She’s only a freshman but Salpointe standout Taliyah Henderson is already making a name for herself. Known as a championship sprinter in the track and field world, Henderson already sports a couple of Division I offers in basketball and her skill was evident in a 27-point outburst Monday night to help the Lancers defeat Catalina Foothills 90-33.
Salpointe (5-0) has not been challenged this year so far and the team is averaging 77 points while only giving up 17. Salpointe led Catalina Foothills 25-11 after the first period and 59-19 at the half. A 79-24 lead after the third quarter meant emptying he bench in the fourth with a running clock.
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Senior Kylee Callahan added 21 for Salpointe and junior Cambria Medina scored 17. Catalina Foothills (2-1) was led by senior standout Katie DiRoberto with 12 points and junior guard Reilly Clark had seven.
The Falcons are 2-0 in the 5A Conference and the program is led by first-year coach TJ Sanderson. The team hosts Williams Field (2-1) Tuesday night. Salpointe will travel to Mountain View (0-3) Tuesday night and the team will host Ironwood Ridge (1-2) on Thursday. Head coach Joe Luevano has his Lancers playing in the Nike Tournament of Champions over the winter break.
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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, became a member of the Sunnyside Los Mezquites Cross Country Hall of Fame in 2021 and he was a member of the Amphi COVID-19 Blue Ribbon Committee and he earned a Distinguished Service Award from Amphitheater. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com
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