With the state playoffs set to get underway this week around the state, Arizona Preps is proud to update our Team Rankings for high school boy’s basketball in the state – Arizona Preps Super 25 Team Power Rankings. These rankings are our Top 25 overall team rankings in the state, regardless of Division or classification. These rankings are absolutely loaded. Our latest release of the boy’s Team Rankings are led by our new #1 ranked overall team in the state – Sunnyslope High School (17-1). Sunnyslope High School (17-1) moves into our top spot overall, after the Vikings have won their last (7) games on…
Author: Anthony Ray
One of the elite girl’s high school coaches in the country resides right here in the state of Arizona, as Head Coach Rachel Matakas has built Valley Vista High School’s girl’s basketball program into one of the top overall girl’s basketball programs in the country. Currently in her 24th year of coaching, Matakas has her program once again eyeing another state championship, as we prepare for the state playoffs this week. Here is my Q&A will legendary Coach Rachel Matakas . . . Q: How long have you been coaching? A: I have been coaching since I was 19 years…
The Barcello family is one of the best basketball family’s in the history of the state of Arizona – producing numerous Division-I players for the collegiate ranks. The latest family member to follow the trend is Seton Catholic High School’s 6-foot senior guard Amanda Barcello. After helping lead the historic Seton Catholic girl’s basketball program to last year’s 4A State Championship (2020), Barcello (pictured) returned in her senior season to lead Seton Catholic to another State Championship during the 2021 high school season. Barcello announced her decision to commit to Brigham Young University (BYU) and Head Coach Jeff Judkins and his basketball staff in the…
Eduprize High School/Prep is on the rise in the state, after developing a very talented National Team this season. Under the leadership of Head Coach Christian Polk, one of the better players to ever play in Arizona high school basketball, the program has had numerous big wins this season – led by the terrific play of unsigned senior guard prospect Justus Jackson. After suffering a wrist injury to his shooting hand (right hand) during the season, and while he was going to another level on The Grind Session, Jackson missed some games, and now has returned back to his form…
Arizona Preps is proud to release our first Team Rankings for high school boy’s basketball in the state – Arizona Preps Super 25 Team Power Rankings. These rankings are our Top 25 overall team rankings in the state, regardless of Division or classification. These rankings are absolutely loaded. Our first release of the boy’s Team Rankings are led by our #1 ranked overall team in the state – St. Mary’s High School (13-1). After losing their first game of the season to a very talented Sunnyslope High School team, St. Mary’s has rolled through their competition – winning their last…
There are many youth around the country that have the difficult task of following up in the footsteps of successful parents, and Bella Vista Prep skilled 6-foot-7 senior forward Logan Schayes is no different. In fact, the Schayes basketball lineage is amazing and a tough act to follow, but Schayes is making his own way while now playing as an unsigned senior in Scottsdale, Arizona, and during the COVID pandemic. It has been a very challenging year in many respects for Schayes, who moved back to the state of Arizona after a short stint in Colorado. Schayes began his high…
While Maricopa County Junior Colleges have had their season’s cancelled, Arizona junior college programs outside of Maricopa County are playing this season (2021), and are off to a solid start. Arizona Western JC is off to a hot start on the junior college season, with a 7-1 overall record on the season, and a strong 6-1 record in conference play. Arizona Western currently holds on to a first-place standing in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC). Arizona Western’s talented sophomore Mojus Mojus (San Diego, Calif.) has been named as the ACCAC Division-I Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for…
Valley Vista High School (4-1) is eyeing another state championship this season in the 6A Division. Behind the long-time and consistent strong leadership from one of the top girl’s high school coaches in the country, Rachel Matakas, Valley Vista will have to overcome some adversity again to win another state title, but the Monsoon is absolutely loaded with talent and focused and prepared for another big season. Valley Vista girls have become a dynasty in girl’s basketball in the state, and are consistently loaded with college-ready talent annually for college programs to feast on. Much of that college-ready preparedness comes…
The legend continues to grow for terrific 6-foot-4 senior point guard Ty Ty Washington (Creighton commit), as he continues to lead #1 nationally ranked (Max Preps) AZ Compass Prep this season to a huge 2021 campaign. Washington’s latest effort came in another big victory for AZ Compass, as he led his program to a big 68-55 win over #6 ranked Prolific Prep (CA) in a Grind Session battle @ The PHHACILITY on Tuesday evening. Washington finished with a game-high 25 points in the win – scoring 13 points late in the second half and missing just one shot down the…
Next month, Friday through Sunday, March 19-21st, the Arizona Preps’ staff will hit the road to cover the Pangos Fantastic 40 event in Miami, Florida. We are proud to announce this, as we have covered numerous Pangos over the past year, and look forward to covering many top national prospects in this event for our Arizona Hoop Review Scouting Report, which goes out to many Division-I, II and Junior College coaches across the country. Here is some more information on this exciting event . . . Friday-SundayMarch 19-21, 2021 @ Miami FL ** For National AAU Clubs & Prep School…