Author: azpreps

The Desert Vista Thunder is off to an excellent start this high school season, after a big road win over previous top-ranked Pinnacle HS, 70-55 in the first game of the season. The win by the Thunder came after Pinnacle HS was regarded by many Arizona basketball enthusiasts as one of the elite teams in the state’s Division-I Class. This year’s match-up came as a result of the new Division-I Class – a new edition to Arizona high school basketball in 2011. With so many top teams in the state now united in this class, there will be many excellent…

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St. Mary’s High School’s 5-foot-11 senior guard/forward Shilpa Tummala (Harvard University commit) is among the elite talents in the state of Arizona, and also the country. Tummala is currently rated among the top 100 prospects nationally by HoopGurlz.com, as she is rated #68 nationally among the nation’s 2012 senior class. Tummala gained her top national ranking through serious hard work and commitment to her game, and, of course, through her performance throughout the spring and summer on the girl’s national club circuit while competing with her club program – the Arizona Warriors. This past spring and summer, Tummala traveled all…

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