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Empire’s Makenzie Elkins breaks 1,000 career points

Makenzie Elkins with her family. (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)

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Makenzie Elkins needed two points Tuesday night to break into the 1,000-point club and the Empire senior gained entrance in grand style with a 3-pointer to put the Ravens up 7-3 over Pusch Ridge with 3:20 left in the first.

Empire (1-0) went on to win the game 46-41 with Elkins ending the night with 10 points.

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ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS

GIRLS
Emily Shreves, Sr. Empire: 1,375
Aaliyah Ortiz, Sr. Palo Verde: 1,043
Makenzie Elkins, Sr. Empire: 1,008
Summer Fox, Sr. Pueblo: 825
Cassie Rourke, Sr. Bowie/San Simon: 797
Loraya Rocha, Jr. Rincon/UHS: 675
Tianna Carter, Sr. Canyon del Oro: 640
Angel Addleman, Jr. Pusch Ridge: 616

BOYS
Majok Deng, Sr. Salpointe: 1,251
Kino Bellinger, Sr. Buena: 1,167
Chase Verdugo, Sr. Walden Grove: 970
Andres Maldonado, Sr. St. Augustine: 745
Victor Barajas, Sr. Patagonia: 638
Devion Makres, Academy of Tucson: 620
Julian Molina, Sr. Mountain View: 587

Southern Arizona Career Scoring Leaders: Boys
1 Terrell Stoglin, Santa Rita (2,901) 2007-10
2 Chuck Overton, Cholla (2,535) 1989-92
3 Sean Flannery, Salpointe (2,332) 1988-91
4 Nick Rosquist, The Gregory School (2,147) 2013-17
5 Deron Johnson, Sunnyside (2,108) 1984-89
6 Jermaine Watts, Sunnyside (2,055) 1990-94
7 Addison Mort, Gregory School (2,024) 2014-18
8 Tim Derksen, Amphitheater (1,979) 2008-12
9 Andrew Reyna, St. Augustine (1,948) 2014-18

Southern Arizona Career Scoring Leaders: Girls
1 Julie Brase, Catalina Foothills (2,913) 1994-1998
2 Alexis Cortez, Tucson (2,479) 2012-2016
3 Olivia Snyder, Green Fields (2,382) 2009-2013
4 Sydni Stallworth, Palo Verde (2,182) 2011-2015
5 Shawn Coder, Willcox (2,162) 1986-1990
6 Paula Pyers, Santa Rita (2,082) 1980-1984
7 Taneisha Gossett, Flowing Wells (2,043) 1990-1994

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