Anyone curious as to how Desert Pines and Tech wound up playing in a consolation game of the Lady Wolves Holiday Tournament on Tuesday needed only to witness the first quarter.
Legacy
It’s not often that a team that loses in the semifinals finds a way to win a tournament.
Arbor View girls basketball coach Annette Turley had to wait longer than expected, but her team finally got a tournament win Monday.
Green Valley boys basketball coach Lorenzo Jarvis was asked what he was most proud of Saturday, and his answer consisted of six sentences. In that span, Jarvis used the word “fight” five times.
Arbor View girls basketball coach Annette Turley took her team into the Lady Wolves Holiday Tournament hoping her players would gain experience and perhaps a few wins.
Palo Verde’s boys basketball team already had played two games this week, so coach Paul Sanchez was a bit apprehensive about his team heading into its opener in the Foothill Holiday Classic on Friday.
Darrian Traylor scored 29 points Tuesday as Centennial’s boys basketball team overcame an early double-digit deficit to nip host Palo Verde, 87-85 in overtime.
Mikala Kirby scored 10 of her game-high 32 points in overtime to lift Desert Oasis’ girls basketball team to a 65-56 road win over Rancho on Tuesday.
Cameron Burton poured in 32 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, to lead Valley’s boys basketball team to a 67-63 win at Foothill on Tuesday.
Justice Ethridge scored 28 points Tuesday to help Centennial’s girls basketball team down visiting Liberty, 59-53.
Alexia Thrower poured in 29 points Monday to help Canyon Springs’ girls basketball team to a 66-51 home win over Quest Academy.
Spring Valley’s Tyson Perkins told his coach before each of the last four seasons that he would break the school record for goals scored in a season.
Coronado’s Berkeley Oblad didn’t see the most playing time on her own team this season.
Shadow Ridge goalkeeper Jenna Gallagher broke her finger midway through the season in practice while scrimmaging the boy’s junior varsity team.
Kainoa Granstrom certainly wasn’t the most imposing linebacker in town.