Boys Basketball

Training Day

New faces all around at Gila Ridge summer tournament

BY ROB WEILER, SUN STAFF WRITER

Leading Gila Ridge 40-39 with 7 seconds to play and a chance to extend their lead at the foul line, Yuma Catholic found out the hard way about one particular rule involving foul shooting. One of the Shamrock players standing around the key backed... Full story

Gila Ridge hosts first summer tournament

Edward Carifio

School may be out, but the roundball is in. Gila Ridge is hosting its first summer boys basketball tournament today and Saturday at its gym, with seven schools competing - including five Yuma County teams. Hawks coach Derek Bosch said he and the... Full story

Corea, Kofa top Chavez

FROM STAFF REPORTS

 Kofa turned a tie game after three into a run-rule blowout in a 14-2 win over Chavez on Monday.  The Kings (12-7) scored six in each the fourth and fifth to break the game open in support of Simon Corea (2-0), who went the distance and... Full story

King without a home

BY EDWARD CARIFIO, SUN STAFF WRITER

Last year, the Kofa boys basketball team not only had a trip to the 5A-II state semifinals, but also a home court to play on.This year, the Kings had neither. But they still managed to claim the regular-season Gila Valley Region title by beating... Full story

Yuma falls 65-46 to No. 1 Ironwood Ridge

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Yuma hung right with No. 1 Ironwood Ridge for three quarters at the 5A-II state basketball tournament Saturday.  Entering the fourth quarter, the Criminals trailed by just five until Ironwood blew open the lead with a 26-point fourth to beat... Full story

Tall order awaits Criminals in state playoffs

Yuma to face defending 5A-II champions Ironwood Ridge

BY BRIAN WILLIAMS, SUN SPORTS EDITOR

 Yuma High boys basketball coach Louie Pisano had trouble finding any weakness in his team's next opponent, No. 1 Oro Valley-Ironwood Ridge.  "They are fundamentally sound," Pisano said. "They really have no deficiencies. They are a very... Full story

Cruise control

Yuma races by Willow Canyon for first-round win in state tournament

BY ROB WEILER, SUN STAFF WRITER

 In the eyes of the Arizona Interscholastic Association's computer power ranking system, Yuma and Surprise-Willow Canyon's boys basketball teams were a dead even tie.  Too bad team play and tempo control don't come with number-crunching... Full story

Yuma, Kofa split ways for state tournament

BY ROB WEILER, SUN STAFF WRITER

The Gila Valley and Northwest Regions spent the first few games of the 2008-09 season paired up against each other in boys basketball. And now the cream of both league's crops find themselves on the same bracket lines in the opening round of... Full story

Brackets set for 5A-II basketball tournaments

FROM STAFF REPORTS

 The Cibola girls basketball team will host a rematch of last year's first-round 5A Division II state tournament game Wednesday night against Tempe-Marcos de Niza, while the Yuma High boys team will be at home for a No. 8 - No. 9 matchup... Full story

Rojano, Folsom named Co-Players of the Year

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Yuma High's Steven Rojano and Kofa's Kevin Folsom were named Gila Valley Region boys Co-Players of the Year on Saturday as three other Criminals were placed on the All-Region teams. Rojano joined Carlos Wallett and Ricardo Quintero on the First... Full story

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