On the home page.

List them here.

I'll start with Saguaro, Coco and the Toros.

https://arizonavarsity.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1716435 (Recap)
https://arizonavarsity.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1716522 (Analysis)

On the home page.

Tonight there is a HUGE game between 6-0 Westwind Prep and 6-0 Tri-City Christian. Both teams won CAA championships last season.

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Miller with eight steals last night as Central continues to roll.

More on the home page.

Great inside game by Highland High, always prepared to attack your ( our) weaknesses:

Interior post defense, offensive maturity, understanding the difference betwee 'losing" and getting "beat".

1st Qtr: Highland : 15 Casa Grande: 8, Highland scores 8 quick points inside. Poor Cougar defense.

2nd Qtr: Highland : 39 Casa Grande: 19, We (Cougars) were impatient on our offensive sets, forced shots, did not box out

3rd Qtr: Highland : 63 Casa Grande: 33, Fatigue along with poor shot selection, Team A starts to get "annoyed" with each other, replaced by Team B ( Cougar subs). The coaching staff ( Pollins) will revisit/ review defensive strategies to prepare for Section 6 play in January 2015.

4th Qtr/ Final Score: Highland : 74 Casa Grande: 36, Great attitude from Team B ( subs), who played hard, injured/ recovery Anthony Brooks, 6`4 has worked hard since his near fatal car accident in March 2014, Junior Wesley "Snipes" Martin provides solid defense, "driveability", will also help in Section 6 play. Sixth CJ Andrews missed both games ( flu), hurt our rotation.

Record: 6-4.

Team Grade: C-, Solid start with transfers, new coaching staff, "developing Team Trust".

Team/Player/ Coaching Attitude: A-. We are giving ourselves a opportunity to learn "on the job", while developing a teacious mind set to compete as an up & coming team. Merry Christmas, Next Game, 1/1/15 at the Coolidge New Year`s Tournament.

OK.... a little bit late on this, sorry.

Remember, 15 picks... deadline is Dec 16 4pm... Good luck

WEEK 4 (Dec 16-20)

12/16

Red Mountain @ Chandler
Perry @ Gilbert Christian
South Mountain @ Independence
Millenium @ North
Cactus Shadows @ Moon Valley

12/17

Kellis @ Boulder Creek
Cienega @ Sunnyside

12/18

Apollo @ Liberty
LaJoya @ Dysart
Seton Catholic @ Higley
North Canyon vs Sierra Linda ***(Horizon tourney)
Marcos de Niza vs Scottsdale Christian Academy ***(Horizon tourney)

12/19

Mountain Pointe @ Highland
Buena @ Nogales
Salpointe vs Carl Hayden ***(PHUSD tourney)
Skyline vs Desert Mountain ***(PHUSD tourney)

SAHUARO 73, TUCSON 61

Tucson 16 11 18 16 - 61

Sahuaro 21 17 13 22 - 73

TUC - Robinson 8 0-0 19, Hill 3 3-3 10, Trujillo 2 3-3 9, McEaddy 1 0-0 2, Deo. Eason 0 2-4 2, Dev. Eason 3 1-2 7, Perkins 2 0-0 5, Braun 3 1-1 7. Team 22 10-13 61.

SAH - Allen 7 0-0 14, Hall 2 0-3 4, Manzo 0 2-2 2, Yancy 1 0-0 2, Renfro 8 3-4 23, Cardenas 3 4-6 11, Lane 4 1-2 10, Detwiller 2 3-3 7. Team 27 13-20 73.

Renfro once again dominated he is carring Sahuaro so far.

Kenny is at this doozie. Gilbert up 44-39 after 3.
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Great, Tough D-2 game at Queen Creek; good shooting by Queen Creek swing man # 20 Smith with 20 points. Rios-lazo pitched in 10 solid points.

Offense controlled game by Queen Creek, Casa Grande highlights/ challenges:

Team Leading Scorer, Jose Olivarez, with 15 tough points, but fouled out with 1:58 in the 4th quarter, also frustrated with Queen Creel defense.

Leading Scorer, Gresyn Rogers scored 16, missed 3 critically needed free throws, Jamil Davis, just 2 points, but finished with career high 19 Rebounds, a possble all time Casa Grande school record. Ty McKnight, scored a critical baseline jumper to te the game. Ty finished with 7 assist, Jacob Persoon, 6`1 junior scored 8 critical points with 5 assists.

Excellent game for my young, Cougar team to prepare for upcoming D-2, Section 6 games after the holidays.

