The high school basketball regular season is winding down, meaning every remaining game takes on extra significance with teams jockeying for playoff positioning.
Las Vegas Sun sports editors are similarly sparring in their competition picking the games, as there's been a lead change since their last set of prognostications.
Check below for their picks of some of the biggest games over the next week.
Week 5
Brewer's Picks
Last Week:
9-1 (.900)
29-10 (.743)
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
Last Week:
7-3 (.700)
28-11 (.718)
Faith Lutheran is the better team, I think. The Northwest has been tough to predict.
Faith Lutheran 80, Palo Verde 75
Faith Lutheran
at
Palo Verde
I'm torn on this one.
Faith Lutheran 59, Palo Verde 56
Closer than you think. Most important game of season for Basic.
Foothill 62, Basic 56
Over by halftime.
Foothill 81, Basic 55
Best player on the court theory with the ‘Blazers Hunter.
Durango 75, Sierra Vista 61
Sierra Vista
at
Durango
Durango has really come on as of late.
Durango 72, Sierra Vista 60
Upset of the Week — Foothill should have won first meeting.
Foothill 83, Coronado 81
Falcons have been the better team recently, but I still believe in Cougars' potential long-term.
Coronado 79, Foothill 71
Don’t be surprised if Centennial wins Mountain Region.
Centennial 79, Shadow Ridge 65
Shadow Ridge
vs.
Centennial
Bulldogs are balanced and deadly.
Centennial 64, Shadow Ridge 58
No upset here. Clark cruises to easy win.
Clark 70, Silverado 50
Only one local team can beat Clark, and it's not Silverado
Clark 71, Silverado 44
It’s February, time for the Pioneers to break out of a funk and make a run.
Canyon Springs 77, Eldorado 70
Canyon Springs
at
Eldorado
It's now or never for the Pioneers.
Canyon Springs 72, Eldorado 56
This GV-Liberty game won’t come down to the buzzer.
Liberty 68, Green Valley 59
Green Valley
at
Liberty
Julian Strawther will go off anyway, though.
Liberty 68, Green Valley 57
Arbor View is close to going undefeated in league play.
Arbor View 80, Cimarron-Memorial 70
Cimarron-Memorial
at
Arbor View
Arbor View has been too steady to pick an upset.
Arbor View 70, Cimarron-Memorial 61
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