Boys Basketball
- Team play allows Peoria to hold off Dysart
- Wins restores West Valley Region logjam
- Richard Smith
- It's fitting that Peoria boys basketball's best team effort in the past month came Tuesday night against Dysart.
After all, it was these same Demons that exposed cracks in Peoria's defense and unity on Jan. 8, handing the Panthers their first... Full story
- Mountain Ridge weathers furious Deer Valley comeback
- Richard Smith
- In a four-minute span of the fourth quarter Tuesday, Mountain Ridge's boys basketball matchup with rival Deer Valley shifted from a cakewalk to a gut check.
The Skyhawks scored 13 straight points in front of a screaming home crowd, tying the game... Full story
- Desert Edge downs Liberty with defense
- Richard Smith
- Liberty seniors Jordan Sims and Herb Dew would match up fairly well with Goodyear Desert Edge seniors Ryan Whitehead and Khalfuni Marks in a two-on-two game.
But in Tuesday night's five-on-five contest, the Lions did not have the defense or scoring... Full story
- Valley Vista falls to late Independence barrage
- Monsoon finishes second in Northwest tourney
- Richard Smith
- Valley Vista, the surprise team in the final of the Nortwest Holiday Basketball Tournament, spent the first three quarters proving they belonged.
The Monsoon's half-court defense stymied favored Independence, who led 38-36 heading into the fourth.... Full story
- Valley Vista finishes Sunrise Mountain to reach semis
- Richard Smith
- Valley Vista and Sunrise Mountain proved to be evenly matched throughout Monday's Northwest Holiday Basketball Tournament second-round game.
Neither team could build a lead of more than six points, but for the Monsoon, six was plenty. Valley Vista... Full story
- Icy third quarter dooms Dysart basketball to first-round defeat
- Richard Smith
- Trailing 29-24 Tuesday, Dysart's boys basketball team entered the third quarter looking to recapture the momentum of an 13-game winning streak.
Instead, the Demons were limited to five points and Flagstaff Sinagua continued its steady play,... Full story
- Buzzer beater caps perfect region slate for Dysart
- Richard Smith
- Dysart's boys basketball squad came up with a memorable ending to its storybook regular season Friday.
Junior forward Leonard Brown rebounded senior guard Alec Pimentel's driving attempt and made a layup with one second left, giving the Demons a... Full story
- Willow Canyon holds off Valley Vista 73-72 for Surprise bragging rights
- Richard Smith
- Despite never taking the lead in Tuesday night's Surprise basketball battle, Valley Vista pushed Willow Canyon to the brink at the Wildcats' gym.
Willow Canyon (15-8, 4-3 Northwest Region) could exhale only after junior forward Jameel Yousif's... Full story
- Tolleson buries Ironwood with avalanche of second-half treys
- Richard Smith
- Friday night, Ironwood's boys basketball team followed its most complete half of basketball, with its most frustrating half.
A 12-point halftime lead evaporated in less than four minutes under a barrage of Tolleson three-point shots. The last of... Full story
- Cesar Chavez wears out Mountain Ridge in second half
- Richard Smith
- For a half, it seemed visiting Laveen Cesar Chavez was in for a struggle at Mountain Ridge's gym.
Late in the third quarter the Champions found an extra gear — and the Mountain Lions found they had nothing left. Cesar Chavez (15-5) steadily... Full story
