It was a rematch of an earlier season meeting between #1 seed Mesa Mountain View and #8 seed Chandler HS. In a previous meeting this season, Chandler (23-6) blew out top-ranked Mesa Mountain View on the Toros’ home floor. This game would prove to be much different as Mountain View came out very focused, behind the play of Arizona State signee, 5-foot-9 senior guard Arnecia Hawkins. Playing on the home floor of her future college home, Hawkins would blow up for a game-high 26 points in the victory. Chandler would jump out early behind the play of University of Arizona…
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Parents & Players, Platinum Sports Academy (Doing business as AZ Aces and Attitude Dream Basketball) is holding two more Tryouts for there 15U, 16U & 17U teams. Remaining Tryout Dates: Tuesday, February 21 6:30-9:00PM Thunder Bird Adventist Academy 7410 E. Sutton Rd Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Sunday, February 26 10:30-130PM Thunder Bird Adventist Academy 7410 E. Sutton Rd Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Tryout fee: $15 per person Platinum Sports Academy will have all the necessary information needed, and how the program will be ran during the tryouts. For more information please contact Coach Ben Letcher: Cell 480-495-2169 or email bletch24@gmail.com Coach Austin…
It was the fifth time these two teams met this season. After losing three of the four times previously to Highland HS (29-5), the Dobson girls would put it all together Monday evening to defeat the Hawks 53-36 – never trailing in the game. Dobson’s 5-foot-8 junior guard Katherine Hamilton, one of the top junior prospects in the state, would catch fire early and often to lead her Mustangs to the big victory. Dobson (24-8) would get off to a great start in the game, as they would take a quick lead behind the play of Hamilton. A Hamilton jumper…
St. Mary’s (28-0) girls continued their terrific season and pursuit of another state championship Monday evening with a big, 77-39 win over Desert Vista (25-7). After a slow start to the game, the Knights poured in 52 points in two quarters to blow the game wide open – advancing to the Division-I semi-finals. St. Mary’s looked flawless in the first quarter of their last performance – a huge playoff win over Mountain Pointe HS. In the first period of Monday’s quarterfinal playoff match-up with Desert Vista, the Knights struggled early as they would miss many scoring opportunities – but that…
Two of the state’s best teams in the state met Saturday evening in the Division-I state playoffs as Cesar Chavez (25-5) and Buena High School (24-6) faced off. The game featured two teams with similar fast-breaking styles and good athleticism. The difference in the game would turn out to be the size and length of Cesar Chavez, led by 6-foot-5 sophomore Pablo Rivas and 6-foot-6 senior post LJ Harmon. The play of Chavez 5-foot-11 senior guard JD Reagan would also make a major difference, as he would blow up in the game’s fourth period to put the game out of…
Saturday evening led to some exciting action around the state in the Division-I state playoffs. Led by another big upset playoff victory by Perry, and a surprising blowout win by Desert Vista, it was a very interesting evening. First, while it seemed as a major surprise to basketball fans, it was not a surprise as #23 seed Perry HS (21-8) overcame a 14-point deficit Saturday night in the fourth period to defeat #7 seed Basha HS (22-7). What was a surprise was that Perry was able to overcome such a deficit in one quarter – especially against a team that…
It was an uneventful evening in the second round of this year’s Division-II state playoffs, as each of the higher seeded teams advanced. Star 6-foot-2 senior guard Larry Lewis scored a season-high 38 points to lead #1 seed Arcadia HS (24-6) to a 64-50 victory over visiting #16 seed Flagstaff. Arcadia advances to the quarterfinals, where they will now face #8 seed Salpointe Catholic on Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena … Tucson’s Salpointe HS (24-7) held on to defeat #9 seed Saguaro HS in a thrilling 74-73 victory. Saguaro led for most of the game before falling to Salpointe in…
The state of Arizona has not seen a team like this year’s version of the lady St. Mary’s Knights in some time, maybe ever – boys or girls teams. The nation’s #1 team and the defending state champions, St. Mary’s plays a brand of basketball unlike any seen at any level of basketball today. The Knights play an unselfish, uptempo style of basketball that thrives on intensity on both ends of the floor. What is most impressive about the Knights is that they play this way for 32 minutes – regardless of the score or the opponent. Want to learn…
How fast the tide can turn. Just last week, the North Mustangs (21-10) were riding a major high after winning the Division-I, Section I tournament championship. North was one of the state’s hottest teams and looking to make a big run in the state playoffs. Thursday evening, North would host #23 seed Perry HS (20-8) in the first round of this year’s Division-I state playoffs. While Perry was the second to last seeded team in this year’s Division-I playoffs, they would look to upset the scorching Mustangs. North would look very much like the team that ran through their sectional…
After the defending state champions, Mesa Mountain View, defeated Tucson’s Rincon HS, 66-50, in the first round of the state playoffs Thursday evening, the victory gave head coach Gary Ernst the all-time state-record in wins with his 775th win of his career.