4A Boys Championship: No. 2 Salpointe vs. No. 1 Peoria

Boys Basketball Championship (4A)
No. 2 Salpointe vs. No. 1 Peoria at Veterans, noon @SalpointeMBB

Salpointe: Runner-up 2018 (Jim Reynolds)
Salpointe: Runner-up 2013 and 2017 (Brian Holstrom)
Salpointe: Runner-up 1997 and 1999 (Brian Peabody

Peoria: 3 titles, 3 Runner-up

— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) February 29, 2020

Monroe Peoria 2-0 Weitman 3 pointer 3-2

Kogbara 4-3 Peoria 6:38

Kogbara 5-3

Kogbara fouls Miller: Miller misses

SC leads 11-10 30.7 secs

Nelson 3 at the buzzer SC 14-10

17-10 SC but Peoria 2 straight 17-14 4:56 in half

Kogbara 17-16

Monroe gives Peoria an 18-17 lead

Petty 20-17 Peoria 10-0 run

Gainey two FTs but Camacho 3 makes it 23-18 Peoria 2:26

Nelson 23-20 Peoria

Monroe 3 26-20

Wetman 26-22 52.4

Timeout 34.2 left Peoria leads 26-22 – on a 16-5 run

Monroe 3 at the buzzer Peoria 29-22

Gainey 29-24

Nelson 29-26 6:02

Petty fouls Nelson: makes two Peoria 29-28 5:10 left

Camacho 3 32-28

Cioe 32-30 4:20

Gainey 32-32 2:51 left

Petty 34-32 Peoria

Monroe fouls Nelson: Nelson makes one 34-33

Petty 36-33 2:01

Irish 3, 36-36 1:20

Camacho 38-36 Peoria 55.4 seconds left

Weitman 38-38

Kogbara 40-38

FOURTH

Kogbara foul

Cioe 3 SC leads 41-40 6:45

Weitman 43-40 6:06

Camacho 43-42

Camacho 44-43 Peoria 4:42

timeout Peoria 44-43 2:55 left in the game with the ball

Turnover Monroe fouls Gainey

Nelson 45-44 SC 2:15

Kogbara 46-45 Peoria 1:50

jumpball SC ball 1:37 left

Gainey 47-46 SC 1:16

jumpball Peoria

WEitman fouled: Made one: SC 48-46 40.0

timeout Peoria down 48-46 30.3

OVERTIME

Weitman scores 50-48

Kogbara fouls out on a charge Peoria down 50-48 1:45 left

Weitman charge Peoria ball 1:13 left

Miller 52-48

Monroe fouls Nelson 23.6 left: Nelson m

Nelson makes one 53-48 SC 23.6 left

Weitman to the line with 12.8 seconds left

Salpointe wins 54-48 @SalpointeMBB pic.twitter.com/bVTgCXxyAd

— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) February 29, 2020

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Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014, he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017, a 2019 AZ Education News award winner and he has been a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. He was the first in Arizona to write about high school beach volleyball and high school girls wrestling. His own children have won multiple state high school championships and were named to all-state teams. Competing in hockey, basketball, baseball and track & field in high school, his unique perspective can only be found here and on AZPreps365.com. Andy is the Southern Arizona voting member of the Ed Doherty Award, recognizing the top football player in Arizona, and he was named a Local Hero by the Tucson Weekly for 2016. Andy was named an Honorary Flowing Wells Caballero in 2019. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com