Team Record: 6-3, Up Next : Highland High School At The "U", Today @ 7:00 pm.

Rod Springer had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 steals, and 4 assists. Luke Reynolds had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Riley Adams had 11 points. Hagedon led Rincon with 16. Brendan Rumel had 13.

Lopes Open Eight-Game Homestand Tonight vs. Bethune-Cookman[/B]

Grand Canyon (4-6) welcomes Bethune-Cookman (3-7) to GCU Arena tonight for their first of eight-straight home contests. Tipoff tonight is scheduled for 7 p.m. The Antelopes fell to Indiana at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. this past Saturday. Cox7 will carry the television broadcast which can also be found on www.cox7.com. The game can be heard on radio on KXXT 1010 AM (also via the KXXT TuneIn Radio App), with GCU Alum Michael Potter calling the action alongside 'The Coach", Dan Nichols.

GAME NOTES

VS. BETHUNE-COOKMAN
This marks the first meeting between GCU and Bethune-Cookman. The Wildcats come into the game with a 3-7 record, including an 0-1 mark in MEAC play. Their most recent game was a 71-66 loss to South Carolina State to open conference play on Dec. 8 in Orangeburg, S.C.

LAST TIME OUT
GCU fell to Indiana, 94-66, on Saturday at historic Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Royce Woolridge was the top scorer for the Lopes, collecting 18 points. DeWayne Russell, in his GCU debut, scored 16 points. Joshua Braun added seven points and seven rebounds. GCU shot 383. Percent (26-for-67) from the floor, but were limited to 2-for-16 from three-point range.

RUSSELL SHINES IN DEBUT
DeWayne Russell made his GCU debut on Dec. 13 at Indiana, going 7-for-16 from the floor en route to scoring 16 points. Russell had to sit out for a year after transferring from NAU, where he averaged 14.4 points in 32 games as a freshman in 2012-13. Russell was tabbed as the Arizona Republic's Big School Boys Basketball Player of the Year out of Peoria High School.

HOME SWEET HOME
GCU's game against Bethune-Cookman is the first of eight consecutive contests at GCU Arena. The last time the Lopes had at least eight straight home games was during the 2011-12 season, when they welcomed eight different opponents from Nov. 16-Dec. 30. GCU went 7-1 during that stretch three seasons ago.

MIXING IT UP
Dan Majerle has used five different starting lineups in 10 games this season. The five-man crew of Matt Jackson, Daniel Alexander, Tobe Okafor, Jerome Garrison, and Royce Woolridge started the first three games, while Kerwin Smith, Joshua Braun, Sam Daly, Garrison, and Woolridge have started the last three games. Miroslav Jaksic and DeWayne Russell joined the starting lineup alongside Braun, Garrison, and Woolridge for GCU's game at Indiana.

More Notes and Stats

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MIKE MCNALLY[/B]
Associate Athletic Director/External Relations
Grand Canyon University
www.gculopes.com

Scheduled for Friday.

Let's have it SoAZ gurus...

I'm hoping Bibby returns, but if he doesn't, and with GC losing some key transfers due to the AIA (for now), does this open up D2 that was once though of as a two-horse race?

I'm guessing SoAZ is licking their chops.

AP

ASU over Pepperdine - Jacobsen, Stacy Davis

Game Notes:


This game was a tale of two different halves. Desert Vista had an obvious advantage of athleticism, but Marcos has a few players that refuse to play intimidated. Marcos put up a fight in the first half. They went into a zone and Desert Vista was not attacking it, and had trouble getting shot attempts.


Although they played tight, Marcos let a few quick scores go at the end of the first quarter, and… Quincy Taylor let a shot go from deep in the back court at the buzzer that hit the back of the rim and fell through the bucket. It brought both sides of the stands to their feet. The quarter ended with a 22-13 DV lead.


However, the Marcos zone kicked in and they were able to get back within 2 mid way through the seconds quarter. At half time the game was still at a reasonable 39-34 DV lead.


The second half was a completely different story. DV employed a three-quarter court diamond press that was effective, as Marcos did not send any cutters down the lane when they were able to pass the ball past half court. Otherwise, they might have had some open layups. But, DV was clearly out to win it. The score at the end of the 3rd was 66-53.

The fourth quarter is was all DV. They stretched the lead into the 20s quickly, and held on for the win. I could have sworn that the final score was 92-64, but the final board somehow changed to 92-66.

