament.
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Jason Orts is a born-and-raised Texan who has more than a decade of experience covering high school sports there. The last six of those came as the high school sports coordinator at the Waco Tribune-Herald, where he also covered a myriad of Baylor University sports. Orts was the sports editor of the University Star at Texas State University prior to beginning his professional career.
Darrion Williams scored 18 points, and top-seeded Bishop Gorman remained undefeated with a win over Coronado in the Class 5A Southern Region semifinals.
Asani Ceaser and Kaniya Boyd scored 14 points apiece, and Centennial began its run for a seventh straight state basketball title with a decisive win Tuesday.
Spring Valley was ranked No. 2 in Class 5A for most of the season before injuries caused a late-season skid, but the Grizzlies are getting healthy for the postseason.
John Mobley scored 25 points, Darrion Williams added 16 points and 13 rebounds to lead top-seeded Bishop Gorman over Foothill in the Class 5A Southern Region quarterfinals.
Coronado trailed by as many as 10 in the fourth quarter but rallied to beat Canyon Springs in the Class 5A Southern Region quarterfinals.
Centennial has been its usual dominant self during the regular season in search of its seventh straight state championship.
Check out the top performances from Friday’s high school basketball action.
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.
The Arbor View girls capped a perfect season with a win over Desert Oasis, and the Clark boys knocked off previously unbeaten Shadow Ridge on Friday at The Orleans.
Check out the top performances from Thursday’s high school basketball action.
The Class 5A boys final will match No. 1 Shadow Ridge and No. 3 Clark, and No. 1 Arbor View and No. 2 Desert Oasis will meet for the girls title Friday at The Orleans.
Check out the top performances from Wednesday’s high school basketball action.
The Bishop Gorman, Las Vegas and Somerset Losee boys remained No. 1 in the Southern Nevada rankings, while the Centennial, Las Vegas and Moapa Valley girls stayed on top.
Check out the top performances from Tuesday’s high school basketball action.
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