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March 19, 2024

High School Basketball Picks: Entry 2

The week of December 21

Brewer's Picks
Season:
7-3

Last Season:
40-33 (.548)

Brewer vs. Keefer

Las Vegas Sun reporters Ray Brewer and
Case Keefer attempt to pick
the winning team from prep contests
across the Las Vegas area.

Keefer's Picks
Season:
7-3

Last Season:
46-27 (.630)

Eldorado makes statement in first Southeast game against league’s perennial power.
Eldorado 72, Foothill 60

Wednesday Dec. 19
Foothill
at
Eldorado

Sticking with Foothill as my pick to win the Southeast.
Foothill 70, Eldorado 65

Gators get rude welcoming to Northeast League.
Las Vegas 71, Green Valley 57

Wednesday Dec. 19
Green Valley
at
Las Vegas

No more denying it, Wildcats are a state championship contender.
Las Vegas 65, Green Valley 54

Basic continues hot start by winning league opener.
Basic 73, Liberty 66

Wednesday Dec. 19
Liberty
at
Basic

DeVonte Boyd is one of the area's best high-school athletes of the last decade.
Basic 75, Liberty 69

Upset of the Week. Arbor View defends its home court.
Arbor View 63, Palo Verde 60

Wednesday Dec. 19
Palo Verde
at
Arbor View

Palo Verde's impossible early-season schedule is going to pay off for the rest of the year, starting here.
Palo Verde 67, Arbor View 59

Chalk up a victory for Durango.
Durango 74, Sierra Vista 59

Wednesday Dec. 19
Durango
at
Sierra Vista

Trailblazers are the most underrated team in the city.
Durango 67, Sierra Vista 61

Tough draw for GV opening Northeast play with Las Vegas and Valley.
Valley 80, Green Valley 68

Friday Dec. 21
Valley
at
Green Valley

If Valley struggles in this game, it might not be quite the team we thought at the beginning of the year.
Valley 85, Green Valley 65

Tough to beat Eldorado at home.
Eldorado 75, Basic 67

Friday Dec. 21
Basic
at
Eldorado

Sundevils burst out of recent funk with their best game of the year.
Eldorado 75, Basic 63

Coronado wins this neighborhood rivalry.
Coronado 64, Liberty 53

Friday Dec. 21
Coronado
at
Liberty

Can't figure out Coronado, so I'll make this my upset of the week.
Liberty 61, Coronado 59

This should be an easy victory for the Pioneers.
Canyon Springs 79, Silverado 62

Friday Dec. 14
Silverado
at
Canyon Springs

Tim Straghter will dominate the interior — all year.
Canyon Springs 77, Silverado 60

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