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!

Can someone provide the time and location for this? Also, are there other games before or after?

Our best defensive game against Maricopa: We followed our defensve principles, footwork, weak side focus,cuts denial without getting beat on dives and backdoor cuts, still must improve on locating first, box out, secure our rebounds and conduct a fundamental pass,then outlet and run our "Cougar Early Offense Break". I grade our execution and attention to detail : C+

1st quarter score: Casa Grande 14 Maricopa 6

2nd quarter score: Casa Grande 37 Maricopa 18

3rd quarter score: Casa Grande 53 Maricopa 23

Final Score: Casa Grande 70 Maricopa 47 Team Record: 6-2, 5 Road Wins.

Poor execution from our Team B in the 4th quarter with unforced turnovers (5), poor shot selection (6) and Team B must improve their offensive focus to our game plan.

Highlights:

Jose Olivarez, 18 pts, 5 rbs, better shot selection.

Gresyn Rogers, 16 pts but (6) unforced turnovers, becoming more comfortable with the varsity game, tempo and creating pressure attacking the basket and team defenses.

Jamil Davis, 12 pts, 11 rbs, 5 offensive rebounds, two for three point baskets.

Jacob Persoon, 6 pts, 5 assists great "floor" game.

Ty McKnight, 7 assists, better ball penetration, PG Team B player, CJ Andrews, 5 pts, great on ball pressure.

Next Games: Monday vs. Queen Creek, away game; Tuesday vs Highland @ The "U".

SS 20 19 35 19 93
CV 22 17 17 15 71

CV Leaders:

McConnel had 24 (16 in first half)
Wilkerson had 22

SS Leaders:

Duarte 31 points 14 rebounds and 4 blocks
Inclan 17 points 12 rebounds
Ozuna 16 points 5 assts
Lozoya 14 points 7 rebounds
Silva 6 points 8 assts and 5 steals


CV came out shooting lights out (6 threes in 1st quarter). They like to play fast and trap you all over the court. The boys did a great job of handling the pressure in the second half. Duarte had himself a great game.

Cienega 74
Buena 63

Cienega:Terrence Johnson 21, Daren Biggs 19, Isaiah Murphy 16

Buena: Springer 21, Reynolds 14, Holman 12

Score by qtrs:

Cienega 24 15 17 18
Buena 7 12 20 24

Tough sectional game. It was a game of runs, first by us and then Buena made a great push in the 4th!

Coach Johnson

After about a month of the season so far, it seems these new rule changes have really made a change. I wish I had the #s of how many fouls are being called and FTs attempted per game.

Tonight, Mesquite vs Higley had 78 free throw attempts. 78! That is insane.

We played a game tonight that over 60 fouls called and 64 free throw attempts. We shot 44 FT's in a game! It was a close game and they fouled late but still. Four or five guys fouled out with many others close.

I really thought this "point of emphasis" would be tight early and slowly loosen back up. If anything it is getting tighter as the season goes on, now any contact anywhere is being called, unless it is a dunk, which for some reason contact is not being called but that is another story. The hardest part is that every night is officiated so differently.

Look at the bright side, games are taking twice as long so concession sales are up. Should be interesting to see how it plays out the rest of the season.

Word is that starting next season there will be no home games during the playoffs. Is this for real?

Haven't seen the paper today but I got word something in there about an ineligible transfer has to forgeit games.



Violation forces Warriors
to forfeit 3 basketball games

Pueblo’s boys basketball team will forfeit its first three regular-season wins — against Sahuarita, Palo Verde and Pusch Ridge Christian — after self-reporting a violation this week, athletic director Brandon Sanders said. The Warriors used an ineligible transfer, who was thought to have been cleared, Sanders said.

Pueblo, coached by Kelvin Eafon, beat Walden Grove 87-42 on Tuesday night and hosts Catalina Foothills tonight at 7:30.

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SAHUARO 70, SABINO 47

Sahuaro 28 12 14 16 - 70

Sabino 10 14 8 15 - 47

SAH - Allen 2 2-2 6, Hall 4 0-1 8, Manzo 2 5-6 9, Yancey 1 0-0 3, Renfro 10 6-10 28, Lane 5 1-2 12, Detwiler 2 0-0 4. Team 26 14-21 70.

SAB - McBrayer 4 0-1 9, Capotosti 0 2-2 2, Lopez 2 0-0 5, Green 2 1-2 5, Fink 1 1-2 3, Markworth 1 0-0 2, Zaleski 2 4-4 9, Dixon 1 0-0 2, Walker 1 2-3 4, Mauerhan 2 0-0 4, Harward 1 0-0 2. Team 17 10-14 47.

You wouldn't think this game would get much hype with Sabino not off to a good start but then again Southern Arizona's number 1 player Nate Renfro turned 18 yesterday and Grand Caynon Coach Benson was in the house Nate decided to turn things up a bit. If you haven't seen Nate play your missing out, Lane posted on Twitter "Nate looked like he was playing NBA 2K" Nate had 28 pts and 17 Rebounds including 5 dunks, the first a reverse ally hoop, he was just better then everyone else on the court last night. His mom's birthday was the night before (she lives in Phx) he got her flowers and delivered them to her before the game, classy move from a classy guy. You just don't see enough kids like Renfro anymore. Good night, big game vs Tucson High Monday. That will be the big first test for Sahuaro. Lane had 12 pts and 7 Rebounds.

