Derik Hall is known for his quickness on the football field and he displayed a bit of what caused NAU to offer him a scholarship in the final moments against Cienega. Hall poked the ball away as Cienega was about to make their final move with about five seconds remaining. He raced down the court and scored on a lay up with 2.8 seconds left and was fouled.
Improving their record to 16-1, Cholla defeated Catalina Foothills 55-52 Thursday night. Senior Jorge Carrasco pumped in 25 points to lead the Chargers. Dakota Kordsiemon led the Falcons (11-7) with 17 points and Nik Nehls added 15.
Findlay Prep takes over top spot as last week’s No. 1 Oak Hill Academy goes down; Previously unbeaten No. 3 Huntington St. Joseph Prep goes down twice at Mustang Madness in Kentucky.
Jacob Inclan scored 20 points to help Tucson Sunnyside get past Tucson Pueblo 63-57 Tuesday night in an overtime battle at home. For various reasons, every single point Inclan scored proved to be important.