Brophy squanders big lead in semifinals of McClintock Holiday Shootout

Corona Del Sol 53

Brophy 47

By Justin Janssen '11

The Corona Del Sol Aztecs are no stranger to success in the McClintock Holiday Shootout.

In 2008, the Aztecs defeated Brophy in this tournament's championship game, and last year Corona Del Sol advanced to the semifinals.

Early in the game, Brophy looked poised to knock off Corona Del Sol; they built an 11 point lead at the half.

Photo by me, the team huddles up searching for answers.

James Harper '12 returned from an ankle injury suffered Dec. 7 against Salpointe Catholic.

Harper led Brophy with 10 points highlighted by two slam dunks.

In the second quarter Michael Hauser '13 provided a spark off the bench.

Hauser scored all eight of his points in the period, which matched Corona Del Sol's point total for the quarter.

Brophy led by as many as 14 points in the quarter, but the Broncos saw their lead vanish in the second half.

The Aztecs adjusted in the third quarter by using a full-court press, forcing a slew of Brophy turnovers.

Corona Del Sol started the third quarter on a 15-5 run cutting Brophy's lead to 35-34 late in the quarter.

Corona took their first lead with 4:20 remaining in the game (42-41); they would not relinquish their lead.

The Aztecs outscored Brophy 19-8 in the decisive fourth quarter and 34-17 in the second half.

Brophy didn't have an answer for Corona's big men, Andrus Peat and Avery Moss.

Peat is also a highly-touted football recruit playing on the offensive line. He crashed the offensive rebounds, collecting four in the first half.

"No. 50 (Moss) had the game of his life", said Chris Pierre '11.

Pierre, who celebrated his 18^th birthday Dec. 29, and Sai Tummala '11 each scored nine points for Brophy.

Fred Gammage '12 scored just seven points, but also dished out four assists and had four steals.

Rodrigo Furtado '11 amassed 10 rebounds before fouling out with 18 seconds remaining in the game.

Following the loss to Corona, Brophy looks to salvage a third place finish Thursday Dec. 30 against Chander Basha.

After the tournament concludes and winter break is over, the Broncos will play defending 5A-I champions North High on Jan. 4.

Brophy Basketball to play in McClintock Holiday Shootout

I didn't think the Brophy Basketball team would be playing again until Jan. 4 against North, but they will play in the McClintock Holiday Shootout. McClintock is located in Tempe, Arizona.

On Monday at 10:00 AM Brophy will be playing Trevor Browne in the first round of this tournament.

The other participating teams are: Marcos De Niza, Willow Canyon, Desert Mountain, Saguaro, Corona Del Sol, Coronado, Apollo, Hamilton, Basha, Pinacle, Higley, McClintock, Mountain Ridge and Desert Ridge.

The tournament lasts until Thursday, December 30th.

If the Broncos defeat Trevor Browne, then they will play the Marcos De Niza - Willow Canyon winner Tuesday at 5:30 PM.

Wednesday has semifinals at 7 PM and 8:30 PM, and the championship game on Thursday is at 7 PM.

Sources: Anthony Ray/arizonapreps.com and Richard Obert of The Arizona Republic

A Christmas Present for Brophy fans: Highlight Reels from 2010 season

I was looking at the all-state team for 5A-I in Arizona and I was dissapointed to not see Devon Allen on there. Instead was WR Tanner Clay and WR Anas Hasic from North Canyon. I had never heard of Hasic before, so instinctively, I went straight to youtube to find his highlights. While watching his tape, I wondered if any Broncos had some film on youtube. I found three Broncos, two sophomores, with tape.

Junior CB Matt Cahal



Sophomore WR/KR Devon Allen




Sophomore QB Tyler Bruggman

The 10 best plays from the 2010 NFL season

It's been a long time since Brophy's basketball team played a game - 10 days, and they won't play another one until January 4th (at North). Because of the long break, I've thrown a curveball by not talking about high school sports and instead showing the 10 best plays from the 2010 NFL season.

