The VisitMesa.com Basketball Challenge will take place next week – December 28-31st @ Mesa Mountain View High School. This tournament is loaded with top high school programs from Arizona and abroad each year. Arizona Preps will be on hand for much of this year’s event – bringing you the top performers for the tournament. Here is this year’s complete tournament schedule for the event . . . Monday 12/28 Home vs. Away 10:00 Sunnyside vs. Clark, Nevada 11:30 Mountain Ridge vs. Loyola 1:00 Gilbert vs. Perry 2:30 Red Mountain vs. Orange Lutheran, Cal. 4:00 Basha vs. Federal Way, Wa 5:30…
Author: Anthony Ray
The exciting 2015 Hoophall West High School Invitational held at Chaparral High School was a tremendous sucess this past weekend, as the event featured an excellent venue of top-rated high school basketball programs – from in-state and abroad. The event featured loads of experienced staff, excellent hospitality for everyone involved and also a very professional and big-time atmosphere for the event. After taking in some of the action on Friday evening, the Arizona Preps staff was in attendance for the entire day’s action on Saturday. Anyone in attendance on Saturday were in for a treat, as many of the state’s…
The exciting Hoophall West event got underway on Friday at Chaparral High School with several games on the day. Arizona Preps was on hand for the final game on the evening to watch Corona Del Sol High School take on national basketball power – St. Anthony’s High School (NJ). St. Anthony’s was without the services of several of their post players, while Corona, of course, lost superstar 6-foot-11 sophomore post Marvin Bagley Jr. before the season to a transfer. This match-up was decided by the tournament staff during the off-season when it was thought that Corona would have Bagley, so…
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…
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…