With a perfect conference season and the No. 1 spot in the regional tournament on the line, the Spanish Springs girls did what they have done all season – win. The Cougars took care of Reno 65-29 last Tuesday and beat Reed on Friday 84-45 to finish 8-0 in the High Desert League and earn the top seed in the playoffs this week. The most impressive part of the conference … [Read more...]
Harris Scores 29, Nevada holds off Rival UNLV 82-79 in OT
LAS VEGAS — Jalen Harris scored 29 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and dished five assists and Nevada defeated rival UNLV for the sixth straight time, pulling out an 82-79 win in overtime on Wednesday night. Harris made the first of two free throws with 3.8 seconds left but Elijah Mitrou-Long’s shot from well behind the 3-point line bounced off the backboard as time expired. … [Read more...]
Spanish Springs Girls Enter Final Week in First Place; Raiders Fourth
If the Spanish Springs High girls basketball team is going to finish the conference slate unbeaten, they’re going to have to earn it. The Cougar girls improved to 6-0 in the High Desert League after two wins last week, but have two tough games left as the regular season concludes this week. Mariah Barraza scored 15 points while Autumn Wadworth and Jaden Townsell dropped 14 … [Read more...]
Harris Continues Hot Stretch as Wolf Pack Picks up Home Wins
Nevada 95, San Jose State 77 RENO — Jalen Harris had 32 points to carry Nevada to a 95-77 win over San Jose State on Saturday, the Wolf Pack’s ninth consecutive home victory. Harris was out-dueled by the Spartans’ Seneca Knight, who had a career-high 34 points. Nisre Zouzoua had 15 points and six assists for Nevada (15-10, 8-5 Mountain West Conference). Jazz Johnson … [Read more...]
Cougars hold First Place spot with Less than 2 Weeks Left in Season
The locomotive that is the Spanish Springs High girls basketball team kept steaming down the tracks last Tuesday when they easily took care off its rival Reed, 63-29. Mariah Barraza led the way with 15 points for the Cougars and Autumn Wadsworth finished with 13 and Jada Townsell 12. A total of 10 Spanish Springs players got into the scoring column in a game that saw them … [Read more...]
Wolf Pack Suffers Pair of Road Losses
Boise State 73, Nevada 64 BOISE, Idaho — Derrick Alston scored 24 points, Justinian Jessup tied the Mountain West Conference record for 3-pointers made in a career, and Boise State beat Nevada 73-64 on Saturday night. Jessup finished with 17 points and hit two 3-pointers, giving him 296 career 3s, tying Jimmer Fredette’s conference mark set at BYU from 2007-11. … [Read more...]
Pack gets back on Track with Wins over Rebels, Lobos
Nevada 96, New Mexico 74 RENO — Nisre Zouzoua had a season-high 20 points as Nevada stretched its home win streak to seven games, routing New Mexico 96-74 on Saturday. Zouzoua shot 6 for 7 on 3-pointers. Jalen Harris had 19 points and seven assists for Nevada (13-8, 6-3 Mountain West Conference). Zane Meeks added 13 points and seven rebounds. Jazz Johnson had 12 … [Read more...]
Wolf Pack Improves to 3-0 in Conference Play
Nevada 83, Boise St. 66 RENO — Jazz Johnson drained 8 of 12 3-pointers and scored 34 points, both career highs, and Nevada beat Boise State 83-66 on Saturday. Jalen Harris had 15 points for Nevada (10-5, 3-0 Mountain West Conference), which earned its fourth straight home victory, and Lindsey Drew added 14 points and nine assists. Johnson, a graduate transfer from … [Read more...]