10. Browns punter runs 67 yards straight up the middle on a fake punt.

9. Patriots Offensive Guard almost gets a touchdown on a kickoff.

8. Jaguars kicker nails 59 yard field goal as time expires to spark Jacksonville's magical start.

7. Troy Polomalu leaps over the Titans offensive line to make the stop.


6. Tony Maleki making Chiefs fans forget about that other tight end named Tony with this amazing one-handed touchdown catch.

5. Lance Moore hauls in a touchdown and keeps both feet in bounds.

4. Kroy Bierman tips pass to himself, makes a diving interception and returns the pass all the way for a touchdown.

3. Donald Driver makes half of the 49ers defense look silly.

2. David Garrard's hail mary touchdown pass as time expires; it's another miracle for Jacksonville.

1. Desean Jackson returns a punt for a touchdown as time expires, completing the 21 point comeback by the Eagles.

Brophy's depth leads to upset victory over No. 2 Salpointe

Brophy 55

Salpointe Catholic 37

By Justin Janssen '11

THE ROUNDUP

The No. 2 Salpointe Catholic Lancers entered Brophy's gym on Tuesday Dec. 7 undefeated after starting the season 7-0 highlighted by a victory over defending 5A-I champ North.

However, on Dec. 7Brophy turned the tables on Salpointe 55-37, even with two of their leaders missing significant portions of the game.

James Harper '12 was injured only a couple plays into the game and had to be helped to the locker room.

Sai Tummala '11 battled foul trouble during most of the game.

Tummala picked up his third foul midway through the second quarter, and picked up his fourth early in the third quarter.

In high school a player fouls out when they commit five fouls.

While Tummala was on the bench with foul trouble, Rodrigo Furtado '11 picked up some of the slack.

Furtado led Brophy with 13 points and has become a fan-favorite.

The game was never really close; Salpointe did not lead in the contest.

At the end of the first quarter Brophy led 13 to eight and by halftime Brophy's lead ballooned to 10.

Every player on Brophy's Varsity Basketball team got to play.

In the second half, the Broncos played keep away from the Lancers which shortened the game.

Point guard Fred Gammage '12, who recently concluded his football season as a quarterback and wide receiver, scored 11 points, while Tummala scored nine.

Emilio Acedo led the Lancers with 10 points.

Brophy can't celebrate this win for too long; they play at Mesquite on Thursday, Dec. 8 and at Perry on Friday Dec. 9.

Three Game Gauntlet Looming

Tuesday: vs Salpointe Catholic

• The Salpointe Catholic Lancers enter this week as the No. 2 team in the eyes of Richard Obert based off their 7-0 start.
  
• Salpointe's Last 5 years: 19-11, 13-16, 25-7, 10-17, 14-16.
  
• Players to watch:
  
• G/F Emilio Acedo Sr. 6'4- he is the teams leading scorer (20 points/game), also has 3 pt range.
• G Colby Weaver Sr. 6'4- also has 3pt range, good at getting steals.
  

Thursday: at Mesquite (Gilbert)

• The Mesquite Wildcats lost their best players from last year due to graduation and are off to a 0-2 start.
  
• Mesquite's last 5 years: 25-5, 15-11, 9-17, 15-13, 21-6.
• Players to watch:
  
• Sami Bazi Jr. He's going to take a ton of shots, but he won't make many of them (32%), most of his shots are from 3pt range.
  
• Jason Garretson Sr. He's averagin 19.5 points/game and 6 assists/game.
  

Friday: at Perry (Gilbert)

• The Perry Pumas have lost four games in a row.
• Last 2 years (can't go back any further): 16-14, 18-11.
  
• Players to watch:
  
• C Lucas O'Brien Jr. 6'4 225. He has the potential to be a dominant big man in 5A-II. O'Brien averages 16 points/game and 8 rebounds/game
• G Desmond Howard (no, not the Heisman award winner) 5'10 170. He's a decent guard, just needs to work on his range. Averages 9 points/game, 3.5 assists/game.

AIA releases initial section placement for schools

All the credit goes out to Jose E. Garcia of the Arizona Republic for originally posting and reporting this.

Division I, Section I

Alhambra, Carl Hayden, Central, Cibola, Kofa, Maryvale, North, St. Mary's, San Luis, Tolleson, Trevor Browne, Valley Vista, Westview.

