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.
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 ...
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.