Desert Vista is deep with athletes and skilled players, but they played unselfishly and each player was willing to give the ball up to someone else that had a better shot attempt. They are certainly a contender. I overheard some people among the crowd that thought they did not play a very sound game, but I would disagree. You cannot score 92 points while playing badly. They just need to attack a zone better, fine tune that press for when they face a more athletic and skilled team, and put it together for all 48 minutes. But they are deep. Again, I saw a contender.


Marcos was better than their record shows. They have leaders and players that can make plays, but they are just not deep at all.

Player Takes:[/B]


Marcos de Niza
Chris Wright - Soph - He is the leading scorer for the team so far this season. He came out knocking down threes to keep Marcos in the game. He showed deep range with one of his threes, and also showed some ball handling with a couple nice penetrations to the basket. He finished with 20 points and 4 threes. Keep an eye on him to continue being a scoring threat for the offense.

Sean Wood[/I] - Sr - A true leader on the court. He also has some good athletic ability. His skill set is broadening. He was hitting jumpers and also attacking the basket. He hustles for rebounds and is the team's top player. He has official offers from Benedictine Mesa, and John Jay College of Criminal Justice (Manhattan, NY). He wants to major in Criminal Justice. He finished with 16 points that included a one handed dunk, as well as 10 rebounds.

Mason Stark[/I] - Soph - He is probably my favorite player on the team to watch. He is the smallest kid on the court but certainly does not play like it. He plays with confidence no matter who is guarding him. He plays exceptionally smart. He can drain deep threes and also knows how to drive to the hole. Even with his size, once he gets by his defender he commits to taking it up strong for a layup even with a bigger defender on his back.

Bryan Battle[/I] - Jr - I was told that he is just as young as the sophomores on the team. He has a bulky 6-foot-3 frame. He was a workhorse for Marcos. He was a good contributor on offense and defense. His skill set can improve but he is a good role player.

Desert Vista[/B] - (The score book took off before I could get to it)

Brandon Clarke - Sr - At 6-foot-7 Clarke had control of the basket on both ends of the floor. He is fluid and has pretty good fundamentals. He defends the basket well and is a springy shot blocker. I lost count of how many blocks he had in the game. He also jumps for rebounds. He didn't have to be too physical but he had a few good moves with his back to the basket, and finished nearly every shot attempt around the basket.

David Powell[/I] - Jr - He hit a variety of shots throughout the game - threes and mid range jumpers with hands in his face. I think he only missed one shot on the night. A PG that can get very creative with the pass on the fast break.

Quincy Taylor[/I] - Sr - He put together a highlight reel throughout the night. He started it off with a dunk off of two feet down the middle of the lane from about 6 or 7 feet out. When he went up I was not expecting to see him sky so high and throw it down with two hands so easily. He had 6 dunks on the night, with two of them being put back dunks. On his last put back he went up from the baseline underneath the basket and grabbed it with his left hand, he got stuffed by the rim at first but was able to fight back and finished it off. He also hit his lone outside shot attempt from three. Oh wait, it was not his lone outside shot attempt, he hit a three-quarter court shot at the buzzer in the first quarter.

Caleb Simmons[/I] - Soph - He is lengthy and a nice looking athlete. As a sophomore he is already a strong piece of the team. He played hard on both ends and played with the team. He communicated well on defense and always had his arms up and active. Keep a close eye on him.

Desert Vista has a lot of players that can come off the bench. They have subs for guard play and size.





This post was edited on 12/13 7:35 PM by Dutch Perryman

Real competitive game in the first half. I think JR had 22 pts in the first, but then managed to only score like 5 in the 2nd. Randal had trouble with his jumper but was effective when taking the ball the hole. Bibby looked aggressive and unfortunately sustained a knee injury to his surgical knee I believe. I thought he be good to go after watching him on the sideline doing lateral drills. Sadly he was on the bench unable to control himself emotionally and was carried to the locker. Personally it was hard to see because we know as parents the sacrifice it takes to play at this level and to come back from a previous injury my heart goes out to the kid and his family. 2nd half Findlay Prep was just too good and big.