Section II

Basha, Buena, Chandler, Corona del Sol, Desert Ridge, Dobson, Gilbert, Hamilton, Highland, Mesquite, Skyline, Sunnyside, Tucson

Section III

Boulder Creek, Brophy, Desert Mountain, Desert Vista, Mesa, Mountain Pointe, Mountain Ridge, Mesa Mountain View, North Canyon, Pinnacle, Red Mountain, Sandra Day O'Connor.

Football Qualification for Playoffs

• 16 teams will make the state tournament in their respective division

• Three teams from each of the three sectionals within their respective division will automatically qualify for the state tournament based on AIA power rankings
• The nine automatic qualifiers, plus seven at-large qualifiers, will make up the 16 team state tournament for their respective division and be seeded based on AIA power rankings

Basketball Qualifications for Playoffs

• Twenty-four (24) teams will make the state team tournaments for their respective division
• Each championship division will have three sectionals based on geographic alignment
• Each sectional tournament will have an eight team tournament
  • The sectional tournament will be seeded based on their AIA power ranking
  • Each sectional tournament will be played at centralized site, as determined by the AIA
  • The top four from each sectional tournament will earn an automatic spot in their respective 24 team state tournament
• The four automatic qualifiers, plus 12 at-large qualifiers, will make up the 24 team state tournament for their respective division and be seeded based on AIA power rankings
  • Teams seeded No. 1 through No. 8 will get a first round bye
• Centralized venues, as determined by the AIA, for all five rounds of the state tournaments
  • The AIA will work to schedule a minimum of two games at one site per tournament round, thus reducing the number of venues needed for all rounds of the tournament
  • Teams will be placed at the sites by the AIA

Brophy’s defense smothers Highland in home opener

Brophy 49
Highland 35

By Justin Janssen ’11
THE ROUNDUP

On Brophy’s varsity basketball home opener the defense shut down the Highland Hawks limiting them to just 35 points.

The Hawks struggled early on; they didn’t get their first points until 2:44 remained in the opening period and they would only score five points in the quarter.

Brophy’s Brazilian transfer, Rodrigo Furtado ’11, provided a spark off the bench. Furtado hustled on loose balls and delivered critical passes energizing the pinked out crowd.

The game was a “pink out” that coincided with an organ donation drive at the school.

The Broncos led by two after the first quarter, but Highland took their only lead in the game late in the second quarter 14-13.

After back to back made shots by Chris Pierre ’11 and Sai Tummala ’11, the Hawks were put away for good.

Highland wouldn’t score for the rest of the half and Brophy added two more points to take the lead 19-14 at the half.

In the third quarter, the Hawks had their best offensive quarter, but were still outscored 15-13, giving Brophy a 34-27 lead.

Highland would only score eight points in the final quarter and would lose 49-35.

The 49 points are a season low for the Broncos, but the 35 points allowed was the fewest allowed by Brophy this season.

Brophy center Tummala led all scorers with 18 points and also brought down 10 rebounds.

Tummala put an exclamation point on the game when he stole an errant pass and slammed a dunk giving Brophy a 46-32 with a minute to go.

Pierre chipped in with 11 points and James Harper ‘12 added 15 points and six rebounds.

Brandon Duernas led Highland with 10 points, and Conner Toolson added nine points.

With a win Brophy improves to 4-1 on the young season; they are 2-0 in games counted for powerpoints.

The next challenge for the Broncos is their friendly rivals from Tucson, Salpointe Catholic, on Tuesday Dec. 7 at home.

Opening Cheat Sheet

• The Brophy Broncos will face the Highland Hawks in Brophy's home opener tonight, dress code is a pink-out in honor of donating organs.
• According to a source close to the situation Fred Gammage '12 will get the start over Peter Scobas '12 at point guard. The rest of the starting line-up should be SG Chris Pierre '11, F Jordan Medl' 12, F/G James Harper '12, and C Sai Tumala '11.
• The same source also told me Scobas will come off the bench and SG Wilson Horn '11 would come off the bench with him.
  
• Last 5 years for Highland: 2009 1-25, 2008 29-4, 2007 24-6, 2006 11-18, 2005 5-21.
  
• Varsity starts at 7 PM, JV at 5:30, and Freshman play at 4.
• I will be covering the game for The Roundup