Angelina Alcantar #azpreps365 https://t.co/2IZ4rOZtph pic.twitter.com/ovJ3JlLTUD
— Andy Morales (@AZPreps365Andy) December 29, 2019
Sunnyside guard Angelina Alcantar (5-5) signed with Arizona Christian the program announced on Monday.
Alcantar was a major force behind the push to move Sunnyside from a 63rd ranking to the first playoff appearance for the Blue Devils since 2005. Alcantar scored 17 points in the 63-55 victory at Willow Canyon to advance in the playoffs.
Alcantar finished her career with 1,159 career points, averaging almost 12 points an outing.
Love this signing! Welcome Angelina Alcantar to the @ACUFirestorm family! The Sunnyside (AZ) grad led her team to the 5A Sweet 16, earning first team All-Southern Region. She was second in State 5A free throw & 3-pt % and 6th in scoring while tallying over 1000 in her career! pic.twitter.com/ZetgzlqjZn
— Rusty Rogers (@rrogers22) May 25, 2020
Sunnyside standout Angelina Alcantar breaks into the 1,000-point club. @LadyDevil_Hoops @bdn28 pic.twitter.com/P15SY78TKS
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) December 28, 2019
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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