Tom Horyza has been chosen as the new boys basketball coach at Notre Dame Prep, athletic director Monica Barrett said in an email.

The Tempe Prep football team showed a flair for the dramatic Friday night, despite an easy 51-16 victory against host Phoenix Veritas Prep that had playoff implications in the 1A West Region.

Betty Fairfax High School 77, La Joya Community 36

Updated boys basketball rankings, as of Dec. 3:

Cody Bellinger hit the game-winning home run in the top of the eighth inning as visiting Hamilton beat Basha, 3-2, in a Division I, Section II matchup on Friday.

Ajo 28, Salt River 20

Arizona school choice advocates lost a friend Monday when John Walton, the billionaire son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, died in a Wyoming plane crash.

A handful of charter schools — including three in the East Valley — are going to court to block state education officials from telling them exactly when they have to teach certain subjects.

Top-performing charter schools in Scottsdale, Chandler and elsewhere are going to court to block state education officials from dictating to them exactly when they have to teach certain subjects.

VX football rankings as of Sept. 15:

Week 3 scoreboard

1A Boys

Updated boys basketball rankings as of Jan. 31:

5A-I

2012 Volleyball State Tournament schedules

Gilbert Christian Knights

Division I, II, III, & IV State Tournament (24 team bracket): Four (4) teams from each of the three sections for a total of 12 teams will earn an automatic bid based on how they finish within their sectional tournament. The final 12 spots will be based on overall seeding. The bracket will be seeded according to overall seeding of the 24 teams. Teams seeded #1 to #8 will get a first round bye.

Updated boys basketball rankings as of Jan. 17:

Updated boys basketball rankings:

SALT RIVER

The pairings for the 2A boys and girls state basketball tournament that begin this week have been released. Girls first-round games are on Tuesday at 7 p.m. and boys first-round games are on Wednesday. Here are the pairings for each.

No. 1 Pinnacle got a superb outing from starting pitcher Eric Melbostad, who allowed just two earned runs and struck out 10 in a 7-6 edging of No. 16 Vail Cienega on Tuesday in the second round of the Division I state tournament.