WEST WENDOVER — The West Wendover boys and girls basketball teams both rode winning streaks into their Thursday and Friday 2A North contests.
The Indians (10-7 overall, 4-1 in league) will try to pick up where they left off versus the Dust Devils (1-11 overall, 0-5 in league) at 7:30 p.m. Friday, in Dayton.
Elko boys basketball team pulls out 54-50 victory over Lowry
On Jan. 6, the Lady Indians (10-5 overall, 3-2 in league) opened Division 3A North-East play with a commanding 40-point, 55-15 blowout of Dayton (6-10 overall, 0-5 in league) at Centennial Gymnasium.
The Lady Spartans (8-9 overall, 2-3 in league) will go up against Fernley — which is 22-2 overall and 5-0 in league play — the Lady Vaqueros steamrolling their way to the fifth-ranked team in the state, regardless of class, and the No. 1 3A team in the land.
On. Jan. 6, the Vaqueros opened league play with a 58-49 road victory in Spring Creek.
Senior Tanner Hall nailed down the 144-pound championship with a 4-0 record and three wins by fall.
The Lady Jaguars beat the Lady Railroaders 38-32 in the first meeting of the regular season, Jackpot's first win of the year.
Unlike against the Leopards, Carlin did not have a comeback in the cards — despite a slim 7-6 edge in the third quarter — the Jaguars stamping the outcome with a 15-4 burst in the fourth.
None of the points were bigger than the final three, lifting the Railroaders to a 44-43 victory.
The Braves (14-1 overall, 4-1 in league) notched a 56-41 win Friday over Jackpot and beat Wells by a similar score of 54-43 on Saturday.
On Friday, the Lady Leopards blew through Carlin by a final score of 40-7. Wells found much tougher sledding on Saturday, narrowly edging Owyhee by a tally of 35-33.
Wrestling in the 138 division, sophomore Penelope Ruiz was fourth and tallied a 4-2 record with all of her wins coming by fall — scoring 19 of the Lady Indians' 22 points.
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — At the Tiger Grizz Invitational, the Spring Creek boys and girls wrestling teams each had an individual knock down a second-place finish — both squads ranking eerily similar in the standings as well.
Josiah Tinkorang tipped the ball to himself and banked home the biggest bucket of the ballgame for a 54-50 advantage with 13 seconds remaining.
Unfortunately, the Lady Indians were absolutely decimated in the first quarter by a tally of 19-2 in a 56-43 loss.
McDermott has signed her letter of intent to play at the next level for Columbia Basin College, in Pasco, Washington.
Action photos of Spring Creek High School Class of 2023 senior Arena McDermott
On Saturday, the Lady Spartans outscored the Lady Wave 39-12 from two and the free-throw line in a 51-42 victory.
Spring Creek boys basketball team hangs on for 67-60 win over Fallon
In the end, the Spartans prevailed in a 67-60 seesaw battle — one in which both teams had highs, lows, made shots, missed others, committed turnovers and made takeaways — Spring Creek improving to 3-2 in league play, Fallon falling to 2-3 in the 3A North-East.
ELKO — The Elko boys basketball team rode a 35-17 advantage in the second and third quarters for a 76-56 victory over Fallon on Friday night.
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ELKO — After building a big lead in the first quarter, the Elko girls basketball team overcome a slow second period Friday night against Fallon.
SPRING CREEK — When the Spring Creek and Fallon boys basketball teams step on the court. Seeding for the regional tournament is on the line.
The Lady Spartans (7-9 overall, 1-3 in league) will look to climb up the 3A North-East standings against Fallon (10-8 overall, 1-2 in league) at 1 p.m. Saturday, in Spring Creek.
With a pair of road victories, the West Wendover boys basketball team improved to 4-0 in league play of the Division 2A North.
The Jackpot boys basketball team fell to 1-10 on the season and 1-2 in league play with a pair of road losses.
Against the Bulldogs, Carlin's boys notched their first league win with a 43-35 victory on Jan. 14, in McDermitt.
The Wells boys and girls basketball teams each knocked down a victory against Jackpot.
Coming off a 64-25 road domination Jan. 13 of McDermitt, the Braves were unable to replicate the result the next day — dropping their first game of the season.