This high school season, Basha High School’s gifted and athletic 6-foot-10 junior post Devin Kirby suffered a horrific injury during the McClintock Holiday Shootout basketball tournament on the campus of McClintock High School. The injury came in the championship game of the event, as his team faced rival, Perry HS. Just before the end to the first quarter and with 1 minute on the clock, Kirby would fall to the floor after attempting to make an offensive play. Kirby would lie on the floor in absolute and sheer pain. Kirby would eventually receive assistance from a group of paramedics that…
Author: Anthony Ray
The state has never seen anything like Corona Del Sol High School’s 6-foot-11 freshman post Marvin Bagley, but most basketball enthusiasts in the state have also never seen anything like the Corona Del Sol basketball program. Corona (32-1) has won the last 3-consecutive Division-I state titles in the state, and has also won an eye-popping 69 consecutive games against Arizona high school programs. The tremendous Corona Del Sol dynasty began during the 2011-2012 high school basketball season when the Aztecs won the first of their three state titles. Since that season, Corona del Sol’s record is 127-7. Many of Corona’s…
It was a coming-out party for Millennium’s 5-foot-11 senior forward Quynne Huggins in Millennium High School’s big 52-43 Division-I state semi-final victory over top-ranked Desert Vista High School at Grand Canyon University. Huggins has been consistent in her play all season long, but on Friday evening she was absolutely terrific – leading her team to the school’s first ever state championship game. Huggins scored a game-high 19 points and played with superior confidence in the game – joining fellow star 5-foot-6 junior point guard Raina Perez, who also had another terrific effort – 16 points, 4 assists and 4 steals.…
The girls Division-I state championship game should feature a match-up of a pair of terrific smaller point guards, as Dobson’s 5-foot-6 senior guard Dyesha Stahley led her Dobson program to a 59-52 semi-final win Friday evening at Grand Canyon University over a gritty Liberty team. Stahley overcame an early injury to her knee to return in the game Friday evening in the second half, amidst cheers from the Dobson fans. Stahley would help Dobson (29-2) overcome a 28-23 halftime lead by Liberty (28-4) to win the game, 59-52 – advancing to the state championship game. Dobson seniors, Alexis Todd, Shamara…
Corona Del Sol High School (32-1) is destined to win their fourth-straight Division-I state championship this season, but their chances looked a little bit shaky on Wednesday evening after a late surge by Central High School (25-7) at Wells Fargo Arena. Corona is not very deep at all, as terrific head coach Sam Duane Jr. does not go very deep into his bench and has not all season long. The effects of exhaustion began to wear down the Aztecs late in the game on Wednesday, but their fresh legs and loads of talent early in the game were enough to hold…
The junior college basketball season for men in the Arizona Community College College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is coming to an end. Here are this year’s All-Conference selections for men’s basketball, led by the overall Player of the Year, Brandon Brown and also the Coach of the Year, Matt Gordon – both of Phoenix College who won this year’s ACCAC Conference title . . . Coach of the Year: Matt Gordon – Phoenix Player of the Year: Brandon Brown – Phoenix Freshman of the Year: Brayon Blake – Cochise ALL ACCAC 1st Team Brandon Brown Phoenix Murphy Gershman Pima Khari…
The junior college basketball season for women in the Arizona Community College College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is coming to an end. Here are this year’s All-Conference selections for women’s basketball, led by the Division-I Player of the Year, Stephanie Schmid (pictured) of Arizona Western Junior College . . . ACCAC Division-I Player of the Year – Stephanie Schmid – Soph – AWC ACCAC Division-II Player of the Year – Kylie Herd – Soph – MCC ACCAC Freshman of the Year – Kandiss Barber – Frosh – CAC ACCAC Coach of the Year – Ryan McAdams – EAC ACCAC 1st Team…
The 2014-2015 junior college basketball season in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is coming to a close with the conference playoffs upon us. Here are this week’s Players of the Week in men’s basketball in the conference . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Brandon Rosser, Central Arizona Brandon Rosser led Central Arizona to two victories this past week. For the week, he shot 50% from the field on his way to averaging 25.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per contest. This is Rosser’s second Player of the Week award. ACCAC D-II Player of the Week: Brandon Brown, Phoenix College…
The 2014-2015 junior college basketball season in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is now coming to a close as we reach the conference playoffs (schedule below). Here are this week’s Players of the Week in women’s basketball in the conference . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Akia Frett – Eastern Arizona Akia Frett averaged 11 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals per game last week, as the Gila Monsters beat South Mountain and Mesa Junior College. ACCAC D-II Player of the Week: Shalise Fernander – Pima Last week, Shalise Fernander averaged 21.5 points and 9.5 rebounds a…
The third time this season was a charm for Central High School (25-5) against a talented and athletic Cesar Chavez (26-4) team. After losing twice to Chavez this season, Central would get a late inspired effort to defeat Chavez 61-55 in the second round of this year’s Division-I state playoffs. In front of a very nice crowd, which included members of the coaching staffs from several different local junior college programs in the state, Central and Chavez would look to present a very athletic contest, as both teams feature many gifted prospects. With excitement filling the room before the game,…