As Brophy Prep (17-10) now reaches the quarterfinals for the Open Division State Playoffs, it is a bitter-sweet situation for 6-foot-3 junior guard Ayden Madi. Madi was an integral part of last season’s state playoff run, in which Brophy Prep finished as a runner-up last season for the 6A State Championship. While he had expected to be an important piece for Brophy in their state title run this season, instead, Madi has had to watch from the sidelines in every game, while nursing a back injury that he suffered in the fall. While watching and supporting his teammates all season,…
Author: Anthony Ray
And just like that, the field is now set for the quarterfinals for this year’s Open Division State Playoffs. We have waited all high school season for this moment, and it is finally here, as the state’s top basketball programs in the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) have come together for this year’s Open Division State Playoffs. We started with (32) teams, and, after two rounds, there are now (8) teams remaining to help us find out which Arizona program will win it all this season for the Open Division. The field of teams competing for this year’s state title is still very fierce,…
The Open Division State Playoffs finally got underway on Wednesday evening across the state, as many teams looked to begin their quest for an Open Division State Championship. With (32) different high school programs in action on Wednesday night in the first round of this year’s playoffs, (16) teams have advanced to the second round of these Open Division State Playoffs. #7 seed St. Mary’s High School (22-6) began their playoffs with a nice first round match-up with a tough and well-coached Mesa High School program, who came in as the #26 overall seed in the tournament. Mesa (22-6) would…
We have waited all high school season for this moment, and it is finally here, as the state’s top basketball programs in the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) will come together beginning this Wednesday, February 14th, on Valentines Day, for this year’s Open Division State Playoffs. (32) of the state’s top programs have fought hard all season long – making for one of the best AIA high school seasons to date. There were many top performances this season, as numerous different Arizona high school programs took the spotlight this high school season, at different points throughout the year. Now the time…
It was just a matter of time, I always believed, for Sunnyslope High School’s sharp-shooting and skilled 6-foot sophomore guard prospect John Mattingly – just a matter of time when he would receive his first Division-I offer. This week, Mattingly announced that he had received his first Division-I offer from a program in the Big Sky Conference, as Sacramento State extended an offer to Mattingly, and becomes the first Division-I offer to his credit. Sacramento State Head Coach David Patrick and his staff have made an early commitment to Mattingly in his college recruitment, which is a smart move by…
On Saturday in fine fashion, the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) released their official state playoff brackets for the Open Division State Playoffs, which are set to begin this week on Wednesday, February 14th (Valentine’s Day). The field is now set, as #1 seeded Perry High School (per the AIA) is set to lead the top seeds for this state playoff bracket. Our #1 overall seeded team is Millennium High School. Both these two top-rated high school programs and many others will begin playoff action this week, and our Arizona Preps’ staff will be out in full force this week to…
This 2023-2024 high school basketball season has been terrific with numerous upsets and many top player and team performances. Teams have fought hard all season to position themselves for the post season and a strong season finish. With so many different high school programs in the hunt this season for an opportunity to compete for this year’s Open Division State Championship, here are our NEW updated Top 10 High School programs (AIA) this high school season that have the best chance to win it all, regardless of class, and in ranking order (Includes top high school programs from 4A, 5A and 6A…
Prescott High School (22-3) has had another amazing season under the leadership of Head Coach Travis Stedman. After a strong 21-4 season last year, Prescott has posted 22 wins on the season this year, before even reaching this year’s state playoffs. Prescott is poised to make a nice playoff run this year, as the team finished the season as winners of their last (13) games on the season. Regardless of how this Prescott team finishes in this year’s state playoffs, the team will be surely led by the terrific play of 6-foot, 165-pound junior stud guard Uriah Tenette. Tenette has…
Millennium High School (21-4) has been strong all season, but has gone to another level as of late with big and impressive wins over top-ranked opponents such as Notre Dame Prep (83-63) and Desert Mountain High School (65-52). Millennium is playing their best basketball of the season and looks to be the favorite now to win this year’s Open Division State Championship. The Millennium team is deep and talented as evidenced by the superb 35-point performance by 6-foot-7 junior forward Kingston Tosi in Thursday night’s win over Desert Mountain. Tosi went to another level with his play in the victory,…
The amazing Grind Session will return to Phoenix for the Duel in the Desert this weekend, Friday through Sunday, February 9th through the 11th. This exciting event will be held at Dream City Christian Prep with a loaded slate of games on the schedule. Our Arizona Preps’ staff will be on hand to bring you some of our top overall prospects and performers from the event. You can Tune in on http://TanagerSports.TV if you can’t make it out.