Connor Toolson thought he was entering paradise as he prepared to join the Highland boys basketball team two years ago.

The kinks are out for the Highland boys basketball team.

Dobson boys basketball coach Rick McConnell remembers losing a pair of games on 3-pointers last season.

Jake Toolson struggled with his shot Saturday night, and in the past, that meant almost certain defeat for the Highland boys basketball team.

Tempe used a big third quarter to rally and defeat visiting Notre Dame, 68-57, in a Division II, Section III boys basketball game Friday.

Before Friday night, the Mesa boys soccer team had played in four overtime matches this season and lost everyone of them.

Ryan Richardson scored 17 points to lead Perry past Hamilton, 56-54, on Thursday night.

Jordan Bachynski must have been quite the sight.

Highland held on to beat host Basha 58-56 in its 5A-I Central region boys basketball opener on Tuesday night. Jake Toolson and Connor Toolson each scored 11 points for the Hawks (6-7, 1-0).

Jordan Bachynski must have been quite the sight.

Casey Benson set a career high with 39 points and Bryan Siefker added 11 as the No. 10 Aztecs cruised past Chandler, 76-49, in Division I boys basketball action on Friday night at Corona. Marcos Morales led the Wolves with 18 points.

Jaron Hopkins remembers the end of his junior season all too well.

In a battle of two of the top teams in 5A Division I girls basketball, host Mountain View made an incredible comeback to beat Chandler 53-52 on Thursday night.

With less than a second left and the game tied, Highland's Brandon Duenas connected on one of his two free throw attempts, giving the Hawks a 56-55 win over visiting Basha on Friday.

In his best-selling book "Outliers", author Malcolm Gladwell examines the relationship between elite Canadian hockey players and the disproportionate likelihood of their birthdays coming in January, February or March.

There aren’t many names more common than Sam Jones.

In a season that began with so much buzz, the Dobson boys basketball team was nine and a half minutes away from quietly bowing out of the state tournament Thursday night.

Gilbert boys basketball coach Jay Caserio knew exactly the scenario his team was in, and he certainly wasn’t going to be the one to jinx it.

Spencer Perry hit two free throws for Campo Verde with two seconds left in the game to give the Coyotes a 58-56 comeback victory against Higley on Thursday night.

Tied with less than 10 seconds left in the game, Horizon's Colin Woods drained a 15-foot jumper to sink St. Mary's, 84-82, in overtime of a 5A Desert Valley boys basketball game.

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