La Joya Community High School (11-6) has a lot of quickness and athleticism on their roster this season, as Head Coach Roger Lefebvre and a very talented coaching staff have put together a nice group this season. After losing a few games early this season, the LObos have seemed to put it together – winning 9 of their last 12 games on the season in the 6A Division. On Friday evening on the road at Copper Canyon HS, after a very competitive first half turned in by both teams, La Joya would quickly lose their narrow lead in the third…
Author: Anthony Ray
The state of Arizona’s level of basketball talent continues to grow immensely, and has taken serious strides over the past couple years. One of the best overall shooters of the basketball in the country now has decided to change homes and has landed in the state of Arizona as well, as former Verritas Prep (CA) 6-foot-3 senior guard Ismael Cruz now will attend AZ Compass Prep. Cruz is among the best pure shooters of the basketball that I have ever seen, and, while it is a definite surprise that he has changed programs during the middle of his senior season,…
The Arizona Community College Athletic Association (ACCAC) may not be considered as loaded a conference as it has been in year’s past, but, trust me, it is the best it has been in a long time this season. For most basketball enthusiasts that have not seen this conference this season as much as I have, the belief is that the conference is down, but it is not. In fact, the conference is absolutely up, as evidenced by the many programs that are currently competing for first place in the division. The hottest teams in the conference right now are definitely…
Now that the holidays have subsided and we are set for the second-half of the junior college season, one of the best junior college performances ever witnessed in Arizona took place over the holidays, as Central Arizona Junior College 5-foot-11 sophomore guard Andrew Leonard exploded for a magnificent 50-point effort in his team’s 115-82 win over Bismarck Junior College (ND) in the Fiesta Bowl Shootout event held at Mesa Junior College. In the epic performance turned in by Leonard in his team’s win, Leonard would go off – connecting on (13) three-pointers in the contest. The scoring outburst by Leonard…
The 2018-2019 junior college basketball season is now in full swing and has taken shape. First-year Head CoachDuane Eason and his Phoenix College team have taken over first place overall in the conference, and are the top Division-II team in the ACCAC – standing alone in first place overall in the conference. Chandler-Gilbert and Pima JC are tied for second place among Division-II schools with a 4-2 conference record. Arizona Western and Cochise JC are currently tied for first place among Division-I programs in the conference. Here are this week’s Players of the Week in the ACCAC for the week of 1/8 .…
The 2018-2019 junior college basketball season is now in full swing and has taken shape. First-year Head CoachDuane Eason and his Phoenix College team have taken over first place overall in the conference, and are the top Division-II team in the ACCAC – standing alone in first place overall in the conference. Chandler-Gilbert and Pima JC are tied for second place among Division-II schools with a 4-2 conference record. Arizona Western and Cochise JC are currently tied for first place among Division-I programs in the conference with a 4-2 record as well. Here are this week’s Players of the Week in the…
Since arriving to the state of Arizona this fall and landing at AZ Compass Prep, 7-foot-2 senior post Chol Marial has not seen any action on the basketball court. In fact, he has not played any organized basketball for some time. After recovering from several nagging injuries to his legs, Marial has now recently been cleared to return to action and will look to pick up his play in January for AZ Compass Prep – a nice shot in the arm for the program, which has gone through a coaching change over the last month. Marial, the nation’s former #1 ranked…
Day one of this year’s McClintock Holiday Shootout took place on Wednesday on the campus of McClintock High School, with each of the teams in action on the day. Each year, and for many years now, this annual event’s tournament champion has given us a glimpse into the eventual state champion in a particular division. Day one of this long-time annual event kicked off with no real surprises. The biggest and maybe only surprise of the day though was featured in one of the evening games on the day, as Liberty High School (7-7) would lead Arcadia (8-6) for the…
The 12th annual VisitMesa.com Basketball Challenge will once again be held at Mesa Mountain View High School on December 26 – 29th, and will feature many of the state’s top high school programs, as well as some top-rated high school programs from the West. Our Arizona Preps’ staff will be in attendance throughout the week to bring you our top individual performers from the event. The action will begin on Wednesday and will conclude on Saturday with selected match-ups, which will be based on each team’s performance throughout the event. Here is this year’s schedule for this year’s exciting event . . . 2018 VMBC …
The annual and exciting McClintock Holiday Shootout will take place once again on the campus of McClintock High School from December 26 – 29th. The action will begin on Wednesday (12/26) morning and take place all day, until late in the evening. The action will carry over until Saturday evening, as this year’s champion will be crowned. The McClintock tournament always has exciting bracket play, and our Arizona Preps’ staff will be on hand this week to bring you our top performing teams and players from the event. This year’s field of teams will feature some excellent match-ups as the tournament progresses,…