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Trio of North Valley teams prep for state hoops tourney
The Boulder Creek girls basketball team and the Cactus Shadows boys basketball squads earned home games in the upcoming state tournaments thanks to wins in their sectional tournaments last week.
Boys basketball sectionals get under way tonight
The 2012 Division I and Division II sectional high school basketball tournaments get under way tonight with both Cactus Shadows and Boulder Creek High School’s boys basketball teams in action.
Cactus Shadows falls in coach’s return to Shadow Mountain
Twelve years after helping the Shadow Mountain Matadors to a state championship Cactus Shadows boys basketball coach Jamaal Scott made his return.
Freshman carves up O’Connor in rematch with rival
Now 19 games into the season Boulder Creek coaches and teammates are no longer surprised by the skill of freshman Darian Slaga.
Slow start dooms Cactus Shadows in home loss
Despite being their third game in three nights the Cactus Shadows boys basketball team exceeded the 70 points plateau for the 10th consecutive game.
Boulder Creek claims consolation crown in holiday tournament
Boulder Creek boys basketball coach Randy Walker cracked a grin in assessing his team’s 2-1 performance in the Jaguars inaugural Holiday Hoops Fest...
Boulder Creek defense stands tall in convincing win
Gritty was one of the first words out of the mouth of senior guard Weston Newell’s mouth when asked to describe his team, following Boulder Creek’s 73-53 win over the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions on Dec. 13.
Cactus Shadows falls in state playoff rematch
Cactus Shadows girls basketball coach Ryan Pletnick acknowledges that his young team is going through some growing pains.
Boulder Creek’s comeback bid doused by official’s call
Friday night’s championship game in the Boulder Creek Thanksgiving Invitational had a chance to be a lot of things for the Jaguars girls basketball program.
Boulder
Creek hoops falls in 1st round of state tournament
The Boulder Creek boys basketball team's bid to repeat as 5A Div-II
champions ended Feb. 23 as the No. 8 Tolleson Wolverines defeated
the No. 9 Jaguars 65-54 in the first round of the 5A Div-II state
tournament. For the season the Jaguars finished with an 18-9 record.
Cactus
Shadows basketball teams fall to Peoria in state tourney
The end for the 2010-2011 editions of the Cactus Shadows
boys and girls basketball teams came in the same gym against the same
opponent and in strikingly similar fashions on Feb. 15.
Boulder
Creek hoops falls in 1st round of state tournament
The Boulder Creek boys basketball team's bid to repeat as 5A Div-II
champions ended Feb. 23 as the No. 8 Tolleson Wolverines defeated
the No. 9 Jaguars 65-54 in the first round of the 5A Div-II state
tournament. For the season the Jaguars finished with an 18-9 record.
Cactus
Shadows basketball teams fall to Peoria in state tourney
The end for the 2010-2011 editions of the Cactus Shadows
boys and girls basketball teams came in the same gym against the same
opponent and in strikingly similar fashions on Feb. 15.
Cactus
Shadows hoops open playoffs at Peoria
Both the Cactus Shadows boys and girls basketball teams opened the
4A Div-I state tournament at Peoria High School Tuesday night (results
unavailable at press time).
North
Valley basketball squads ready for postseason
As the final week of the regular season gets under
way in the high school basketball season both the Cactus Shadows boys
and girls team along with the Boulder Creek Jaguars boys
Boulder
Creek avenges lone region loss, rolls past O’Connor
The defending 5A Div-II state champions Boulder Creek
Jaguars had a message to deliver against Northwest Region rival Sandra
Day O’Connor on Friday.
Cactus
Shadows finishes 4th in Desert Shootout
Cactus Shadows coach Tyler Dummett is hopeful his team
can change some troubling trends as the 2011 part of the schedule
gets under way.
Cactus
Shadows win streak reaches 5
Reality television has had a jolting affect on the
Cactus Shadows boys basketball team.
Defense
keys victory in home opener for Jaguars
Boulder Creek Jaguars had more than enough to take
care of visiting Millennium (1-1), as the team from Anthem earned
a 77-64 win in front of their fans in the home opener on Thursday.
Cactus
Shadows win streak reaches 5
Reality television has had a jolting affect on the
Cactus Shadows boys basketball team.
Defense
keys victory in home opener for Jaguars
Boulder Creek Jaguars had more than enough to take
care of visiting Millennium (1-1), as the team from Anthem earned
a 77-64 win in front of their fans in the home opener on Thursday.
Boulder
Creek readies for title defense
Both Boulder Creek and Cactus Shadows High School will
be well represented in Mesa this weekend when the Div-I and Div-II
state swim meets get under way.
Cactus
Shadows girls vie for 6th straight final four appearance
In the game of basketball fans are often drawn to fancy
behind the back passes, blocked shots and fast breaks, but if you
want to see a coach light up like a Christmas tree give him a rugged
defensive team that isn’t afraid to dive on the floor or take a charge.