The junior college season is coming to a close in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC), as Phoenix College (23-7, 19-3) continues to hold on to a narrow lead for first place in the conference. Pima JC (26-4, 18-4) is in excellent position late in the season, currently in second place and playing their best basketball of the season. Both teams are setting up for another face-off for the Division-II title. Arizona Western and Cochise JC are currently in 3rd and 4th place in the conference – fighting for the Division-I conference title. Here are the Players of the Week in the ACCAC, as selected by the…
Author: Anthony Ray
The 2017-2018 high school basketball season ended on Wednesday evening in fine fashion, as Pinnacle High School (24-7) would face off with a gritty Mountain Pointe team in front of a large crowd of fans at Wells Fargo Arena on the campus of Arizona State University. Led by the superb play of 6-foot-3 star sophomore guard Nico Mannion, Pinnacle head coach Charlie Wilde would win his first ever 6A State Championship. Pinnacle had gotten close to winning it all years earlier, but lost in the state final in consecutive seasons to Corona Del Sol, when the Aztecs were dominant in the…
Phoenix’s Sunnyslope High School (27-5) has done it again – winning the 5A State Championship for the second year in a row. The third straight state championship game appearance for the Vikings ended in fine fashion, as the group that has played together for four years at the varsity level walked away as champions. Winning it all again was only fitting for a team such as Sunnyslope’s, that has won so much over the last four years. The final game of their careers together also could not have ended in a better way, as Deer Valley (26-3), the state’s best…
The AZ Compass Prep program is on the rise in the state of Arizona. In their first season with a national program, which has played some top-rated national competition this season, the program is gaining strong attention under the quality leadership of Head Coach Ray Weathers and his staff, which includes his wife Angela Weathers – regarded as one of the best developers of talent in the West. This weekend, the program traveled to Henderson, Nevada, where they faced off with one of the nation’s premier high school basketball programs – Findlay Prep (NV). The game was featured by Gatorade…
One of the top overall prospects in Arizona’s very gifted 2020 Class is AZ Compass Prep’s 6-foot-1 sophomore guard Jalin Anderson. Anderson has had an excellent sophomore season while playing for head coach Ray Weathers and his experienced staff, and has blossomed into one of the elite prospects in the class. This high school season, after transferring from Chandler High School before the season began, Anderson took over the starting position for one of the top up-and-coming prep school programs in the West. With Anderson at the helm this season, the first-year national team has played at a high level throughout the…
The 7th Annual Arizona Spring Showcase took place on the campus of Arizona Christian University on Sunday, and the event kicked off the spring evaluation period and also the event season in the state. With just a few high school programs still looking to compete for state titles this week, Area Codes Basketball and Tournament Director Chad Groth decided to put on the first event of the spring – getting a jump on the event schedule. The event was filled with some nice unheralded talent for local college coaches to take a hard look at – many underclassmen and also…
In surprising fashion this weekend, one of the top available 2018 prospects in the state jumped off the recruiting board, after Hillcrest Prep’s 6-foot-3 unsigned prep guard Demarius Jacobs decided to give a verbal commitment to a school in the Atlantic-10 Conference. The commitment came while Jacobs was on an official recruiting visit to Saint Louis University. He would like the visit enough to give his pledge to the program. Jacobs had recently stated that he was nearing a decision, and he absolutely was. One of the top unsigned guard prospects in the West, Jacobs had recently received a big scholarship offer from…
The junior college season is winding down in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC), as Phoenix College (21-6, 17-2) continues to hold on to a narrow lead for first place in the conference. Pima JC (24-3, 16-3) is in excellent position late in the season, currently in second place and playing their best basketball of the season. Both teams are setting up for another face-off for the Division-II title. Arizona Western and Cochise JC are currently in 3rd and 4th place in the conference – fighting for the Division-I conference title. Here are the Players of the Week in the ACCAC, as…
The junior college season is winding down in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC), as Phoenix College (21-6, 17-2) continues to hold on to a narrow lead for first place in the conference. Pima JC (24-3, 16-3) is in excellent position late in the season, currently in second place and playing their best basketball of the season. Both teams are setting up for another face-off for the Division-II title. Arizona Western and Cochise JC are currently in 3rd and 4th place in the conference – fighting for the Division-I conference title. Here are the Players of the Week in the ACCAC, as…
The 7th Annual Arizona Spring Showcase will be held Sunday, February 25th @ Arizona Christian University. Organized by Area Codes Basketball and Tournament Director Chad Groth, this event for all high school boys, grades 9 – 12. Arizona Christian University is located at 2625 East Cactus Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85032. The Arizona Preps’ staff will be in attendance for this year’s event, and feature the events top performers on the Arizona Preps’ website. This event will begin our coverage for the 2018 event and club basketball season. For more information, go to www.areacodesbasketball.net Join the Forum discussion on this post