The holiday break didn’t rob us entirely of good basketball. In a rescheduled game from earlier this season, Reno hosted Carson on Friday night in a rematch of last year’s 4A North title game. Reno avenged the 51-45 loss with a start-to-finish 49-35 victory. To view how the rankings have progressed, click here. 1. Spanish Springs Cougars (7-2, 4-0) The Cougars … [Read more...]
Week 4 4A North Boys Hoops Power Rankings
The fourth edition of the Sparks Tribune 4A North Boys Hoops Power Rankings brings a shakeup at the top. Spanish Springs, the previous No. 2, handled Galena, the previous No. 1, at home on Friday night and moves back into the driver’s seat. To view how the rankings have progressed this season, click here. 1. Spanish Springs Cougars (7-2, 4-0) Coach Kyle Penney said … [Read more...]
Week 3 4A North boys hoops power rankings
The season is young. There is a lot to be determined. But if there’s one thing we’ve learned early, it’s that Galena is for real. Dillon Voyles may be the MVP of the season’s first month and Moses Wood has proved more than capable when attention shifts to Voyles. 1. Galena Grizzlies (8-1, 2-0) Maxpreps.com has Galena ranked the No. 1 team in the state. Those are … [Read more...]
Week 2 4A North boys hoops power rankings
It’s that bizarre time of the year when teams are alternating between relatively meaningless tournament games and hugely important 4A North games. The first round of regional contests last Tuesday didn’t provide much drama, but that will change starting this week. To view how the rankings of progressed, click here. 1. Galena Grizzlies (4-0, 1-0) The Grizzlies faced … [Read more...]
Week 1 4A North boys hoops power rankings
Can Carson repeat? Will Reno reload? Is Spanish Springs and/or Galena ready to emerge? The 2016-17 4A North boys basketball season starts with a lot of questions. To view how the power rankings ended last season, click here. 1. Spanish Springs Cougars Spanish Springs enters the season with the most talent. Can the Cougs piece it together and win their first regional … [Read more...]
Way-too-early 2016-17 DI North boys hoops Power Rankings
Okay, so the prep basketball season just wrapped up this weekend with the state tournament. Gorman won the state title again (insert yawn here). That doesn’t mean we have to wait around until November to take a look at next season. With the 2015-16 campaign in the books, here’s how the DI North figures to stack up heading into next winter. 1. Spanish Springs Cougars There … [Read more...]
Final DI North boys hoops Power Rankings
1. Carson Senators What a season for the Senators. In a region that features great parity at the top, Carson was an anomaly. The Senators went 19-0 against DI North teams and won their first regional title in two decades. 2. Reno Huskies Like many teams this year, the Huskies nearly got past the Senators in Saturday’s DI North title game, but couldn’t get the big shot to … [Read more...]
Week 12 (playoffs) DI North boys hoops Power Rankings
1. Carson Senators (21-5, 16-0) They didn’t make it easy down the stretch, having to grind out wins over Galena and Douglas, but the Senators made it the whole regular season without falling to a DI North team. Whether going undefeated works out in their favor or not, remains to be seen. Last Week: 1 2. Bishop Manogue Miners (14-9, 11-5) Nobody is going to be excited to … [Read more...]