Welcome to the big time, Gilbert Christian.

Connor Patterson will admit last year’s Class 1A boys basketball title game was not his shining moment.

Ah, those first few minutes of a third quarter.

Through struggles on the court and in the foul column, Gilbert Christian kept hoping and waiting for someone to fill Sam Jones' void.

The Gilbert Christian boys basketball team has won games by 60, 41 and 36 points this season and is the favorite to win a third state title in four years.

PRESCOTT VALLEY - Logan Fougnies took the literal crushing blow when a pass by Orme’s Metehan Akcam smashed into his face midway through the third quarter of the 1A boys basketball state title game on Saturday afternoon.

It is another trip to the state finals for Gilbert Christian.

No. 6 Red Mountain overcame a slow start to knock off No. 3 Oro Valley Ironwood Ridge, 65-46, in the first round of the Division I, Section II tournament at Desert Ridge High School.

Jelani Huma, Casey Rarrick and Naomi Reyes scored all of the points for the Saguaro girls basketball team, Wednesday, to help the Sabercats edge Barry Goldwater 43-42, making them 2-0 on the first day of the Lady Titans Winter Hoops Classic.

The holiday boys basketball tournaments have wrapped up, and it’s time for the second half of the power points schedule. Before we move ahead, here is a look at the notable teams, players and moments from the first two months of the season:

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

Reality hit the Gilbert Christian boys basketball team hard last season, and Dylan Bliss has the picture to prove it.

There wasn’t much question about the best boys basketball team in Division I last year, as Corona del Sol finished the season on a 30-game winning streak and cruised past Laveen Cesar Chavez for the state championship.

PHOENIX - Pedro Martinez took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and Victor Diaz homered and added a sacrifice fly to lead the New York Mets to a 3-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night.

OAXACA, Mexico - Federal forces stormed Oaxaca and pushed protesters and striking teachers out of the city center they had occupied for five months, leaving the colonial city resembling a battleground, with riot police and burned vehicles lining the streets.

Findlay Prep is the gold standard for high school basketball powerhouses on the West Coast.

‘Twas not the winter of everyone’s discontent. At least, not for all the basketball players, soccer studs and wrestlers who took their shots, saves and takedowns for glory’s sake and found some.

Division I

Because "close" only counts in dancing and in horseshoes, the Diamondbacks' latest loss is no moral victory. Yes, they looked like a Major League Baseball team Thursday night at Bank One Ballpark.

Because "close" only counts in dancing and in horseshoes, the Diamondbacks' latest loss is no moral victory. Yes, they looked like a Major League Baseball team Thursday night at Bank One Ballpark.

While questions about the validity of the power points system have dominated the headlines recently, it's time to return the attention back to the games (at least temporarily).