Former Deer Valley coach Larry Eubanks, a mentor to many student-athletes, is battling an aggressive form of cancer. His son, Tommy, the
@mpsaz
district athletic director, has started a gofundme. Prayers go out to the Eubanks.
History. Sunnyside’s Audrey Jimenez moments ago became the first female to win a weight class for boys at the AIA’s state wrestling championships. She beat 4 male wrestlers at state. She was down by two points but here’s the moment that allowed her to clinch the 106-pound title:
Don’t blink. Chandler freshman Quran Adams ran a 10.48 to win the 100-meter D-I final. It was reported that his time ranks 9th among freshman all-time in the U.S. at the high school level. That’s also the best time by a freshman this season.
Chandler won the fifth set 16-14. One of the best volleyball finals ever played in the state. Nothing but respect for the way Chandler and Mesa Mt. View performed. On its second championship point, Chandler adds the exclamation point:
Here's the Hail Mary that helped Desert Edge beat Peoria today 27-22. Will talk to
@DEdgeFootball
coach Lucero and his freshman QB, Adryan Lara, tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. on
@1580TheFanatic
.
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One of the biggest moments for an Arizona HS basketball program.
@MillenniumHoops
became the first AZ team to win the toughest bracket at
@Section7Az
. Congrats to the Tigers for defeating Calif. Archbishop Riordan 72-58 in their title game at State Farm.
From AIA board meeting: E-sports is an AIA activity students can compete in beginning Feb. 2019. Rocket League and League of Legends are the video games they will play. There will be a state title. About 25,000 AZ high school students compete in e-sports.
Congrats to
@husky_baseball_
for winning 5A title 7-4 in 16 innings. Tip of the cap to Nogales as well. It was the longest AZ HS baseball championship game.
Congrats to Campo Verde's
@drewcoaches
. On Saturday, he became the 1st soccer coach in AZ to guide a girls and boys team to the finals in the same season. In Wed.'s finals at Coronado,
@Campoboyssoccer
plays Sunnyside at 5 p.m., followed by
@yote_soccer
-Millennium girls.
4th and goal. 2 yard line. 17 seconds left.
@CHSCobraFB
QB starts running then throws a jump pass to an open man in the end zone. Cactus won 20-19!
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Winslow High's Art Griffith is in his 50th season as that high school's head baseball coach. Has never missed a year in the dugout. Haven't heard of any other AZ HS coach reach that mark. He's won more than 700 games. An AZ high school coaching legend off and on the field.
Thatcher three-peats. Just the second 2A program to do so. Defeats Round Valley 35-12. Ramon Morales stepped in as head coach this year. Started coaching at Thatcher in the late 1970s.
Highlights of
@Cehsfootball
-Bishop Gorman game. Not seen in the video but defensive linemen Xavier Garcia and Tyler Watkins were each double teamed, allowing their linebackers to roam and come up with big plays.
Congrats to
@CasteelFootball
coach Bobby Newcombe. He is no longer the interim head coach. Just announced he is the program’s official head coach. Well deserved. We will interview coach during Saturday’s football bracket show.
5A Apollo's Adam Mohammed's unofficial state line for tonight: 31 rushes for 336 yards, 6 TDs. He also passed for 150 yards and 1 TD. 486 total yards in a 48-42 win over a solid 4A Glendale team.
Big man from
@PeoriaBoysBball
Kevin Kogbara showing off his dribbling moves. 😮61-32 Peoria. The three has been Peoria’s best friend tonight.
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When asked how he’ll celebrate Saturday’s Open championship victory, Saguaro coach Jason Mohns said, “I’m going to Disneyland.” He really is. Tomorrow.
#burntheboats
The best big school basketball rivalry in the state didn’t disappoint, again. Millennium hit a 3 at the end but ran out of clock. Second chance points in the final minutes helped
@VVHSgbb
win 43-42. Second half highlights:
The best AZ HS 🏈 long distance rivalry this decade? Northwest Christian-Yuma Catholic. On Friday, will meet for the 7th time in the playoffs since 2010. Since 2009, they’ve seen each other 17 times. NW leads series 10-7. Distance between schools: 196 miles.
Scottsdale Christian’s No. 25, Jacob Ekre, a 55% free throw shooter, made 3 free throws after being fouled with .4 left to win the 2A championship, 49-48, for his team:
Odyssey Institute junior Nicole Castellanos hit a 30-yard field goal in Friday’s 16-12 win. Her dad, Jon, a retired detective from Calif., is the head coach of 4-0 Odyssey, the only undefeated team in 3A.
Will Galvan doing Will Galvan things for
@CHSCobraFB
. Looked like an INT for Horizon but Will came down w/ the TD catch to cap a 96-yard drive in a about a minute and change. 13-3 Cactus, which heads to halftime with all the momentum.
Defense, momentum shifting, quarter ending treys, Gilbert’s missed second half shots, Jake Lifgren’s 20 points, freshman Gage Galbreath’s spark and more allowed Centennial to reach its first state final. It won 54-46. Second half highlights & locker room celebration:
@SpencerRattler
reached the 10,000-yard career passing mark last week, just the second QB in AZ to ever accomplish that. Needs 320 passing yards to become the state's all-time career passing leader. Team had a bye last night, plays Valley Vista next week.
Great news for a high school sport that continues to grow in AZ. The 6A and 5A finals for girls volleyball are moving to ASU. Both finals will be played on Nov. 7.
@CVHSGirlsFlagFB
Madison Coger’s nose took the brunt of an extra point attempt. But that block wound up making history. It allowed Campo Verde to capture the first AIA flag football state championship, 14-13. Madison’s hands also had a hand (2 TD receptions) in the win.
@DVHSAthletics1
shocked Mesquite again in the 4A semifinals, this time 51-50. Coach Dunn celebrates with his team in the locker room with some very cold water:
Congrats to the
@LibertyFBLions
for winning their first Open. 👊🏼Second half highlights, championship celebration of its 33-21 win over another first time Open finalist, Centennial:
72-56. Tied for 8th highest combined score in state history. Paradise Honors never trailed. Advanced to first state title game after defeating Valley Christian. Gage Baker threw 9 TDs, again. Teams scored 90 combined points—in 2nd half. 2nd half highlights (not all of course 😉):
The
@MillenniumHoops
family packed Tailgaters for a NBA draft party in Litchfield Park. They are probably still celebrating and for good reason. Former Millennium star DaRon Holmes was drafted by the Denver Nuggets. Their reaction and comments from coach Ty Amundsen:
Morenci gave Scottsdale Christian a game, the 1st team to do so in the 2A state tourney, but Scottsdale Christian walks off with the title 3-2. The great Tim Salmon, SC’s coach, won his first AZ baseball title.
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