Nevada high school basketball scores Dec. 29, 2022
Thursday’s top high school basketball picks:
boys
Jake Bevacqua, The Meadows: The senior guard scored 22 points to help the Mustangs advance to the championship game of the Desert Holiday Classic with a 76-53 win over Mission Viejo (Calif.).
Josiah Cunningham, Coronado: The junior guard scored 22 points in the Cougars’ 74-66 win over Bishop O’Dowd (Calif.) in The Holiday Classic.
Qualib Ghallab, Chaparral: The sophomore forward scored 16 points and added 17 rebounds, eight assists and five blocks in the Cowboys’ 80-48 win over Eldorado in the Las Vegas Prep championship.
Jay Haylock, Foothill: The senior guard scored 24 points as the Falcons defeated Del Norte (Calif.) 79-78 in triple overtime at The Holiday Classic.
Amir McDaniels, Cimarron-Memorial: The senior forward scored 24 points to lead the Spartans to a 74-61 victory against Steele Canyon (Calif.) in The Holiday Classic.
Girls
Alabama Nieves, Legacy: The sophomore guard scored 16 points in the Longhorns’ 52-45 loss to McFarland (Calif.).
Mya Ruiz, Bishop Gorman: The junior guard held the Gaels close with 13 points in their 74-64 loss to South Pasadena (Calif.).
Ashley Saxton, Silverado: The senior guard hit seven 3-pointers, finishing with 32 points and eight rebounds in the Skyhawks’ 64-49 loss to Las Vegas.
Morgan Sweet, Tech: Scoring almost all of her team’s points, the junior center scored 10 points while adding 11 rebounds in the Roadrunners’ 54-14 loss to Shadow Hills (Calif.).
Harmony Warren, Sunrise Mountain: The senior guard had 19 points in the Miners’ 47-16 win over Southwest SD (Calif.).
Thursday’s results
boys
Chaparral 80, Eldorado 48
Cimarron-Memorial 74, Steele Canyon (Calif.) 61
Downey (Calif.) 63, Canyon Springs 49
Green Valley 71, Cheyenne 69, OT
Virgin Valley 63, McFarland (Calif.) 55
Clark 58, Bonita Vista (Calif.) 49
Faith Lutheran 59, Punahou I-AA (Hawaii) 45
Foothill 79, Del Norte (Calif.) 78, 3OT
St. Margaret’s (Calif.) 52, Boulder City 41
The Meadows 76, Mission Viejo (Calif.) 53
Centennial 78, Sunny Hills (Calif.) 73
Artesia (NM) 50, Spring Valley 47
Lincoln (Calif.) 70, Shadow Ridge 41
Las Vegas 74, Basic 44
55 Arbor View, St. Joseph (California) 53
Duncanville (Texas) 83, Bishop Gorman 72
Coronado 74, Bishop O’Dowd (Calif.) 66
SLAM Academy 65, Sloan Canyon 61
Girls
King’s Academy (Calif.) 45, Liberty 34
Shadow Hills (Calif.) 54, Tech 14
Needles 33, Boulder City 20
McFarland (Calif.) 52, Heritage 45
South Pasadena (Calif.) 74, Bishop Gorman 64
Beckman (Calif.) 45, Palo Verde 35
Olympian (Calif.) 67, Clark 44
Las Vegas 64, Silverado 49
Sunrise Mountain 47, Southwest SD (California) 16
Sierra Vista 43, Torrance (California) 22
