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Playoff roundup: Sierra Vista tops Valley in 4A boys basketball playoffs

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Playoff roundup: Sierra Vista tops Valley in 4A boys basketball playoffs


EJ Dacuma scored 13 of his game-high 25 points in the first quarter Tuesday to lead 1D Sierra Vista (22-5) to an 85-70 win over Valley (14-4) in the Class 4A Southern Region boys basketball quarterfinals.

Colton Knoll added 20 points for the Mountain Lions and teammate Jevon Yapi had 17.

Sierra Vista will host Legacy in a semifinal at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

No. 1S Legacy 74, No. 2L Palo Verde 59: At Legacy, Jordyn Perdue finished with 14 points as the Longhorns (24-3) defeated the Panthers (13-8).

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D’Anthony Rabb added 13 points, Chris Riley had 12 and Grayson Williams scored 10 for Legacy.

No. 1L Rancho 68, No. 3D Losee 59: At Rancho, Jakoi Lide finished with 24 points in the Rams’ win over the Lions (14-12).

Destiny Teah scored 13 points to boost Rancho (21-5), while teammate Jailen Childress added 12.

The Rams host Clark in a semifinal at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

No. 2D Clark 73, No. 1M Green Valley 43: At Green Valley, the Chargers (18-8) advanced with a victory over the Gators (17-10).

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Class 4A Southern Region girls basketball playoffs

No. 1S Legacy 65, No. 3D Canyon Springs 40: At Legacy, Alabama Nieves logged 24 points and five rebounds to help the Longhorns (23-7) beat the Pioneers (15-11).

Trista Mabry added 10 points, 13 blocks and 12 rebounds and Ajalee Williams had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Longhorns, who host Basic in a semifinal at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

No. 2D Basic 50, No. 2M Sierra Vista 45: At Basic, the Wolves (16-8) advanced with a victory over the Mountain Lions (17-11).

No. 1D Foothill 63, No. 34M Rancho 36: At Foothill, Stephanie Ezugha had 14 points and 13 rebounds in the Falcons’ victory over the Rams (13-13).

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Caysea Winn had 15 points, Shiloh Smith had nine points and Hanna Heiselbetz had eight points to lift Foothill (13-12), which hosts Losee in a semifinal at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

No. 2S Losee 47, No. 1M Western 33: At Western, the Lions (20-5) advanced with a victory over the Warriors (15-8).

Class 3A Southern Region girls basketball playoffs

No. 2D Mater East 58, No. 3M The Meadows 29: At Mater East, Myla Faught scored a game-high 26 points to lead the Knights (20-6) past the Mustangs (7-7).

Amijah Macon added 23 points for Mater East, which plays at SLAM Nevada in a semifinal at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

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No. 1M SLAM Nevada 51, No. 4D Cadence 14: At SLAM Nevada, the Bulls (17-5) trounced the Cougars (11-16) to advance.

No. 3D Moapa Valley 65, No. 2M Boulder City 39: At Boulder City, Claire Cox scored 21 points in the Pirates’ win over the Eagles (20-7).

Rebekah Jensen added 20 points and Sienna Neilson had 10 for Moapa (19-8), which plays at Virgin Valley in a semifinal at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

No. 1D Virgin Valley 69, No. 4M Pahrump Valley 23: At Virgin Valley, Ava Noel and Hannah Waite led the Bulldogs (22-7) with 14 points in their victory over the Trojans (11-16).

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No. 1 Palo Verde 33, No. 8 Basic 12: At Palo Verde, Samantha Manzo rushed 15 times for 159 yards and also scored on an interception return to help the Panthers (20-12) roll past the Wolves (14-11).

Madeline West had eight tackles and a sack, and also returned an interception for a score for Palo Verde, which hosts Liberty in a semifinal at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

No. 2 Shadow Ridge 32, No. 7 Las Vegas 0: At Shadow Ridge, Jaylani Palmer had 95 receiving yards and added 69 rushing yards to lead the Mustangs (19-3) past the Wildcats (8-12).

Savanna McDow scored two TDs on 162 rushing yards to power Shadow Ridge, which hosts Desert Oasis in a semifinal at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

No. 3 Desert Oasis 33, No. 6 Tech 13: At Desert Oasis, Akemi Higa passed for two TDs and ran for two more as the Diamondbacks (21-2) defeated the Roadrunners (19-10).

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Allie Peralta logged five tackles and three sacks on defense for Desert Oasis.

