Top competitors are on display in the Class 3A boys and girls tournaments this week.
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Mustangs advance to Class 3A quarterfinals with a 74-60 victory, delighting many fans who came along for the ride.
If there was any shred of doubt which team would win the 2A boys state basketball championship on Saturday night, Westwind Prep standout Demarquise Johnson put an end to that.
Johnson put on a second-half offensive clinic as Westwind pulled away from a single-digit lead early in the third period to topple Thatcher, 82-63, at Tims Toyota Center in Prescott Valley.
Valley Christian girls basketball is all about defense. That aspect was on display again Saturday as the Trojans bid for their second consecutive 2A championship.
Plugging the middle and making every shot Thatcher took in the paint a tough one, Valley Christian made a close game a rout in the second half with a 53-35 triumph over the Eagles at Tims Toyota Center in Prescott Valley.
It was too much Metehan Akcam and a little more Theo Turner than Gilbert Christian could handle.
Akcam and Turner combined for 48 points as Orme won the first basketball title in its history Saturday with a 68-56 victory over Gilbert Christian at Tim\'s Toyota Center in Prescott Valley.
After watching Fort Thomas score the first six points of the third period and take the lead 23-22, Gilbert Christian decided it was not going to allow the Apaches the momentum to pull off an upset.
With senior Molly Van Rijn leading a late charge in the third period, the Knights wrapped up their second 1A girls basketball title in three years with a 44-31 victory over Fort Thomas at Tim\\\\\\\'s Toyota Center in Prescott Valley.
Top-seeded Cougars advance to Class 4A Division I boys basketball semifinals with 65-52 victory.
He is former longtime head coach at Flagstaff High.
Chandler and Mesa Mountain View have not waivered in their bid to be strong 5A-I contenders in girls basketball this season. With the teams heading to state next week as top-4 seeds neither wanted to enter the tournament with a bad taste in its mouth.
One team had to Thursday night and it happened to be Chandler. Mountain View overcame a scoreless first quarter and 17-point deficit to hand Chandler a 53-52 loss at Mountain View.
Winners of quarterfinal games will advance to semifinals next week at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale.
Girls begin on Friday (Feb. 18), boys on Saturday (Feb. 19). Championships are Feb. 26 in Glendale.
Noteworthy players are Paul Konerko of the White Sox, Ian Kinsler of the Rangers and Andre Ethier of the Dodgers.
Team pulls away in the second quarter and goes on to defeat Desert Edge 58-42.
Jacob Graham grabs 160-pound title for Chiefs in Division III. Mogollon has four individual champs in Division IV.
He was an assistant at west Phoenix school in 2010. He promises a disciplined fundamentally sound team.
A suggestion at halftime from Brophy soccer coach Marc Kelly got through to Esteban Obregon. The senior midfielder put the words of wisdom in practice quickly in the second half and the result was the deciding goal for top-seed Brophy in the 5A-I championship match against No. 2 seed Hamilton.
Obregon assisted Kyle Seeger for the only goal of the night Saturday giving Brophy a 1-0 victory over Hamilton at Campo Verde High School.
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