Basketball Recap: Fernley Wins High-Profile Matchup Against South Tahoe

Fernley is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of South Tahoe. The Fernley Vaqueros came out on top against the South Tahoe Vikings by a score of 48-36. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vaqueros.

Fernley got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Bryce Dunagan-Stephens out in front who went 6 for 14 on his way to 14 points in addition to five assists and five boards. What's more, Dunagan-Stephens also racked up three steals, the most he's had since back in December of 2023. Sheldon Jacobson was another key player, putting up 13 points along with five rebounds and five steals.

Dunagan-Stephens wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Fernley was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Tahoe only racked up four assists.

Despite the defeat, South Tahoe had strong showings from Esha Davis, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 16 points, and Oscar Mendoza, who posted six points in addition to six boards and three steals.

Fernley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for South Tahoe, they moved to 9-2 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak.

Fernley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 64-44 victory against Lowry on the 27th. As for South Tahoe, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 82-70 defeat against McQueen on the 27th.