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Alyssa Brown scored a game-high 28 points to help lead Sahuaro past Ironwood Ridge 67-13 Wednesday night at home. The Cougars moved to 2-0 on the year and the Nighthawks fell to 1-1. Brown is the reigning Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year but, despite the final score, Brown had to work hard underneath for every point she earned….
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Brown is sitting at 2,155 career points and she is No. 23 on the all-time scoring list for Arizona and she is in reach of No. 22 Amy Showers and No. 21 Shawn Coder.
Showers went on to average double digits for San Diego Christian College.
Coder went on to play for the University of Arizona. Coder was named Pac-10 Player of the Week twice in her career with the Wildcats including an honor for when she scored 22 points to help defeat UCLA 91-83 in 1993.
Arizona Career Scoring Leaders: Girls
1 Julie Brase, Catalina Foothills (2,913) 1994-1998
2 Kayla Pedersen, Red Mountain (2,611) 2003-2007
3 Christina Wirth, Seton Catholic (2,550) 2001-2005
4 Kayla MacKenzie, Kellis (2,515) 2006-2010
5 Ashley Wirtzberger, Yuma Catholic/Gila Bend (2,505) 2006-2010
6 Alexis Cortez, Tucson (2,479) 2012-2016
7 Nicole Powell, Mountain Pointe (2,478) 1996-2000
8 Shaylee Gonzales, Mesquite (2,385) 2014-2018
9 Olivia Snyder, Green Fields (2,382) 2009-2013
10 Alyssa Wahl, Cibola (2,366) 1999-2003
11 Wendy Woudenberg, Scottsdale Christian (2,295) 2001-2005
12 Haley Cavinder, Gilbert (2,282) 2016-2019
13 Marie Folsom, Corona del Sol (2,270) 1990-1994
14 Desirae Gonzalez, Kingman (2,255) 2012-2016
15 Brooke Jackson, Mesa Mountain View (2,250) 2003-2007
16 Lindsey VanAllen, Mesquite (2,249) 2014-2018
17 Janae Gonzales, Sierra Linda (2,204) 2014-2018
18 Hanna Cavinder, Gilbert (2,192) 2016-2019
19 Dymond Simon, St. Mary’s (2,189) 2002-2006
20 Sydni Stallworth, Palo Verde (2,182) 2011-2015
21 Shawn Coder, Willcox (2,162) 1986-1990
22 Amy Showers, Camp Verde (2,161) 2001-2005
23 Alyssa Brown, Sahuaro (2,155) 2017-Present
24 Bryce Nixon, Arcadia (2,122) 2014-2018
25 Najiyyah Pack, South Mountain (2,119) 2012-2016
26 Sonia Bribiescas, Superior (2,109) 1984-1988
27 Paula Pyers, Santa Rita (2,082) 1980-1984
28 Theresa Wirth, Seton Catholic (2,080) 2007-2010
29 Senya Rabouin, Shadow Mountain (2,070) 2016-2020
30 Kalie Matthes, O’Connor (2,068) 2008-2012
31 Camille Zimmerman, Tempe Prep (2,054) 2010-2014
32 Taneisha Gossett, Flowing Wells (2,043) 1990-1994
33 Taylor Chavez, Valley Vista (2,012) 2014-2018
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 Alyssa Brown, Sahuaro (2,155) 2017-Present
7 Paula Pyers, Santa Rita (2,082) 1980-1984
8 Taneisha Gossett, Flowing Wells (2,043) 1990-1994
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