It’s not often that a team that loses in the semifinals finds a way to win a tournament.
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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.
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.
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.
Amberlynn Twigg threw for 319 yards and four touchdowns Monday to lead Spring Valley’s flag football team to a 25-19 win over visiting Canyon Springs.
Pualani Tuilaki caught a 25-yard touchdown strike from Jaira Kalama with four seconds left to lift Liberty’s flag football team to a 25-20 home victory over Foothill on Wednesday.