Top-seeded Centennial held off No. 3 Democracy Prep to win the Class 5A state title Friday at Cox Pavilion, giving coach Karen Weitz a record championship.
Centennial’s girls basketball team faces Democracy Prep for the 5A state title Friday. The Bulldogs are trying to win the championship with an almost completely new squad.
Democracy Prep got a 3-pointer at the end of regulation and dominated Bishop Gorman in overtime to advance to the 5A state title game against Centennial.
Centennial, Democracy Prep and Bishop Gorman are all contenders for the Class 5A state title. Here’s a look at how the playoffs shape up, from 5A to 3A.
Nation Williams produced a monster stat line in leading Centennial, No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s Class 5A rankings, past No. 2 Democracy Prep on Saturday.
Centennial, which fell to Bishop Gorman in last year’s Class 5A state final, defeated the Gaels in a tight battle Saturday at the Big City Showdown at Coronado.
Saturday’s Big City Showdown at Coronado features 12 games. Highlighting the schedule are rematches from last season’s Class 5A boys and girls state title games.
Centennial rolled to a home win against Clark in a girls basketball game Wednesday night. Here are photos from the game.
Bishop Gorman snapped Centennial’s run of eight straight girls basketball state championships last season. The teams are expected to fight for the title again.
Bishop Gorman defeated Centennial to win the Class 5A girls basketball state title in February. The showdown was named the Nevada Preps Game of the Year.
State championships
2002 – defeated Douglas, 76-74, 2OT
2003 – defeated Bishop Gorman, 59-44
2004 – defeated Reno, 68-63
2005 – defeated Reno, 51-45
2009 – defeated Bishop Gorman, 59-58
2011 – defeated Liberty, 71-65, OT
2015 – defeated Bishop Gorman, 65-52
2016 – defeated Liberty, 78-62
2017 – defeated Bishop Manogue, 97-52
2018 – defeated Liberty, 74-65, OT
2019 – defeated Bishop Gorman, 78-47
2020 – defeated Desert Oasis, 79-51
2022 – defeated Bishop Manogue, 93-34
2023 – defeated Coronado, 59-20
State runner-up finishes
2024, 2007
State tournament appearances
2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
Region championships
2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000
League championships
2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
Head coaches
Karen Weitz (1999-2005, 2006- ): 592-57, 19 seasons
Carminda Ranches (2005-06): 27-4, 1 season
Program history
2023-24: 19-6 (12-1 5A Southern/tied first)
2022-23: 25-2 (11-0 5A Southern/first)
2021-22: 18-4 (8-0 5A Southern/first)
2020-21: NA
2019-20: 24-6 (12-0 Northwest/first)
2018-19: 31-2 (12-0 Northwest/first)
2017-18: 29-3 (12-0 Northwest/first)
2016-17: 31-2 (12-0 Northwest/first)
2015-16: 31-1 (8-0 Northwest/first)
2014-15: 31-2 (8-0 Northwest/first)
2013-14: 24-6 (9-1 Northwest/second)
2012-13: 26-5 (8-2 Southwest/second)
2011-12: 29-3 (16-0 Northwest/first)
2010-11: 32-1 (16-0 Northwest/first)
2009-10: 25-5 (16-0 Northwest/first)
2008-09: 32-2 (14-0 Northwest/first)
2007-08: 28-4 (14-0 Northwest/first)
2006-07: 31-4 (13-1 Northwest/first)
2005-06: 27-4 (10-0 Northwest/first)
2004-05: 33-2 (10-0 Northwest/first)
2003-04: 31-2 (10-0 Northwest/first)
2002-03: 32-2 (8-0 Northwest/first)
2001-02: 34-0 (8-0 Northwest/first)
2000-01: 28-4 (8-0 Northwest/first)
1999-2000: 30-1 (8-0 Northwest/first)
Coach: Karen Weitz, 188-11, 6 seasons (first stint)