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March 28, 2024

Western Boys Basketball

  • Aaseem Dixon of Centennial shoots free throw against Palo Verde during their game Tuesday, February 9, 2011 at Palo Verde High School. Centennial won the game 74-57.
    Aaseem Dixon leads Centennial to first-round rout of Western
    Western focused its entire defensive game plan around stopping Centennial’s Aaseem Dixon in the teams’ first round playoff game Tuesday night. That wasn’t enough. Dixon scored 24 points to go with seven rebounds and six assists as Centennial glided past Western 92-68.
  • Sierra Vista players Dallin Molina, left, and Donovan Williams, right, block Western player Landon White from getting a rebound during their boys basketball game at Western High School in Las Vegas Wednesday, January 26, 2011.
    Sierra Vista controls its own playoff destiny after beating Western
    The Sierra Vista High basketball team’s 66-59 victory Wednesday against host Western puts the Mountain Lions in an excellent position to make a memorable postseason run. Sure, they have seven league games remaining in the Southwest Division, and could easily slip up down the home stretch of the regular season. But the victory against Western put the Mountain Lions (18-3, 8-2) in the driver’s seat to claim the No. 2 seed from the Southwest for next week’s Sunset Regional tournament. The No. 2 seed hosts a first-round playoff game and avoids having to play two-time defending state champion Bishop Gorman ...
  • Liberty headed to finals of Prep Championships Platinum Division
    The Liberty High boys basketball team rallied back from a four-point halftime deficit to defeat Western High 62-57 on Wednesday and advance to the finals of the Las Vegas Prep Championships Platinum Division.
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