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The Arizona Republic’s girls’ high school basketball players of the week: Jan. 30

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January concluded with a busy week in Arizona girls’ high school basketball, full of explosive scoring outputs and heroic performances in big games. Here are the top players of the week in the state:

Trinity Alfaro, Surprise Highland Prep: Alfaro scored 27 points in a win over Tucson San Miguel and 20 in a win over Phoenix Christian. Her minutes were limited by an illness in a rematch with Phoenix Christian three days later, but still managed to contribute 10 points and five steals as Highland Prep fell, 33-30.

America Cazares, Tucson Pueblo: It’s been a somewhat rocky season for Pueblo after reaching the heights of the 4A championship game last winter. Cazares, though, has done her part. This week, she scored 25 in a blowout loss to Tucson Salpointe Catholic, 31 in a win over Tucson Cholla and 26 in a win over Tucson Canyon del Oro.

Naylissa Charles, Coolidge: It’s now six straight wins for Coolidge, which is up to No. 6 in the AIA’s 3A rankings. Charles led the way on Tuesday in a rivalry win over Florence, dropping a career-high 30.

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Eanae Dagons, Phoenix Desert Vista: Dagons scored 17 points in Desert Vista’s impressive, 68-59, win over Gilbert, but it was on the defensive end where her efforts stood out most. She finished the night with eight steals.

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Bri’Ann Felix, Glendale Copper Canyon: Felix’s dominant season continued in a 3-0 week for Copper Canyon, which is right on the fringe of 5A playoff qualification. She averaged 28 points, 11.3 rebounds and 6.3 steals.

Navae Guidry, Gilbert Mesquite: Guidry stepped up over the past week with a handful of Mesquite’s top players out due to a self-imposed suspension. In a win over Phoenix Arcadia on Monday, she hit the 1,000-point mark for her career. That came just four days after she had a game-high 16 in Mesquite’s crucial, 40-37, win over Chandler Seton Catholic. If this team falls out of the Open, they’re the favorites to win the 4A crown. Guidry is a major reason why.

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Elli Guiney, Goodyear Millennium: Millennium has had no shortage of thrilling games this year. The latest example came on Friday, when the Tigers escaped Waddell Canyon View with a triple-overtime win. Guiney led the way with 30 points and eight boards in the contest.

Clara-Mae Hrouch, Tucson Catalina Foothills: Hrouch is averaging 21.9 points in Catalina Foothills’ seven-game win streak. She also has at least four assists in each of her last five games, helping the Falcons tick. After a tricky start to the year, they’re now 15-9.

Tianna Knighton, Phoenix Arcadia: Knighton scored at least 34 points in each of Arcadia’s three games this week. It hasn’t been an easy season for the Titans but that hasn’t stopped Knighton. She’s the state’s second-highest scorer at 27.4 points per game.

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Michelle Kogbara, Peoria: Kogbara was a double-double machine this week, averaging 20 points and 15.6 rebounds in three games. The standout performance came in a 36-32 win over Avondale Agua Fria, when she finished with 23 points, 16 rebounds, three assists and three steals.

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Maggie Luba, Phoenix Sunnyslope: This week brought two of the biggest games of the year for Sunnyslope: Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor and Phoenix Pinnacle. Luba stepped up big in both, scoring 13 to lead the Vikings to an upset win over O’Connor and 25 in a narrow loss to Pinnacle.

Ava Pautz, Notre Dame Prep: Notre Dame Prep’s recent dominance has been such that its starters haven’t had to play the fourth quarter in weeks — even on Tuesday, in a seemingly tricky matchup against Gilbert Higley. Despite that limited floor time, Pautz is averaging 17.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists over her last fout.

Aviana Scharfenberger, Coconino: Scharfenberger was the star on Tuesday in one of the biggest games of the 4A season, when she scored 20 points to lead Coconino past Prescott, 59-55. The win established them as one of the top teams in northern Arizona.

Amber Shorten, Phoenix Central: Lia Sims might be Central’s biggest star, but Shorten stepped up in support this week. In a win over Phoenix Metro Tech on Wednesday, she recorded her first triple-double, with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists.

Nemo Sidhu, Goodyear Estrella Foothills: Sidhu continued her impressive freshman season against Glendale Deer Valley, hitting a new career-high with 29 points.

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Dylan Swindle, Phoenix Desert Vista: Along with Dagons, Swindle was key in Desert Vista’s win over Gilbert. She led the Thunder with 19 points in that contest, and went 4 of 8 from beyond the arc.

Alaysia White, Coolidge: White put together an obscene stat line in Coolidge’s blowout win over Globe. She finished with 32 points, 20 rebounds and 14 steals, and is now averaging 19.8 points and 13.6 rebounds per game on the year.



