The Arizona Preps Recruiting Academy, brought to you by Just4 Sports & Mo Ballin Basketball Training (Featuring Arizona College Basketball Scout Anthony Ray, Just4 Sports Justin Peterson & Arizona Basketball Hame of Famer & Trainer Monique Bribiescas) will continue our 14-week session on Sunday, March 8th (2nd Session) from 5PM to 7PM @ The Lab Gymnasium located @ 255 West Warner Road in Chandler, Arizona. The Recruiting Academy will be provided for individual prospects (Boys & Girls), and will be limited to 50 Prospects per/session for boys and girls (Ages 13 to 18). The cost for each participant will be…
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Last season was a very different story for #14 seed Pinnacle High School and #11 seed Mountain Pointe. Two-time 6A State Champion Pinnacle had been the class of the state over the past two seasons, while they were led by superstar guard Nico Mannion. Mountain Pointe lost in the 6A Finals to Pinnacle in their first championship run, and were led by the overall play of Jalen Graham. Mannion is now a star performer for the University of Arizona, while Graham is developing into a young star for Arizona State University. Last high school season, when these two programs met,…
It was an excellent setting for a 6A State Playoff game on Saturday afternoon, as the #1 seed Desert Vista Thunder hosted a tough Cesar Chavez team at home in front of an excellent crowd of fans that were electric and supported supporting their high school programs. Both high school programs had faced a lot this high school season, and were riding loads of emotion in the contest from a high school season that saw both programs faced with unparalleled circumstances. Desert Vista (26-3) had seen their Head Coach, Gino Crump, get suspended early in the high school season, only…
South Mountain High School (23-5) has had a terrific season, led by a very strong coaching staff and a talented group of young prospects. Hard-working Head Coach Jeremy Soria and his team have the South Mountain community very excited this season, as the Jaguars are looking to win it all this high school season. On Friday evening, South Mountain hosted the quarterfinal 5A State Playoff game, as they would face another talented and focused high school program, Buena High School. Buena (25-4) is always consistent in their annual pursuit for a state title, as Head Coach Dave Glasgow is among…
On Friday evening, #1 seed Millennium High School for 5A faced off against #9 seed McClintock HS on the campus of Millennium. Both teams have had strong seasons, but Millennium has been playing at a very high level late in the season, and are looking to make a run back to the state championship game. To start the playoff game, it was a back-and-forth fast-paced game for both teams. Millennium jumped out to an 11-8 lead early with 4:30 to go in the first quarter. They were able to stretch that to 14-8 with 3 minutes to go, and eventually…
On Wednesday evening, the 6A State Playoffs began around the state with many exciting first-round match-ups taking place. No first-round match-up was more exciting than a meeting between two of the state’s top 6A programs, #12 seed Perry High School and #5 seed Brophy Prep. Both these two programs were teams that I had predicted before the season would go deep into the 6A State Playoffs, but both programs have seen their struggles this high school season – making for a very exciting playoff contest on Wednesday evening. Perry (14-13) has one of the state’s most talented lineups, led by…
Cochise Junior College 6-foot-7 sophomore forward Naje Smith has been selected as the ACCAC’s Division-I Player of the Week, after the Spokane, Washington native received the honor for the third time this junior college season. Smith averaged 23.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in two Cochise wins last week. Pima Junior College 6-foot-5 sophomore guard Rashad Smith (Grand Canyon University signee) receives the Division-II honor, after Pima JC picked up a pair of wins last week. Smith averaged 25 points in both victories, which inluded a 30-point effort in a win over SOuth Mountain JC. Smith also shot an impressive 65%…
The state playoffs for the 2019-2020 boy’s high school basketball season are well underway in the Canyon Athletic Association (CAA). Here is an update by the CAA for each of their divisions for the state playoffs. Our Arizona Preps’ staff will be out in full force to bring you coverage of our top match-ups, as the 2019-2020 season comes to and end . . . Division 1 Quarterfinals will all be taking place on Tuesday, February 18th. Ville De Marie Academy will be playing Legacy Wickenburg. Pan American High School will be playing Trinity Christian. J ames Madison Prep will…
Scottsdale Junior College 6-foot-5 sophomore wing Xavier Fuller has been selected as the Division-II Player of the Week for the sixth time this season, after averaging 24 points and 9 rebounds during the week of Febuary 3rd through the 9th. During the week, Scottsdale JC defeated Phoenix, but lost to Pima. Fuller was impressive in both contests – shooting 51% from the field. The Division-I winner of the Player of the Week award went to Central Arizona’s 6-foot-2 freshman guard Brenton Woods. Woods, a native of Compton, California’s Scale Prep High School, averaged 17 points and 8 assists in wins…
The state playoffs for the 2019-2020 boy’s high school basketball season have began and it will be a very exciting time for each classification in the state – 1A through 6A. Here are the brackets for each of the divisions for the state playoffs. Our Arizona Preps’ staff will be out in full force to bring you coverage of our top match-ups, as the 2019-2020 season comes to and end. https://www.azpreps365.com/brackets/basketball-boys