The fate of two seasons came down to one loose ball. With three seconds left in Tuesday’s state tournament play-in game at Del Sol High, Eldorado trailed Sierra Vista by one with Daquon Thrower at the free-throw line shooting his second attempt. Thrower, who swished the first free throw, clanked the shot off the back iron. Teammate D.J. Billingsley came up with the ball after a brief scramble right below the basket. But Sierra Vista’s Dallin Molina stepped up and contested Billingsley’s put back as the buzzer sounded to send the Mountain Lions to Nevada high school basketball’s version of ...
Losing a top player to a season-ending injury would be enough to slow down most high school basketball teams. But, for the Bishop Gorman High girls, a knee injury suffered by senior Chelsie Pitt hasn’t stopped them from dominating the competition. Playing in their most significant game since Pitt was hurt last month, the Gaels Thursday outscored visiting Sierra Vista by 21 points in the second half to turn a close game into a lopsided 65-40 victory.
Sofie Cruz recorded a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds as Coronado downed host Sierra Vista 67-56. The Cougars bounced back from a 51-46 loss to Valley on Tuesday with one of their best performances of the year.