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Arizona Cardinals Week 13 offensive snap counts, observations

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A look at how the Cardinals split up their 61 offensive snaps against the Bucs.

In the Arizona Cardinals’ 20-17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, 17 players participated in at least one of the 61 offensive snaps.

Quarterback Jacoby Brissett, left tackle Paris Johnson Jr., left guard Evan Brown, center Hjalte Froholdt, right guard Isaiah Adams, right tackle Kelvin Beachum played every snap. Wide receiver Michael Wilson missed four, while tight end Trey McBride played all but seven.

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How was the playing time divided up? Below are individual snap counts for every player who got in the game offensively, grouped by position.

The first number after each name is snaps and the second is the percentage. Players in bold were starters.

Arizona Cardinals Week 13 offensive snap counts: Quarterbacks

  • Jacoby Brissett (61/100
  • Active, did not play: Kedon Slovis
  • Reserve/injured (eligible for return): Kyler Murray

It was the fourth 300-yard game (301) in Brissett’s seven starts, but the record is 0-4 in those games and 1-6 overall. He completed 29-of-40 passes with two touchdown passes and one interception for a 100.1 passer rating. The interception was a bad decision and behind wide receiver Michael Wilson to stop their first possession of the game on a play that began at the 20-yard line, but not in the red zone.

On third down, Brissett’s three completions on six attempts achieved first downs for a total of 39 yards. He was sacked once and threw incomplete twice in the fourth quarter on third-and-1 and third-and-2 and on third-and-3 from the Tampa Bay 25-yard line in the third quarter. He ran three times for 16 yards with a long of eight.

Brissett said after the game, “It’s just execution, man. In a lot of those critical plays, I got to play a lot better.”

Running backs

  • Michael Carter (32/52), Bam Knight (29/48)
  • Inactive: Emari Demercado (injured)
  • Active/did not play (except for special teams): Jermar Jefferson
  • Reserve/injured: Trey Benson (eligible to return/practicing), James Conner (eligible to return, but won’t)

It was one of the better outings of the season as Knight rushed 11 times for 62 yards (5.6 average) and contributed 36 yards, including a 15-yard touchdown, on three receptions. He ended up with 98 yards from scrimmage. However, there was a lost fumble on the first possession of the first half after he ran for 13 yards on the first play.

Carter had 17 yards on three carries and added five catches for 47 yards.

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Wide receivers

  • Michael Wilson (57/93), Marvin Harrison Jr. (37/61), Xavier Weaver (30/49), Greg Dortch (20/33)
  • Active/did not play (except for special teams): Andre Baccellia
  • Reserve/injured: Simi Fehoko (eligible to return), Zay Jones (eligible to return, but won’t)

Harrison returned after missing two games because of appendicitis and caught six of seven targets for 69 yards with a long of 21. He was on and off the field because of a heel injury. Wilson returned to earth with three receptions for 26 yards on seven targets. Dortch had two catches for 14 yards, while Weaver was targeted once, but it wasn’t caught.

Tight ends

  • Trey McBride (54/89), Elijah Higgins (25/41), Pharaoh Brown (7/11), Josiah Deguara (3/5)
  • Reserve/injured: Tip Reiman, Travis Vokolek (both eligible to return, but won’t)

The beat goes on for McBride, who caught eight of nine targets for 82 yards and a touchdown. He extended his streak of five-catch games to 14, the second-longest in history for a tight end. He’s one game behind Travis Kelce of the Chiefs. McBride entered the game tied with Jimmy Graham for the most receiving yards for a tight end (301) in their first four seasons. The only blemish was a missed block on a failed fourth-and-1 play from the Cardinals’ 39-yard line in the fourth quarter that led to a 57-yard Chase McLaughlin field goal.

Higgins had two receptions for 17 yards.

Offensive linemen

  • LT Paris Johnson Jr. (61/100), LG Evan Brown (61/100), C Hjalte Froholdt (61/100), RG Isaiah Adams (52/62), RT Kelvin Beachum (61/100), RT Josh Fryar (11/18)
  • Inactive: C/G Hayden Conner
  • Active/did not play: T Demontrey Jacobs
  • Active/did not play (except for special teams): C/G Jon Gaines II
  • Reserve/injured: RG Will Hernandez (eligible to return)T Christian Jones (eligible to return/practicing), RT Jonah Williams (eligible to return but won’t)
  • Reserve/injured: Valentin Senn

The five starters played every snap, including Adams who returned to the first group after Hernandez was placed on injured reserve Saturday. Conner was activated from IR Saturday, but was inactive for the game. The decision was made five days before the deadline in his 21-day practice window.

In the Arizona Cardinals’ 20=17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, 17 players participated in at least one of the 61 offensive snaps.

