The 2015-2016 junior college basketball season in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is now in full swing. Here are this week’s Players of the Week in women’s basketball in the conference . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Breannah Bretches – Arizona Western The Matadors went 1-1 last week, led by Breannah Bretches who totaled 34 points, 9 reboounds, 6 assists and 7 steals in the two contests. ACCAC D-II Player of the Week: Sydni Stallworth – Pima Pima went 2-0 last week and Sydni Stallworth contributed 20 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in the two…
Author: Anthony Ray
The 2015-2016 junior college basketball season in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is now in full swing. Here are this week’s Players of the Week in men’s basketball in the conference . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Cameron Young – Arizona Western Cameron Young averaged 22 points and 10.5 rebounds in leading Arizona Western to two different ACCAC wins this past week. Young shot 40% from the 3-point line, and also accumulated 6 assists and 3 steals for the week. This is Young’s second Player of the Week honor. ACCAC D-II Player of the Week: Johnathan Matthews -…
The Hoophall West event is back and ready to explode this weekend at Chaparral High School – filled with some of the nation’s top teams. Here is an updated schedule with a change to the first match-up on Saturday. All game times and other match-ups remain the same. Friday, December 18 Time (MT) Team 1 Team 2 Broadcast 1:30 PM Basha, AZ Salesian, CA The Cube 3:00 PM Shadow Mountain, AZ Archbishop Mitty, CA The Cube 5:00 PM Rainier Beach, WA Simeon, IL CBS Sports Network 7:00…
Skyline Prep High School is a newer school located in South Phoenix and is a member of the Canyon Athletic Association (CAA), a charter school. Most basketball enthusiasts in the state have not seen the level of basketball played in this conference, as the teams that play in this conference have gone unnoticed and without attention for many years. Simply because these high school teams do not participate in the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA), they have soared well below the radar as their accolades have been diminished and often ignored. This high school season, after already venturing to Tri-City Christian…
The best individual performance this year was turned in by one of the state’s elite young prospects – Desert Ridge High School’s 6-foot-5, 205-pound sophomore wing Timmy Allen. Last week, in a 75-65 win over Desert Vista High School, Allen poured in an impressive game-high 39 points and 18 rebounds. Allen’s performance caught the attention of numerous different high-major division-I programs, and this weekend Allen would receive a scholarship offer from Arizona State University. The Sun Devils have had a terrific season thus far behind the leadership of first-year head coach Bob Hurley, and now the Sun Devils are setting…
In their first two meetings this year Dysart High School would defeat Willow Canyon in both games. On Monday evening, the two teams would face each other for a third time this season, but this time Dysart (8-2) would be handed their worst loss of the season, as Willow Canyon, behind a very nice home crowd, would blow out Dysart, 61-35, behind a well-balanced offensive attack. Willow Canyon (6-3) displayed a nice offensive attack against a Dysart team that looked out of place and dysfunctional on Monday night. Led by the play of four players – 6-foot-1 senior guard Justin…
On Saturday afternoon, and with many top-rated high school basketball teams in action on the day, Area Codes Basketball hosted the Arizona Middle School Spotlight Exposure Showcase at Mesa High School. The Arizona Preps staff was in attendance for the event and were able to catch several of the games on the day. Here are my top individual performers from the day . . . Za Ontay Bootham 5-10 SG 8th Grader Bales Middle School – 2020 Class Bootham was the best looking prospect overall in this weekend’s event, as he has excellent length on his frame and is very…
It was the best high school basketball game of the year, as the state’s top program this season, Shadow Mountain High School would face national basketball power Findlay Prep (NV) in front of a standing-room only crowd – making for an amazing basketball atmosphere. Findlay Prep (10-0) has been the nation’s top program over the last 10 years – producing many top-rated college basketball prospects and also NBA stars. Findlay would put on an exhibition on Thursday night in a huge 78-32 win over an overmatched Desert Vista HS team – setting up a huge game against Shadow Mountain on…
Pinnacle High School (3-2) has had an interesting start to the high school season. With a talented group of young prospects, combined with a few good senior performers, Pinnacle was coming off two bad losses before entering their own tournament this week – the Duel in the Desert. A very nice event locally, organized by terrific head coach Charlie Wilde, Pinnacle is looking to get back into their winning ways this week against some good out-of-state competition. Pinnacle is off to an excellent start this week, after re-focusing as a team and getting some home crowd support from their fans. …
The 2015-2016 junior college basketball season in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is now in full swing Here are this week’s Players of the Week in men’s basketball in the conference . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Karriem Simmons – Central Arizona Karriem Simmons averaged 23.5 points, 11 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in leading Central Arizona to (2) ACCAC wins last week. Simmons shot 50% from the field, including a sizzling 71% from the 3-point line and 86% from the free throw line. ACCAC D-II Player of the Week: Daquise Gaines – Chandler-Gilbert Daquise Gaines averaged 15.5 points,…