The season off to a great start in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC), as numerous teams are jumbled together – competing for a strong position among conference leaders. Cochise College (9-1, 4-1) is in first place among division-I junior colleges, while Pima (8-1, 4-1), South Mountain (8-1, 3-0) and Phoenix College (7-3, 4-1) are each tied for first place among division-II juco’s in the league. Here are the Players of the Week in the ACCAC, as selected by the league . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Ezekiel Alley – Freshman – Arizona Western College Averaged 20 points, shooting…
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Tri-City Christian Academy is coming off another very successful season that ended in a trip to their fifth consecutive state championship game at the Suns Arena. Over that span, the Warriors have posted a record of 103-10. This season the guys will look to get back to the state title game to handle some unfinished business after losing in overtime last year. The Warriors will have a lot of new faces on the roster this season, but it could be the most talented group from top to bottom in the school’s 45-year history. Tri-City graduated five seniors last year including…
Sunnyslope (8-2) came into Tuesday night’s game ready to start a new win streak, after a narrow loss this past weekend in the Hoop Hall West to top-rated Lone Peak HS (UT). The Sunnyslope team is one of the best and most efficient teams in the West, and have been together for (4) years in high school, for the most part. This team has also been to the state’s championship game for consecutive seasons, and was the winner of last year’s 5A State Championship. The Vikings will now look to return to the state’s championship game for a third consecutive season, and…
Corona Del Sol (6-2) is not the same dominant Aztec program that we have been accustomed to seeing over the years, as the program is very young, but they do have a lot of young talent and are on the rise for the future. Led by the superb, versatile play of 6-foot-4 sophomore guard Dalen Terry, this year’s team is off to a solid start to the season. On Thursday evening, Terry and the Aztecs would travel to the West Valley for a match-up with Copper Canyon High School. Copper Canyon (3-4), under the tremendous leadership of long-time head coach…
It was their second meeting of the season. After their last contest where AZ Compass Prep would knock them off at home, this time AZ Compass would travel to Hillcrest Prep to face a talented post-graduate team that has had very good success this high school season. Hillcrest’s post-graduate group has knocked off several junior college opponents this season, and so they would be looking to make up for an earlier defeat this season to Compass. Hillcrest Prep would start the game in fine fashion, as they would jump out to a quick 17-8 lead after a three-pointer from the…
The season off to a great start in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC), as teams are now beginning league play. Cochise College (8-0, 3-0) is in first place among division-I junior colleges, while South Mountain (8-1, 3-0) stands alone in first place among division-II juco’s in the league. Here are the Players of the Week in the ACCAC, as selected by the league . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Trevor Irish – Freshman – Central Arizona College Irish averaged 17.5 points, while shooting 60% from the field, and also averaged 13.5 rebounds, and 4 blocks in two…
West Coast Elite Basketball will present The Desert Challenge @ Rancho Solano Prep on December 15-16th, and will feature some exciting match-ups on the two-day event. The event will feature the nation’s premier high school basketball program, Findlay Prep (NV) in action. Windward HS (CA) and Oak Park HS (CA) will also be featured in the event, and will face top-rated Arizona high school teams. Here is the game schedule for the two day event . . . Friday, December 15th 7PM – Windward HS (CA) vs Rancho Solano Prep 8:45PM Findlay Prep (NV) vs Oak Park HS (CA) Saturday,…
Chaparral (6-1) is off to an excellent start to the season, and on Tuesday evening the team would travel far from Scottsdale to take on host Desert Edge High School on the road. Desert Edge (0-3) has struggled to stay in games early this season, but would look to attempt to slow down a very talented but young Chaparral team. For Chaparral, they would get their first look at talented 6-foot-4 sophomore guard Xavier Dusell on the evening, as Dusell would get his first game action of the season, after being delegated to the sidelines due to the AIA transfer…
One player to watch this high school season, and over the next two years is Boulder Creek High School’s 5-foot-10, 170-pound junior guard Jordan Clark. Clark is a tough, hard-nosed guard prospect with excellent physical toughness and a competitive spirit that allows him to make plays at a high level for himself and his team, even though he gives up some size. A big-time producer on the floor, Clark is coming off a strong showing for himself this past spring and summer, and now will look to capitalize off his recent success this high school season. We first wrote about…
The AZ Compass Prep national team continued their inaugural season on Thursday evening – facing another first-year program, Taylor Made Prep. Compass would continue where they left off in their last game, playing with a very well-balanced attack that would allow them to blow past Taylor Made, 96-57, and see (6) different Compass players reach double-figures on the evening. After building a 47-28 lead in the first half, Compass would outscore Taylor Made 49-29 in the second half as well, in what would be too very similar halves for both programs. Compass would be led in the game by 6-foot-1…