We had a rough go of it Wednesday night on the road against Central Arizona College. We came out firing on all cylinders hitting some early 3's to put us up 15-6. The problem with hitting those 3's early has been our Achilles heel, in that we continue to cast from deep rather than taking the ball to the rack and getting to the free throw line. The guys always play hard and we can sometimes get limited on offense, but with things that you can control they do a nice job. CAC has a great group of guys this year and seems like they can role out 6'7" and athletic guys one after another. They went on a run to go up by about 8 with 3 minutes to go in the first half, and another 7-0 run to finish out the half which ended up being a back breaker for us before half-time. We responded well at the half and stayed within 10 for the first part of the second half, but trapping, gambling, and flat out running out of gas against a bigger more athletic team proved to be too much for us on the road. I really like how CAC plays, and they will be tough to beat down the stretch in Division 1 because they have so many weapons and options. I wish I could say things would get easier this weekend, but we have Cochise College on Saturday, and Jerry always has them ready to go. Pima got them at home the other night so hopefully we can respond well after a good week of practice and get after them. We are at home which will help with the 4 hour bus trip they will be on. Have to jump on them early and maintain. Currently sitting in 3rd place in Division 2 and need to start to climb to catch up with Phoenix and Pima. I have been learning so much on the fly, but so far this has been the time of my life getting the chance to coach this great group of guys. I will keep you posted with how we do on Saturday. The game should be live streamed if anyone wants to take a look.

http://portal.stretchinternet.com/scc/

http://www.gochokes.com/

Mark Bunker
Interim Head Coach
Scottsdale Community College

This post was edited on 12/12 12:09 PM by CoachBunker

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Here's a summary on the recently-completed Duel in the Desert held last weekend -

Friday
Pinnacle def Moreau Catholic (Hayward, CA), 80-71

Saturday
Mountain View def Moreau Catholic, 84-69.

Thanks to the following for their assistance in the event:

Bridgette Wilde, AzCWA
Charlie Wilde, Head Coach - Pinnacle High School
Jim Kenney, President - Pinnacle Boys' Basketball Booster Club
Steve, Owner - Upper Crust Pizza & Winebar
Michael Kremmel, Regional Marketing Manager - Body Armor
Kelly Espinzoa, Sales Coordinator - Hyatt Place Phoenix/Mesa
Carrie Benford, Project Assistant - Monarch Sports
Drumline - Pinnacle High School
Pom/Cheer - Pinnacle High School
Jay Thomas, AD - Pinnacle High School
Julia/Lauren, Game Operations Assistants - Pinnacle High School


Marc A. Beasley
Monarch Sports Arizona
@MarcBeasley
marc@monarchsportsaz.com

Here are the results from this past weekend's Monarch Sports Invitational held at Seton Catholic High School in Chandler:

Thursday
#5 Higley def #4 Millennium, 50-34
#2 Tempe def #7 Mesquite, 63-60
#1 Regis Jesuit def #8 Westwood, 78-38
#3 Mater De Catholic def Seton Catholic, 53-45

Friday
#6 Seton Catholic def #7 Mesquite, 46-39
#4 Millennium def #8 Westwood, 53-32
#1 Regis Jesuit def #5 Higley, 58-31
#2 Tempe def #3 Mater Dei Catholic, 67-53

Saturday
7th Place Game: #8 Westwood def #7 Mesquite, 52-36
5th Place Game: #4 Millennium def #6 Seton Catholic, 43-39
3rd Place Game: #3 Mater Dei Catholic def #5 Higley, 46-43
Championship Game: #1 Regis Jesuit def #2 Tempe, 83-62

All-Tournament Team
Miles Norris (6-7, 2017) - Mater Dei Catholic
Jaylen Hands (6-1, 2017) - Mater Dei Catholic
Emanuel Gant (6-3, 2015) - Tempe
Delano Jones (6-1, 2015) - Tempe
Kip Boryla (6-6, 2015) - Regis Jesuit

Character Counts Award
Darren Pope (6-2, 2015) - Mesquite

Most Outstanding Player
Taylor Kallsen (5-10, 2015) - Regis Jesuit


Thanks to the following for their partnership with the tournament:

Burger 21 Restaurant - Ray/Loop 101 in Chandler
Matt Mayo, Assistant AD - Seton Catholic
Bob Bitler, AD - Seton Catholic
Commander King, Head Coach - Seton Catholic
Shelia, Seton Catholic Booster Club
Carrie Benford, Project Assistant - Monarch Sports
Hannah Shupe - Social Media Assistant - Monarch Sports
Michael Kremmel, Regional Marketing Manager - Body Armor
Lisa Baumann, Sales Coordinator - Springhill Suites Phoenix/Chandler
High School Cube

Marc A. Beasley
Monarch Sports Arizona
@MarcBeasley
marc@monarchsportsaz.com

What happen in this game. All I heard was the score 45-44 ironwood. Sounds like a let down by Cienega!