Sunnyside went 4-0 to win the championship of the Flowing Wells Holiday Shootout this past Friday and Saturday, including a 60-45 win over Douglas in the championship Saturday night.
The Blue Devils are 6-1 in ranking games at this point and the team takes a little break before traveling to Ironwood Ridge (3-3) on Jan. 7. Douglas (4-1) will play at Thatcher (0-5) on Jan. 8.
Douglas beat Flowing Wells 47-37 in the semifinal round earlier in the day and the Bulldogs looked like they were going to continue their streak after going up 17-12 on Sunnyside with 23.2 seconds left in the first quarter but back-to-back three pointers from sophomore Dora Medina and senior Mia Gonzales sparked a run that led to a 32-24 lead by the Blue Devils at the half.
Sunnyside went up 40-24 with 5:40 left in the third but the Bulldogs stormed back with big shots from seniors Francia Rubio and Keyra Espinosa to cut the lead down to 44-41 with 1:40 left in the quarter. Gonzales responded with a three-pointer and the Blue Devils went on a 16-4 run the rest of the way for the 60-45 victory.
Senior Janae Pritchett led all scorers with 20 points, Gonzales had 15, junior Angelique Yanez scored 10 and Medina added eight. For Douglas, Rubio had 15, junior Carolina Anguiano scored 11 and senior Scarlette Ruiz and Espinosa had nine each.
Pueblo beat Flowing wells 64-62 in the third place game and Rincon/UHS beat Amphitheater 43-37 in the consolation championship game.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Nevea Urenda, Flowing Wells
Jayda Haley, Sabino
Scarlett Ruiz, Douglas
Janae Pritchett, Sunnyside,
Cecilia Burrell, Nogales
Madisen Fleury, Canyon del Oro
Ashanti Holman, Buena
Kayla Carter, Mountain View
Monica Verrett, Amphitheater
America Cazares, Pueblo
Lenaya Lavander, Alchesay
Kara Baptisto, Baboquivari
Hannah Johnson, Pusch Ridge
Daphne Safo, Rincon/University
Angelique Yanez, Sunnyside
FLOWING WELLS GIRLS BASKETBALL HOLIDAY SHOOTOUT
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27
Pusch Ridge 37, Rincon/UHS 33
Sunnyside 69, Tanque Verde 13
Sabino 57, Canyon del Oro 27
Flowing Wells 53, Baboquivari 16
Douglas 68, Mountain View 34
Nogales 43, Amphitheater 42
Pueblo 74, ALA-Queen Creek 19
White Rive Alchesay 51, Buena 31
Canyon del Oro 56, Tanque Verde 17
Rincon/UHS 63, Mountain View 28
Douglas 54, Pusch Ridge 48
Sunnyside 58, Sabino 21
Amphitheater 64, ALA-Queen Creek 25
Buena 47, Baboquivari 35
Flowing Wells 47, Alchesay 32
Pueblo 57. Nogales 46
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28
ALA-Queen Creek 42, Tanque Verde 23
Sabino 45, Nogales 42
Alchesay 39, Pusch Ridge 35
Baboquivari 53, Mountain View 41
Amphitheater 41, Canyon del Oro 16
Rincon/UHS 46, Buena 34
Sunnyside 55, Pueblo 45
Douglas 47, Flowing Wells 37
Mountain View 54, Tanque Verde 6
Nogales 55, Pusch Ridge 21
Alchesay 48, Sabino 38
Baboquivari 69, ALA-Queen Creek 44
Buena 43, Canyon del Oro 32
Rincon/UHS 43, Amphitheater 37
Pueblo 64, Flowing Wells 62
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunnyside 60, Douglas 45
Mountain View senior post Kayla Carter will break 1,000 career points this month and she is headed to Nevada next year pic.twitter.com/3UqiIF9g2V
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) December 28, 2024
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