Coronado boys basketball coach Jeff Kaufman kept coming back to one word when describing senior forward Nick Kornieck: unorthodox.
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Karina Brandon wasn’t always her team’s leading scorer or rebounder.
Foothill girls basketball coach Eric Kruger tried not to panic as he watched his team being outplayed by Coronado throughout the first half Thursday.
Jordan Davis played the role of scoring point guard for most of his career with the Canyon Springs boys basketball team.
Two undersized guards. Two loose balls. One season extended.
Foothill senior guard Colin Curi suffered a cut on his right elbow during the third quarter Tuesday, and there was a five-minute delay to wipe the blood off the floor.
The Cougars host Liberty in the Sunrise Region quarterfinals at 6:30 p.m. today, hoping to advance past the tournament”s opening round for the first time since 2011.
The boys basketball game between Basic and host Foothill was suspended Wednesday with 3 minutes, 30 seconds left in overtime after a melee broke out in the stands, involving several fans and one Basic player.
LaKissa Martin had a late steal and layup to help Rancho’s girls basketball team nip visiting Coronado, 54-53, on Wednesday.
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The boys basketball program at Coronado hasn’t had many opportunities to celebrate a league title.
LaKissa Martin scored 19 points Monday as Rancho’s girls basketball team clinched the final Southeast League berth for the Sunrise Region playoffs with a 55-38 win at Eldorado.
Chrys Jackson had 14 points and made two free throws late in the second overtime to seal a 63-60 home win over Basic.
LaKissa Martin scored seven of her 20 points in the fourth quarter Thursday to help Rancho’s girls basketball team rally for a 40-28 home win over Basic.