In case you missed it, our top overall prospect in Arizona’s girls basketball for the 2017 Class in the state, Valley Vista High School’s 6-foot-2 senior post Kiara Edwards, has signed a division-I scholarship with San Diego State University. Edwards is an elite-level prospect in the state of Arizona, regardless of class. As a result, Edwards played for the Arizona Magic girls program, and finished her club career for the final two seasons with the West Coast Premier (CA), a Nike EYBL team and one of the most successful club programs in the country. Edwards has had an excellent career…
Author: Anthony Ray
On Wednesday evening at this year’s exciting McClintock Holiday Shootout, as expected, top-ranked Shadow Mountain improved their undefeated record on the season – advancing to the tournament’s championship game after a 77-57 victory over a talented Chandler team. In the final game of the evening, Hamilton, led by head coach Doug Harris and his staff, were able to squeak past Brophy Prep on a last second shot, 46-44. Shadow Mountain (15-0) has been the class of this year’s event and also of the high school season, as the Matadors have displayed a toughness and level of confidence as a team…
The annual Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout will take place on the campus of Mesa Community College this week, and will feature several top-rated national junior college programs. The nation’s #1 ranked program, South Plains (TX) and last year’s defending national champion, Salt Lake City JC (UT) will be in competition for this year’s event – making for an exciting tournament. Here is some important information on this week’s event, including the game schedule . . . WHAT: 2016 Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout WHEN: December 28 – 30th WHERE: Mesa Community College (Theo Heap Gymnasium) Ticket Prices: (3-day) Tournament…
On day two of this year’s McClintock Holiday Shootout, the day and the performance of the event would belong to Shadow Mountain High School (14-0) and 6-foot-2 sophomore guard Jaelen House. House would explode for a big scoring performance as his team would aboslutely route a gifted and well coached Mountain Pointe team, 96-46, in the second round of this year’s event. In the game, House would score 14 of his team’s first 16 points, as he would score from anywhere on the floor. House was on cruise control and displaying a level of confidence on the floor, that we…
Day one of this year’s Visit Mesa Basketball Challenge got underway in epic fashion, as the final evening match-up between Apollo High School (12-2) and Corona Del Sol (10-2) would make for one of the best games of the high school season. When you consider the individual performances, the level of talent displayed on the court and the anticipation of the large crowd in attendance, it may have been the best game of the season. With many games being played on the day, and many top prospects taking court throughout the day’s action, no one turned in a better performance…
Day one of this year’s McClintock Holiday Shootout kicked off with a bang, as one of the top wing prospects in the West, Chandler High School’s 6-foot-6 junior Tevian Jones (pictured) scored a game-high 21 points to lead his team to a 63-41 win over a talented Mesquite team. The day was filled with some exciting action, as each of this year’s teams completed the first round tournament games. I was on hand for all of the day’s action, as the Arizona Preps’ staff watched each of the first round games on the day – starting at 10AM and finishing…
After being revered as one of the state’s top overall young prospects for several years, and bouncing from school to school throughout his young high school career, gifted 6-foot-2 junior guard Jaden Lee will finally become eligible to play for Mesquite High School next week when his high school program plays in their next game. After sitting out (9) games this high school season as a result of the AIA’s transfer rules, Lee will now become eligible for the remainder of the 2016-2017 high school basketball season. Lee will play in his first game on Monday, December 26th, in the…
Pima Junior College 6-foot-8 sophomore forward Deion James has improved a great deal over the past year, after heading the division-I route after high school. After a year in the division-I ranks, James developed a great deal as a player and saw his game progress nicely. As a result, James is now among the elite leaders in the conference’s ACCAC, and has become one of the top juco prospects in the West. This season James is currently averaging 20 points and 8 rebounds per/contest – leading the conference in points and ranking third in rebounds in the ACCAC. James has…
After venturing to the state of Arizona from the state of Chicago just months ago, 6-foot-3, 185-pound junior guard Jaylin Fleming had a tough time getting going. After first looking to attend Hillcrest Prep Academy and compete on the school’s national high school team, Fleming found himself looking for a school just months later. Now after a semester has passed, Fleming has found hismelf at Arcadia High School in Phoenix, Arizona where he has picked up his basketball career. It has been a very difficult ride for Fleming as he has had to pick up his basketball career in another…
It was an exciting ACCAC junior college match-up Thursday evening between two of the top programs and teams in the conference. With host Mesa Junior College (8-1, 4-1) undefeated in league play and Arizona Western looking to tie for the lead in the conference, it was set up a highly anticipated match-up, but the game would not live up to the hype. Instead a depleted Arizona Western team would cruise to a road victory over a Mesa team that would struggle from the field all night. Arizona Western (9-1, 4-1) would take a quick 12 to 6 lead in the…