#152 - Games on Games for the New Year!!; Christmas break basketball tournaments recap!; Matchups of the week!

Arizona Small Ball Podcast

English - January 01, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 117 ratings
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Previous Episode: #150 - The Arizona Small Ball Podcast Christmas special!! We give gifts to EVERY SINGLE REGION in the Small Ball; We also pick our 9 coaches that would lead us on Christmas Eve!!

Next Episode: #156 - NVCA stands strong against Babo; Cicero prep gets big win at home against Lincoln prep; A couple of game winners, and Valley looks GREAT against Irownwood!

In this episode, Jeff and Reyes discuss the recent basketball tournaments in Arizona. They highlight the performances of teams like Highland Prep, Valley Christian, Santan Charter, Hopi, and Show low. They also discuss the impact of injuries on teams and make predictions for the upcoming playoffs. They discuss the highlights of the Sholo and Hopi teams, the Eastern Arizona Holiday Tournament, and the ALA Coyotes Invitational. They also analyze surprising results, such as Desert Christian's win over ALA and Phoenix Country Day's victory in the ALA Coyotes Invitational. The hosts then preview upcoming matchups, including Rancho vs Valley Christian, Morenci vs Round Valley, Empire vs Thatcher, Gilbert Christian vs Fountain Hills, Ironwood vs Valley Christian, Page vs Chinle, Rancho vs Highland, MALC vs Heritage Academy. They then question the accuracy of team rankings and the potential impact of the Gilbert Christian vs Yuma Catholic game on those rankings. The hosts speculate about the outcome of the game and discuss the significance of a win or loss for each team. The episode concludes with closing remarks and a mention of the podcast's sponsor, Cloud9 Sports.

Time Stamps

00:00 Introduction and New Year's Eve

05:58 Visit Mesa Tournament: Highland Prep and Valley Christian

08:08 Injury to Presley eBeh at Highland Prep

11:29 Valley Christian's Performance at Visit Mesa

18:32 Santan Charter's Performance at the Damien Classic

20:26 Impressive Performance by Hopi

28:10 Sholo's Shooting Ability

30:59 Tournament Highlights: Sholo and Hopi, Eastern Arizona Holiday Tournament, ALA Coyotes Invitational

32:56 Surprising Results in the ALA Coyotes Invitational

36:22 Desert Christian's Impressive Win over ALA

39:21 Phoenix Country Day's Victory in the ALA Coyotes Invitational

43:44 Upcoming Matchups: Rancho vs Valley Christian, Morenci vs Round Valley, Empire vs Thatcher, Gilbert Christian vs Fountain Hills, Ironwood vs Valley Christian, Paige vs Chinle, Rancho vs Highland, Malk vs Heritage Academy

01:00:35 Discussion about LEA at Santan Charter

01:01:12 Favorite matchup: Gilbert Christian at Yuma Catholic

01:02:05 Questioning team rankings

01:03:19 Potential impact of Gilbert Christian vs Yuma Catholic game

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