Sahuaro junior Alyssa Brown scored 34 points Monday during a 62-42 win over Sunnyside at home. The victory gave Brown 2,384 career points and it moved Sahuaro to 9-0 on the year with Salpointe (10-0) making a visit Tuesday night.

Brown is headed to UNLV but the senior is making waves in her final year with the Cougars with her 32.2 scoring average. At her scoring rate, she has a legitimate shot at over 2,500 career points, putting her somewhere near the top of the list in the history of girls basketball in Arizona.

Brown had a shot at 3,000 career points which would have made her the top scorer ever but COVID restrictions made that a huge hurdle. Former Catalina Foothills and University of Arizona standout Julie (Brase) Hairgrove finished her prep career with 2,913 career points and that mark has held up for 23 years. Hairgrove is now an assistant with the Phoenix Mercury.

 

Arizona Career Scoring Leaders: Girls

 

1 Julie Brase, Catalina Foothills (2,913) 1994-1998

2 Kayla Pedersen, Red Mountain (2,611) 2003-2007

3 Christina Wirth, Seton Catholic (2,550) 2001-2005

4 Kayla MacKenzie, Kellis (2,515) 2006-2010

5 Ashley Wirtzberger, Yuma Catholic/Gila Bend (2,505) 2006-2010

6 Alexis Cortez, Tucson (2,479) 2012-2016

7 Nicole Powell, Mountain Pointe (2,478) 1996-2000

8 Shaylee Gonzales, Mesquite (2,385) 2014-2018

9 Alyssa Brown, Sahuaro (2,384) 2017-Present

10 Olivia Snyder, Green Fields (2,382) 2009-2013

11 Alyssa Wahl, Cibola (2,366) 1999-2003

12 Wendy Woudenberg, Scottsdale Christian (2,295) 2001-2005

13 Haley Cavinder, Gilbert (2,282) 2016-2019

14 Marie Folsom, Corona del Sol (2,270) 1990-1994

15 Desirae Gonzalez, Kingman (2,255) 2012-2016

16 Brooke Jackson, Mesa Mountain View (2,250) 2003-2007

17 Lindsey VanAllen, Mesquite (2,249) 2014-2018

18 Janae Gonzales, Sierra Linda (2,204) 2014-2018

19 Hanna Cavinder, Gilbert (2,192) 2016-2019

20 Dymond Simon, St. Mary’s (2,189) 2002-2006

21 Sydni Stallworth, Palo Verde (2,182) 2011-2015

22 Shawn Coder, Willcox (2,162) 1986-1990

23 Amy Showers, Camp Verde (2,161) 2001-2005

24 Bryce Nixon, Arcadia (2,122) 2014-2018

25 Najiyyah Pack, South Mountain (2,119) 2012-2016

26 Sonia Bribiescas, Superior (2,109) 1984-1988

27 Paula Pyers, Santa Rita (2,082) 1980-1984

28 Theresa Wirth, Seton Catholic (2,080) 2007-2010

29 Senya Rabouin, Shadow Mountain (2,070) 2016-2020

30 Kalie Matthes, O’Connor (2,068) 2008-2012

31 Camille Zimmerman, Tempe Prep (2,054) 2010-2014

32 Taneisha Gossett, Flowing Wells (2,043) 1990-1994

33 Taylor Chavez, Valley Vista (2,012) 2014-2018