Sure miss going to Globe this time of the year for the Copper Cities Tourney - longest running tourney in the state. I'll take Combs in this one.

Saguaro @ Arcadia should be a dandy - the Titans are pissed, and prolly tired.

'slope at Chaparral is intriguing - can SBT score 80?

Marcos at DV use to be a gigantic rivalry back in the day - miss those games also.

Is Moreau CA any good?

Friday Dec. 12 Game Schedule

Sunnyside: 12 12 12 15 51
Arcadia: 13 17 4 15 49

Arcadia was led by Nichols. He had 25 points (13-15 FT) and Nelms 9 points.

Sunnyside was led in scoring by Inclan (13) and Ozuna (12). Duarte had 9 points and 9 rebounds (foul trouble all night). Silva hit a 3 with 3 seconds left to give us a 2 point lead. Arcadia got a halfcourt shot from Nelms that missed off the back of the rim. Very competitive game, glad we were fortunate enough to come away with the W.

Looks like Skyline battled Corona tough in the first half, but the Aztecs took control in the 2nd half winning 84-49.

Oh yeah, and Mr. Bagley had this subtle moment...

This post was edited on 12/11 9:05 PM by TazzDevil

Dunk

This is going to be crazy stuff all season. What does it look like now from the SoAZ gurus?

On the home page.

https://arizonavarsity.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1714363 (Recap)

https://arizonavarsity.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1714468 (Analysis)

Many of the 8th grade wonders get passed up in high school by late bloomers - happens every year.

Who are the late bloomers of note this season?

Sounds like De Laveaga at Perry fits the bill from what Dutch, Ron and Gregg were saying last night.

Markus Howard dropped 48 on 17-29 FG, 8-13 from 3, in a tough 95-83 loss to a very talented Chaparral team.

Brock Gardner scored 42 on 14-23 FG, 5-8 from 3 with 10 boards and 4 blocks in a 72-62 win over Skyline Prep.

SBT goes for 40 and doesn't even play the first half. That's crazy. Slope loses 81-78 to Cesar Chavez in 2OT.

Big time scoring nights. Guys who can hit from the perimeter and take advantage of these new rules and get to the FT line. Going to be some big scoring nights this season.

January 19, 2015 - Wells Fargo Arena on the campus of Arizona State University[/B]


12:00 - Girls, Hamilton (V) vs. Mountain Pointe (H)
1:30 - Girls, Mountain View (V) vs. Dobson (H)[/B]
3:00 - Boys, St. Mary's (V) vs. Sunnyslope (H)[/B]
4:30 - Boys, Pinnacle (V) vs. Mesa High (B)[/B]
6:00 - Boys, Perry (V) vs. Chandler (H)

In the end Chaparral just played too sound for Perry. They were up by 9 points at half and kept complete control. The score of the game (95-83) confirms 2 things - Chaparral played a nearly mistake free game, and Markus Howard with 48 points can score from anywhere on the court. Chaparral also controlled the boards. I think Perry had just a couple second chance shots in the second half. They basically were betting on the first shot by Howard and help from Coby de Laveaga. Not a bad bet to make given the 48 and 17 points respectively, but without forcing Chaparral turnovers it was not enough.

Player Takes

Perry
Markus Howard - Soph -He is who I thought he was. He is impossible to guard because he has such a good handle and a knock down shot from anywhere on the floor. He is quick with both his hands and his feet. He was getting all the way to the basket, hitting running floaters, and was pulling up from deep outside. He can pull up and shoot off the dribble in the blink of an eye. I swear that sometimes he doesn't even have time to get his eyes up to the basket and basically aims his shot with his peripheral vision. He would have had more points if he didnt go down with a sore calf (assuming from the look of it).

Coby de Laveaga - Sr - He played very well. He looked taller than his listed 6-foot-1. Although he did not force a lot of turnovers against the disciplined Firebirds, he seemed to have a good sense of off-the-ball defense. He is very quick, but his fundamentals allow him to do a broad number of things on offense. He has a nice shot and can dribble well with both hands.

Kyle Van Haren - Jr - He is a good high school player and was the third best for Perry. He has the ability to run the point and game manage. He has a leadership quality about him and will continue to be an important piece for Perry.

Chaparral
Kenzo Nudo - Sr - Nudo caught fire in the second half with 22 points and 31 over all. He is a true leader out on the court. He was hitting his wide open outside shots and wasn't afraid to shoot the three with someone guarding him (but wasn't taking it up off the dribble). He does have a high release, but doesn't really shoot it with the ball on just the pads of his hand. Basically his form is consistent but it's not one of those forms where you just know it is going in. He has a very strong build. Oh and he threw down a fast break dunk HARD. I would even call it a tomahawk.

Colten Kresl - So - He had a nice second quarter with 12 points and multiple pull up shots. He can pull up and shoot off the dribble, which might even be his preferred shot. He is also just a nice play maker with a good IQ. He is another one with not the best quickness but just knows what he is doing.

Brandon Hoffer - Sr - Both an offense manager and scorer. He still has the ball handling skills that I saw from him as a freshman. He penetrates through quick changes of pace and can dish the rock. He has a low shot release but he can nail the outside shot.

Seniors Ryan Bayster and Sean Scanlon both did a great job of keeping Perry off of the boards. Like the rest of the Firebirds, they play disciplined and are reliable. Their size and solid play really balances things out for this team. Bayster was able to make strong post up moves and finished at the basket with consistency.