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Robertson head coach James Branch, right, cheers on his players during a 2023 game against Belen. Officials are saying little about the circumstances of Branch’s removal from a game Friday, calling it a “personnel matter.â€

As rumors swirl about the status of Las Vegas Robertson head boys basketball coach James Branch, Las Vegas City Schools officials are not commenting on it.

District Superintendent Melissa Sandoval and school board President Michael Quintana declined to comment on Branch’s status, calling it a “personnel matter.â€

Quintana said he did not know if Branch will coach Tuesday when the Cardinals play at the Academy for Technology and the Classics in a District 2-3A game.