YC, Hawks earn wrestling wins
Yuma Catholic had no problem knocking off its three opponents on Wednesday.
The Shamrocks handled Campo Verde (70-6), Mayer (75-0) and Northwest Christian (54-30).
Mikey Doerr (120 pounds), Josh Rodriguez (126) and Easton Jones (138) won all three of their matches with falls to lead YC.
Hawks win easily
Both the Gila Ridge boys and girls teams won Wednesday to improve to 4-0.
The boys beat La Joya (54-30) and Willow Canyon (51-30). The Lady Hawks dominated La Joya (60-) and Willow Canyon (36-30).
Prep girls basketball YC 59, N Valley Christian 22
Amanda Wiley delivered a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Reese Sellers added 15 points, eight assists and six steals. Rian Martinez notched 10 points, nine rebounds, five steals and three blocks for the Shamrocks in their season opening win.
Prep boys basketball YC 69, N Valley Christian 48
The Yuma Catholic boys were led by Justin Erath’s team-high 14 points in Wednesday’s season opening win. Sebi Patane added 13 points while freshman Braden Moore tallied 13 points.
Prep girls soccer YC 4, Brawley 2 (OT)
Senior Angie Pimentel delivered two goals for the Shamrocks in the win. Genessey Melendrez and Alina Avelar each added goals for YC.
Juco women’s basketball AWC 72, Cochise 71
The Arizona Western Matadors (9-1, 2-1) picked up their fifth consecutive win, beating Cochise (2-5, 0-4) 71-72 on Wednesday night at The House.
The Matadors led for most the game but trailed late before Alliance Ndiba was able to put back a miss to give the Matadors the lead at 72-71 with just eight seconds to go.
Ndiba finished the night with 19 points and 10 rebounds while blocking five shots. Teresa Da Silva
were missed layups,” said Issacs. “We missed them close. That was tough.”
The Matadors did rattle off 51 second half points, but once AWC cut the deficit to six within five minutes, they couldn’t pull any closer despite Nate Duda doing everything he could to spark a nearly 20-point comeback.
“We got it to six two different times, but had way too many turnovers down the stretch,” said Issacs.
Duda scored all 15 of his points in the second half, while Lendeborg tallied 10 of his 17 in the final period.
The Matadors had a chance to pull out a win with Cochise missing one of its better players, but the Apaches’ toughness was too much for AWC Wednesday.
“We had an opportunity with one of their kids out and we messed up an opportunity,” said Issacs. “And we were at home and we didn’t take care of business.”
The Apaches have won the last three meetings between the two programs.