Cesar Chavez High School has consistently ranked among the elite high school programs in the state of Arizona since it’s development in 2004. Still a fairly new school in the valley, Chavez has posted consecutive winning seasons in each of their 10 seasons of existence in Arizona. Behind the leadership of their only high school head coach at the program, Gary Lee, the Champions have played like Champions each season – wining more than 20+ games in each season since the school’s development in South Phoenix. While Gary Lee is not often mentioned among the list of elite coaches in the state,…
Author: Anthony Ray
The final night of this year’s McClintock Holiday Shootout would be a crazy one, filled with severe injuries to two different star player/prospects. The gymnasium would be filled with parametics throughout the evening as two of the state’s elite prospects would suffer injuries. There were also loads of fans in attendance on the evening, as two of the state’s top rivals, Basha and Perry High School, would both meet up in the championship game of this year’s event. Basha High School (12-3) would finally put it all together behind head coach and former college coach Mike Grothaus – winning this…
On Monday evening, after numerous games took place on the day, four teams would meet up in the semi-finals of this year’s 2014 McClintock Holiday Shootout for the right to advance ot this year’s tournament championship game. In the first semi-final match-up of the evening, Basha High School (11-3) would face Westview. Westview (7-6) was coming off a big win over host McClintock, but would struggle, as many teams have, against the size and physical toughness of the Basha team. Westview would struggle scoring the basketball against Basha’s defensive pressure, as Basha would jump out to a big 23-8 halftime…
The 5th Annual Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout took place Saturday on the campus of Mesa Community College with numerous college coaches in attendance to catch some of the top junior college prospects and teams in action. There are two Arizona junior college teams in participation for this exciting annual event, and both schools would advance to the tournament’s semi-finals on Saturday. First, Central Arizona JC (11-2) led by new head coach Tremaine Aaron would face top-rated Midland Junior College (TX), led by head coach Jordan Dreiling. The game would feature Dreiling matching up with his old program, as Dreiling…
On Saturday at this year’s McClintock Holiday Shootout, it was an exciting day of basketball action as numerous teams competed for the right to advance in the tournament. Winners of the evening games would move on to the tournament semi-finals, while other teams would look to win their games after first round losses. While many of the state’s best teams are playing in the Visit Mesa Basketball Challenge, it is always exciting to watch the annual McClintock event, as a result of bracket play and the right to crown a tournament champion. On Saturday in the winner bracket of games,…
The era of Marvin Bagley in the state of Arizona is now in full swing, as the amazing superstar freshman prospect has now officially made his presence felt on the Arizona basketball community. The 6-foot-10 freshman post would lead his 3-time defending state champion Corona Del Sol Aztecs to a nice 84-70 win over Philadelphia’s Imhotep Charter on opening day of this year’s Visit Mesa Basketball Challenge at Mesa Mountain View High School. Corona Del Sol (9-0) is as talented a high school team as the state has ever seen already, led by the play of Bagley, star 6-foot-2 sophomore…
Perry High School (9-1) won last year’s McClintock Holiday Shootout, as then freshman star guard Markus Howard would also be selected as the 2013 Tournament Most Valuable Player. Returning this season as a sophomore, the 5-foot-11, 170-pound top performer will look to lead his Perry team to back-to-back tournament championships this season at the event. On Friday afternoon, Markus Howard (Arizona State commit) would get off to a big start in the process of leading his team to another tournament title, after pumping in a game and tournament-high on day one – scoring 35 points on 13 for 21 shooting…
MESA, AZ – Once again playing about as tough a schedule as head coach Sam Ballard can find, the Mesa men’s basketball team has released its 2014-15 scheduled, highlighted by the annual Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout. The season will mark Mesa’s 50th in men’s basketball. The Fiesta Bowl tournament, which MCC won for the second time in four years last season, will again feature eight strong teams. The event, which runs from Dec. 27-29, is generally considered to be the top regular-season NJCAA tournament in the country. New for 2014-15 will be Ranger (Texas) and Midland (Texas). They will join Monroe (NY), Salt…
The 8th Annual Visit Mesa.com Basketball Challenge is set to begin on Friday, December 26th and will be again hosted by Mesa Mountain View High School. This annual event has become the best collection of high school basketball teams in the state annual in a showcase format – comprised of some of the top teams in the state. Over a five-day span, tournament organizers will feature some exciting match-ups with the action beginning on Friday afternoon and concluding on Wednesday (12/31) afternoon just in time for the New Year to take place late Wednesday evening. Here is this year’s tournament…
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