El Paso high school basketball

Pebble Hills High School falls to 4-4 in the district. There are four games remaining in the regular season, and Eastlake High School is second in the district with just one loss.Felix F. Chavez can be reached at fchavez@elpasotimes.com; @Fchavezeptimes on X“Pebble Hills plays us tough and is well coached,” Troopers coach Peter Morales said. “Our guys fought hard and showed lots of heart.”Eastwood outscored Pebble Hills 17-10 in the fourth quarter and got a big play from its defense and guard Devin Falk-Ramirez. Back-to-back layups by Devin Falk-Ramirez, the brother of Julien, put the Troopers up 40-37. The Troopers took two big charges by Noah Williams and Marcus Bennett, which wiped out a pair of made baskets by Pebble Hills.The Troopers, who had scored 68 and 71 points in their previous two victories in winning by double digits, had to get a game-saving steal by Julien Falk-Ramirez on an inbound pass with three seconds left in the game to seal a 41-40 win vs. Pebble Hills Friday night to improve to 8-0 in district.Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

It was Pebble Hills’ second one-point loss against Eastwood this year. The Troopers defeated the Spartans, 50-49, earlier this season.”We work on defense 80% of the time in practice; we sleep and breathe defense,” said Eastwood guard Edward Avila, who scored nine points and who made a critical 3-pointer in the fourth quarter. “It was a dog fight of a game.”Devin Falk-Ramirez led the Troopers with 15 points and Julien Falk-Ramirez scored 11. Jordan Aguayo led Pebble Hills with 18 points.Pebble Hills girls defeat EastwoodThe Lady Spartans moved one step closer to a District 1-6A title with a 56-46 win over Eastwood. With three games remaining, they are now 9-0 in the district and two games ahead of Eastwood.Pebble Hills trailed just one the entire game, 2-1, and had three players score in double figures and led 34-19 at halftime. Jordan Sapien led the way with 17 points, Mia Delgado scored 16 points, and Olivia White scored 10 points.”I’m proud of our team,” Pebble Hills coach Steven Lee said. “They played hard, we hit some big shots, and everyone contributed.”Friday’s top El Paso high school basketball playersAndrew Serrano, Del Valle. Serrano scored 22 points in win vs. Parkland.Gianna Gulley, Andress. Gulley scored 21 points in win vs. El Paso High.Mia Hairston, Montwood. Hairston scored 17 points in win vs. Coronado.Donavan Mozer, Canutillo. He scored 24 points in victory vs. Burges.Johan Camacho, Bowie. Camacho scored 38 points in win vs. Austin.Cason Golding, Coronado basketball. Golding scored 20 points in victory vs. Montwood.Gio Rodriguez, Mountain View. Rodriguez scored 17 points in win vs. Fabens.Brody John, El Paso High. John scored 19 points in win vs. Andress.Carlos Gameros, Anthony. He scored 31 points in victory vs. Kermit.More: HS ScoresEl Paso high school sports scoreboard Jan. 21-25

The Eastwood High School boys basketball took another step closer to a District 1-6A championship.