The Highland Hawks’ Varsity Boys Basketball team defeated the Corona del Sol Aztecs 68-51 in Thursday night’s matchup.
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The Hawks (7-2) have looked just as dominant as they did during last season’s championship run
Highland finished this past season with a 30-4 record and defeated Brophy College Prep in the 6A championship.
Highland is the 6A Boy’s Basketball State Champions!! Congrats Hawks!! 🏆🏀 @GPS_District @athletics_hawks pic.twitter.com/2fUp7VZXDU
— Marcie Taylor (@Marcietaylor14) March 4, 2023
The team will have started the season off strong, outscoring opponents 547-419. They will look to replicate last season’s success.
Aztecs Fall Short
Despite this blowout loss for Corona del Sol, they have looked much improved from their 9-17 record last season.
The Aztecs (5-4) have outscored opponents 557-510 and have lost two of their games by less than three points.
Yesterday vs Pinnacle, Senior Bo Dolinsek had a monster night, tallying a career high 44 pts w/ 17 rebs. This performance moved Bo into 3rd place all time in single game scoring behind Alex Barcello (51) and Lamont Long (45). His best is yet to come! #SolNation☀️ #TakeTheCrown pic.twitter.com/n4uUw5LXpi
— Corona del Sol Boys Basketball (@cdsboyshoops) December 12, 2023
Corona will attempt to stay above .500 and make a potienital run in the conference playoffs.
What’s Next
Highland faces the 8-4 Carl Hayden Community Falcons on Tuesday, Dec. 26.
The Aztecs next play against the 5-5 Chandler Wolves on Thursday, Jan. 4. After a long break, this will be a crucial game to get the team its momentum back.
Each team has much different paths but both have a goal to make a run in the 6A playoffs and potientially even the open state playoffs.
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Saleh Awwad is a reporter/writer covering Phoenix High School Sports and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @SalehAwwad_