Quarterback Jacoby Brissett, left tackle Paris Johnson Jr., left guard Evan Brown, center Hjalte Froholdt, right guard Isaiah Adams, right tackle Kelvin Beachum played every snap. Wide receiver Michael Wilson missed four, while tight end Trey McBride played all but seven.

How was the playing time divided up? Below are individual snap counts for every player who got in the game offensively, grouped by position.

The first number after each name is snaps and the second is the percentage. Players in bold were starters.

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Arizona Cardinals Week 13 offensive snap counts:

Quarterbacks

Jacoby Brissett (61/100

Active, did not play: Kedon Slovis

Reserve/injured (eligible for return): Kyler Murray

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It was the fourth 300-yard game (301) in Brissett’s seven starts, but the record is 0-4 in those games and 1-6 overall. He completed 29 of 40 passes with two sacks and one interception for a 100.1 passer rating. The interception was a bad decision and behind wide receiver Michael Wilson to stop their first possession of the game on a play that began at the 20-yard line, but not in the red zone.

On third down, Brissett’s three completions on six attempts achieved first downs for a total of 39 yards. He was sacked once and threw incomplete twice in the fourth quarter on third-and-1 and third-and-2 and on third-and-3 from the Tampa Bay 25-yard line in the third quarter. He ran three times for 16 yards with a long of eight.

Brissett said after the game, “It’s just execution man. In a lot of those critical plays, I got to play a lot better.”

Running backs

Michael Carter (32/52), Bam Knight (29/48)

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Inactive: Emari Demercado (injured)

Active/did not play (except for special teams): Jermar Jefferson

Reserve/injured: Trey Benson (eligible to return/practicing), James Conner (eligible to return, but won’t)

It was one of the better outings of the season as Knight rushed 11 times for 62 yards (5.6 average) and contributed 36 yards, including a 15-yard touchdown, on three receptions. He ended up with 98 yards from scrimmage. However, there was a lost fumble on the first possession of the first half after he ran for 13 yards on the first play.

Carter had 17 yards on three carries and added five catches for 47 yards.

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Wide receivers

Michael Wilson (57/93), Marvin Harrison Jr. (37/61), Xavier Weaver (30/49), Greg Dortch (20/33)

Active/did not play (except for special teams): Andre Baccellia

Reserve/injured: Simi Fehoko (eligible to return), Zay Jones (eligible to return, but won’t)

Harrison returned after missing two games because of appendicitis and caught six of seven targets for 69 yards with a long of 21. He was on and off the field because of a heel injury. Wilson returned to earth with three receptions for 26 yards on seven targets. Dortch had two catches for 14 yards, while Wesaver was targeted once, but it wasn’t caught.

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Tight ends

Trey McBride (54/89), Elijah Higgins (25/41), Pharaoh Brown (7/11), Josiah Deguara (3/5)

Reserve/injured: Tip Reiman, Travis Vokolek (both eligible to return, but won’t)

The beat goes on for McBride, who caught eight of nine targets for 82 yards and a touchdown. He extended his streak of five-catch games to 14, the second-longest in history for a tight end. He’s one game behind Travis Kelce of the Chiefs. McBride entered the game tied with Jimmy Graham for the most receiving yards for a tight end (301) in their first four seasons. The only blemish was a missed block on a failed fourth-and-1 play from the Cardinals 39-yard line in the fourth quarter that led to a 57-yard Chase McLaughlin field goal.

Higgins had two receptions for 17 yards.

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Offensive linemen

LT Paris Johnson Jr. (61/100), LG Evan Brown (61/100), C Hjalte Froholdt (61/100), RG Isaiah Adams (52/62), RT Kelvin Beachum (61/100), RT Josh Fryar (11/18)

Inactive: C/G Hayden Conner

Active/did not play: T Demontrey Jacobs

Active/did not play (except for special teams): C/G Jon Gaines II

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Reserve/injured: RG Will Hernandez (eligible to return)T Christian Jones (eligible to return/practicing), RT Jonah Williams (eligible to return but won’t)

Reserve/injured: Valentin Senn

Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire’s Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.



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One fortunate Arizona lottery player will take home nearly $1.5 million after a winning Triple Twist Jackpot ticket was sold at a metro Phoenix grocery store, Arizona Lottery officials said.

The ticket, which was worth $1,470,218, was sold at the Safeway located near Peoria Avenue and Cotton Lane in Surprise.

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Sunday’s winning numbers were 12,17,18,19,41 and 42.

The next Triple Twist drawing is on Monday night. With the jackpot hit, the estimated jackpot for the next drawing is $200,000.



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A multi-state outbreak of an equine herpes virus continues to spread in Arizona, as a fourth case was confirmed this weekend. FOX 10’s Megan Spector learns more about one Valley rescue working hard to prevent the virus reaching their horses.



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