On Monday, Valley’s boys basketball team knocked off two quality opponents by attacking the basket and getting high-percentage shots.
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The Durango girls basketball team hasn’t done much since its last game on Dec. 16, and the rustiness showed in the first half Saturday.
Basic’s boys basketball team has suffered some ugly losses in the early going this season, but coach Leonard Taylor still thinks his team can compete for a league title.
It’s not often that a team that loses in the semifinals finds a way to win a tournament.
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.
John Lessner and Hunter Brown each won an individual title Saturday to help Centennial’s wrestling team to a seventh-place finish in the Las Vegas Holiday Classic at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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.
Palo Verde coach Scott Nemchek remembers wrestler Josh Pine sitting in the stands at Centennial High last season, watching volunteers roll up the mats after the Sunset Regional Tournament. Nemchek said Pine looked straight ahead with a menacing glare, prompting him to sit next to his beleaguered grappler and ask him his thoughts at that moment.
Carl Crayon scored 23 points Thursday as Eldorado’s boys forced overtime with a last-second shot and went on to beat host Bonanza, 64-62.
Paris Strawther had 18 points and 13 rebounds Thursday to lead Liberty’s girls basketball team to a 47-31 home win over Foothill.
