Talk about a battle for your first boys basketball title in school history. Chaparral and Betty H. Fairfax was just that Friday afternoon as Chaparral nearly four decades old and Fairfax four-years-old duked it out at Jobing.com Arena. Pierre Newton made free throws and reserve Jovan Wright several clutch 3s in regularion and overtimes as Betty Fairfax dealt Chaparral a second straight gut-wrenching 5A-II state title defeat, 65-60, in double overtime.

The game was eerily similar. But in the end not the same. This time Chandler High started fast and maintained its lead the entire way, knocking off third-seed Mesa Mountain View, 58-54 on Thusday afternoon at Jobing.com Arena to advance to the 5A-I state championship game.

Broncos advance to next week\'s semifinal against Fiesta Region rival Mesa.

It was an evening of excessive foul trouble for Hamilton and Dobson so avoiding that made for a potential major player. Hamilton junior guard Lauren Evans was not lost on the opportunity.

He was an assistant at west Phoenix school in 2010. He promises a disciplined fundamentally sound team.

Chandler High took longer than expected but decided on Thursday to name longtime Chandler varsity assistant Shaun Aguano as its next football coach.

Saguaro football star has amazing quickness on the basketball floor.

Boys basketball team will play North Pointe Prep on Friday (Jan. 28) at 1:20 p.m.

Lorin Marchese of Notre Dame Prep has always had a love of sports and has put that to use.

The 6-foot-7 post player hopes to lead Mustangs to a third straight Class 5A championship.

Hamilton High has won most of the games that count so far this season. Friday night was no exception. The Huskies ended a three-game losing streak over the past two seasons to rival Chandler with another solid performance in taking a 67-46 boys basketball victory over the Wolves in a 5A-I Fiesta Region game at Hamilton.

Firebirds outscore Pinnacle 50-36 after intermission for 71-62 win in battle of Desert Valley Region rivals.

Eddy Zubey is still a Knight. The only difference now is the school name before the mascot -- Higley rather than St. Marys.