Sahuaro forward Alyssa Brown became the sixth girls basketball player in Arizona history to reach 2,500 career points with her 34 points in a 79-8 victory over CDO on Tuesday night.
Brown, a 6-foot-1 forward bound for UNLV, has reached 2,525 career points with three regular season games remaining, including a return trip to face CDO on Wednesday night.
She moved to No. 4 on the Arizona career scoring list on Tuesday passing Ashley Wirtzberger (2,505 points from 2006-10 with Yuma Catholic and Gila Bend) and Kayla Mackenzie (2,515 from 2006-10 with Kellis).
Ahead of her are former Catalina Foothills and Arizona standout Julie Brase (2,913 points from 1994-98), Red Mountain’s Kayla Pederson (2,611 points from 2003-07) and Seton Catholic’s Christina Wirth (2,550 points from 2001-05).
Pederson and Wirth went on to the WNBA after stellar college careers — Pederson at Vanderbilt and Wirth with Stanford.
Brase, Lute Olson’s granddaughter, went on to star at Arizona. She is now an assistant with the Phoenix Mercury.
Sahuaro, ranked No. 2 among 4A teams in the state, improved to 13-0 overall and 4-0 in the 4A Kino.
Seton Catholic, the No. 1-ranked team, lost its first game of the season on Tuesday, a 42-30 outcome against Hamilton.
Arizona Girls Basketball Career Scoring Leaders
| No. | Player | School | Years | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julie Brase | Catalina Foothills | 1994-1998 | 2,913 |
| 2 | Alyssa Brown | Sahuaro | 2017-2021 | 2,680 |
| 3 | Kayla Pedersen | Red Mountain | 2003-2007 | 2,611 |
| 4 | Christina Wirth | Seton Catholic | 2001-2005 | 2,550 |
| 5 | Kayla Mackenzie | Kellis | 2006-2010 | 2,515 |
| 6 | Ashley Wirtzberger | Yuma Catholic/Gila Bend | 2006-2010 | 2,505 |
| 7 | Alexis Cortez | Tucson | 2012-2016 | 2,479 |
| 8 | Nicole Powell | Mountain Pointe | 1996-2000 | 2,478 |
| 9 | Shaylee Gonzales | Mesquite | 2014-2018 | 2,385 |
| 10 | Olivia Snyder | Green Fields | 2009-2013 | 2,382 |
Southern Arizona Girls Basketball Scoring Leaders
| No. | Player | School | Years | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julie Brase | Catalina Foothills | 1994-1998 | 2,913 |
| 2 | Alyssa Brown | Sahuaro | 2017-Present | 2,592 |
| 3 | Alexis Cortez | Tucson | 2012-2016 | 2,479 |
| 4 | Olivia Snyder | Green Fields | 2009-2013 | 2,382 |
| 5 | Sydni Stallworth | Palo Verde | 2011-2015 | 2,182 |
| 6 | Shawn Coder | Willcox | 1986-1990 | 2,162 |
| 7 | Paula Pyers | Santa Rita | 1980-1984 | 2,082 |
| 8 | Taneisha Gossett | Flowing Wells | 1990-1994 | 2,043 |
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