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March 18, 2024

Palo Verde Girls Basketball

  • Centennial coach Karen Weitz talks to her team during the second half of their game against Liberty in the girl's state basketball championship game Friday, February 25, 2011. Centennial won in overtime 71-65.
    Prep basketball coaches contemplate new mercy rule
    Karen Weitz can’t help feeling this rule was created partially with her Centennial High School girls basketball team in mind. The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association’s Board of Control Monday approved a mercy rule for Nevada high school basketball games, which calls for a running clock when one team is ahead by 40 or more points in the second half. To be implemented this winter, the clock would only stop for timeouts and continue to run during fouls shots — comparable to a recreation-league game where teams have the court for one-hour blocks.
  • Palo Verde basketball players, from left, Nik-Nik Ameli and Alyssa Amoruso.
    Palo Verde girls loaded with guards, experience
    When Phil Clarke took over the Palo Verde girls basketball program three years ago, he knew he had a special class of sophomores already competing at the varsity level. Those sophomores are now seniors and expectations are higher than ever at Palo Verde.
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