The Centennial girls basketball team, seeking a ninth straight state title, forced 29 turnovers in romping to a road win over Arbor View on Wednesday.
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Arbor View used a huge third-quarter rebounding edge to erase a halftime deficit on its way to a 66-54 win at Palo Verde.
Taylor Etopio scored 17 points, and Faith Lutheran’s girls basketball team went 8-for-8 from the free-throw line in the final four minutes to score a 53-49 overtime victory against visiting Shadow Ridge on Thursday night.
Isis Triplett scored 25 points to help Shadow Ridge’s girls basketball team rally for a 68-65 road win over Palo Verde on Wednesday.
Here are the Review-Journal’s boys basketball rankings.
Here are the Review-Journal’s girls basketball rankings.
Arbor View defensive end Elijah Wade didn’t play football until ninth grade, but has developed quickly and earned a number of Division I scholarship offers.
The first stop for Findlay Prep’s boys basketball team was Arizona before it headed to Hawaii. After a two-week break for the holidays, it was on to West Virginia and then Missouri.
After a lackluster first half, Foothill came out and dominated Rancho in the second half and rolled to a 62-42 victory at the Foothill Holiday Classic.
It came down to the final possession, and Cimarron-Memorial was able to edge Chaparral 75-74 at the Foothill Holiday Classic.
Desert Oasis’ Taiga Miyano knocked down two 3-pointers in the first 1:02, helping the Diamondbacks open the game on a 15-2 run, and they rolled to an 87-65 win over visiting Legacy in the Division I Sunset Region quarterfinals.
Sevonyae Smith had 16 points and 14 rebounds Thursday to lead Arbor View’s boys basketball team to a 65-63 win over visiting Green Valley.
Deja Siaki scored 24 points Thursday to help Silverado’s girls basketball team to a 64-57 win over visiting Rancho.
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