Class 3A state flag football playoffs

No. 1M Boulder City d. No. 4D Democracy Prep, forfeit: At Boulder City, the Eagles (16-3) defeated the Blue Knights (1-13-1) by forfeit.

Boulder City hosts Mater East in a semifinal at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

No. 2D Mater East 30, No. 3M SLAM Nevada 6: At Mater East, Cheyanne Thornhill passed for three TDs and rushed for another as the Knights (19-6) cruised past the Bulls (11-11).

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Lili Rico added 95 receiving yards and two TDs for Mater East, while teammate Assata Foday recorded four sacks.

No. 2M Sloan Canyon 38, No. 3D Moapa Valley 12: At Sloan Canyon, Tehani Shigematsu completed 16 of her 21 passes for 315 yards and three TDs in the Pirates’ victory over the Moapa Valley (7-10).

Manahere Peters caught eight passes for 206 yards and a TD, and also had eight tackles and an interception on defense for Sloan Canyon (13-8). Teammate Hendrix Wilson added eight tackles and an interception.

The Pirates play at Virgin Valley in a semifinal at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

No. 1D Virgin Valley 45, No. 4M Western 0: At Virgin Valley, Davie Slack rushed for three TDs and passed for two more to lead the Bulldogs (19-1) past the Warriors (5-14).

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Linita Kioa had three interceptions for Virgin Valley.



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Court OK’s counting late-arriving mail ballots in Nevada, 29 other states

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Court OK’s counting late-arriving mail ballots in Nevada, 29 other states


LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Nevada’s laws allowing the counting of mail-in ballots that arrive up to four days after Election Day — so long as they are postmarked by that date — is constitutional under a Monday ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court.

In a 5-4 ruling, justices upheld a challenge to a Mississippi law that’s similar to Nevada’s statute. Justice Amy Coney Barrett and Chief Justice John Roberts joined with the court’s three liberal members, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Katanji Brown Jackson, to uphold the law.

Conservatives Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch dissented.

The ruling affects 30 states, all of which allow some ballots received after Election Day to be counted. That includes Nevada, which allows ballots postmarked by Election Day to be received and counted up to four days later, and ballots without a postmark to be received and counted up to three days later.

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Plaintiffs in the case — including the Republican National Committee and the Mississippi Republican Party — had contended that federal laws referring to “elections” mean both the casting and counting of ballots, which they said must occur on Election Day.

“The federal election-day statutes do not preempt Mississippi’s law because the defining element of an ‘election’ has always been the electorate’s choice of candidate,” the case summary reads. “And a related federal statute — the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act — confirms that while federal law dictates when ballots must be cast, state law governs when they must be received.”

In Nevada, critics have contended that late-arriving ballots erode confidence in elections, because they delay learning final election results for days and, in some close races, can change the outcome.

Gov. Joe Lombardo has called the weeklong wait for final, unofficial results “a national embarrassment.”

Plaintiffs in the case made similar arguments, but were turned away by the court: “Finally, plaintiffs policy arguments about election integrity and voter confidence are properly addressed to legislatures, not courts,” the case summary reads.

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Several attempts to require ballots to be received by Election Day have been introduced in Nevada’s Legislature, but none have been successful in the Democratically controlled body.

Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar has argued that the overwhelming majority of ballots are in and counted by Election Day, and only the closest races may be changed by late-arriving ballots. He’s advocated for more resources for county clerks and voter registrars to be able to count mail ballots more quickly.

Under the ruling, nothing will change for Nevada voters going to the polls in four months to vote in the November election. But officials still encourage voters to send in their mail ballots early, or to put them in drop boxes at voting centers during early voting or on Election Day.

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One dead, four hospitalized after head-on crash on I-15 in Clark County

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One dead, four hospitalized after head-on crash on I-15 in Clark County


LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Nevada Highway Patrol responded to a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 15 near mile marker 94 Sunday evening.

The crash was reported at 6:43 p.m. on June 28.

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A passenger sedan and a pickup truck were involved in the crash. One vehicle was traveling southbound, lost control, crossed through the median, and struck the other vehicle head-on in the northbound travel lane.

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One adult male died at the scene. Two people were transported by ground ambulance, and two others were transported by life flight to a local hospital.

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All northbound I-15 travel lanes were closed at mile marker 94, but have since opened as of Sunday night.

Nevada Highway Patrol said further information will be provided following the preliminary investigation.

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