Desert Oasis won the Class 4A flag football state title Friday. The Diamondbacks had dedicated their season to teammate Ashari Hughes, who died Jan. 5.
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About 200 people packed a church Saturday for a memorial service for Ashari Hughes, a Desert Oasis sophomore who died of a sudden cardiac arrest Jan. 5.
The 16-year-old died last week after collapsing following her team’s game against Valley High School.
Family and community members gathered at Doolittle Community Center to remember Ashari Hughes, who collapsed and died after playing a flag football game Thursday.
“She loved music, dancing, and being around all the people she loved,” Ashari’s parents wrote in a statement. “She called football the real love of her life!”
The Desert Oasis High School student collapsed Thursday after a home game against Valley High School. She was hospitalized and died later that night.
Quarterback Tyler Stott and his squadron of receivers vault Desert Oasis to the top of the Class 4A Desert League standings.
Junior guard Bentleigh Hoskins attacked from the right wing and banked in a floater with 5.4 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Gorman to a 41-39 win over Desert Oasis at Foothill — and its first region championship since 2010.
After falling behind 22-7, the Diamondbacks scored 17 straight points to take the lead.
Senior forward Ashtyn Fink is one of the top college prospects in Nevada, a four-star recruit by TopDrawerSoccer.com. She committed to Vanderbilt as a sophomore in 2016.