It was an electric night on the campus of AZ Compass Prep Wednesday evening, as the top-rated Hillcrest Prep National Team faced AZ Compass Prep in front of a standing-room only crowd that was filled with fans, college coaches, scouts and media. In a contest that featured numerous top-rated prospects for both teams, Hillcrest Prep turned in a strong effort to defeat AZ Compass on their home floor, 104-95, in what was a very exciting affair. The gym was filled with a who’s who group of fans, which included numerous college coaches – UCLA assistant coach David Grace, University of…
Author: Anthony Ray
This week in major news for Arizona club basketball, the Powerhouse Hoops basketball program would finalize a shoe contract with the Under Armour shoe brand – making the program one of only (3) programs on the West Coast that have an official relationship with the company. Powerhouse Hoops will now compete on the Under Armour shoe circuit this spring and summer, and moving forward, which will allow for maximum college recruiting exposure for the program’s players. The program has produced more than 80 college student-athletes since 2013, and currently has 25 different players competing in the college ranks. The program…
One of the top young prospects in the state of Arizona is having very good success as a youngster at the varsity level this high school season, while helping to rebuild a storied basketball program in the state. South Mountain High School’s 6-foot- freshman guard Zay Freeney, a member of the 2021 Class, is starting as a freshman guard for South Mountain HS this season, and is putting up strong numbers, while leading his program to a 16-10 overall record on the season. Freeney has brought hope to a storied program with his play this high school season, as he has…
The junior college season is winding down in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC), as Phoenix College (18-5, 14-1) continues to hold on to a narrow lead for first place in the conference, after two wins last week. Pima (21-2, 13-2) is in excellent position late in the season, currently in second place and playing their best basketball of the season. Here are the Players of the Week in the ACCAC, as selected by the league . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Danny Garrick – Sophomore – Central Arizona College Garrick averaged 27.5 points and 8.0 rebounds, while shooting 63.3% from…
After facing up earlier this season in a game that Skyline Prep (18-1) would win in fine fashion over Tri-City Christian, 75-62 on the road, the two teams would meet up again at Skyline Prep recently – only to watch Skyline Prep win again. This time Skyline Prep would again use a nice, balanced scoring attack to defeat their rival behind a game-high 31 points from 6-foot-2 senior guard Amari Hudson, and 29 points from 6-foot-5 senior wing Devonte McKinney. These two programs are serious competitors with one another, and have developed one of the best rivalries in the state…
The junior college season is winding down in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC), as Phoenix College (16-5, 12-1) continues to hold on to a narrow lead for first place in the conference, while Pima (19-2, 11-2) and Cochise (17-4, 10-3) are in good position late in the season. Here are the Players of the Week in the ACCAC, as selected by the league . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Alfonso Plummer – Freshman – Arizona Western College Plummer came up big last week – averaging 27.5 points and 5.0 rebounds, while shooting 70.8% from the field and 72.2%…
After losing two of their last (8) games of the high school season, which the state’s 5A Division defending state champions are not accustomed to doing, Sunnyslope High School (21-5) got back to their winning ways on Tuesday evening – completing a big road win over a talented Apollo team 58-38. The contest began as a low-scoring affair in the first half, as Sunnyslope comfortably held a nice lead in the contest. Apollo (13-11) has a very talented team, but they are young. As a result, the team has struggled to gain consistency this season. Late in the first half,…
The spring signing period is setting up to be a busy recruiting period for Arizona’s top unsigned prospects, as many prospects are still available for the late signing period. AZ Compass Prep 6-foot-6 unsigned senior combo-guard prospect Both Gach is rated by our staff as the top overall unsigned senior prospect in the state’s 2018 Class, and the recruitment of Gach is beginning to heat up. Many schools have waited to get serious for Gach, as they have waited to see if he will qualify academically. After arriving at Compass Prep with some academic issues, Gach’s academic performance has improved a great deal…
Phoenix College (15-5, 11-1) has taken over sole first place in the conference, once again behind the leadership of head coach Matt Gordon and his staff. After a period of time where numerous teams were fighting for first place, now the Bears have placed themselves firmly in first place in the division. On Wednesday evening, Phoenix College would host Cochise College (16-4, 9-3) in a contest that would have serious importance for the division standings, as we near the home stretch in the division. It would look very bleak in the game’s first half for Phoenix College, as Cochise would build…
The junior college season is winding down in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC), as Phoenix College (15-5, 11-1) has taken over sole first place in the conference, once again behind the leadership of head coach Matt Gordon. Here are the Players of the Week in the ACCAC, as selected by the league . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Bryan Urruita – Sophomore – Cochise College Urruita averaged 12.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 13.0 assists, while shooting 47.1% from the field and 57.1% from 3-point range in two conference wins this past week to move Cochise to 16-3…