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The
eighth‑grade girls basketball team at Desert Arroyo
show off their state championship medals and trophy
after it beat Keyenta Feb. 21 for the state championship.
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Desert
Arroyo girls take state
CAVE CREEK – Two years and counting.
The
Desert Arroyo eighth‑grade girls basketball team claimed
the Arizona state championship Feb. 21 with a 30‑16
win over Keyenta, extending their streak of two years without
a loss.
The
girls, who had already won the conference Jan. 27 with a
47‑14 victory over Sonoran Trails Middle School, went
4‑0 in the state tournament and ended a three‑year
winning streak for a team from Fort Defiance in the process.
Desert
Arroyo routed Herrera 67‑7 in the first round, then
walloped Cholla 56‑7 in the quarterfinals. In the
semifinals, Desert Arroyo nipped Fort Defiance’s Tse Ho
Tso team 39‑33 to stop their opponent’s streak while
maintaining their run.
Team
members include Gracie Goulder, Beau Bremer, Alexa Bierl,
Elyssa Hartsock, Morgan Richardson, Shan England, Rebecca
Wilbanks, Kara Curley, Summer Anderson, Lauren Lazo, Kaitlin
Accola and Olivia Slack.
Tifani
Wendt was the team’s coach.
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