Arizona High School Basketball - Higley can't hold off O'Connor
December 2, 2008: Gilbert, AZ 85297 The Higley Knights basketball team (Gilbert, AZ), was nudged 64-62 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting O'Connor Eagles (Glendale, AZ)
The Eagles now sport a 2-2 record. They play next when they host Peoria for a non-league battle on Wednesday, December 3. O'Connor will meet a Panthers team coming off a 55-42 non-league win over Kellis (Glendale, AZ). The Panthers record now stands at 1-3.
The Knights (0-2) will now prepare for their battle against Perry (Gilbert, AZ). The Pumas come into the 4A East Sky battle with a 4-3 record. In their last battle, Perry was nudged by Chaparral (Scottsdale, AZ), 66-64, in a non-league battle.
First Quarter
Higley jumped up big 20 to 11 putting the pressure on SDOC hitting 4 3-point shots.
Second Quarter
Higley stays up 32 to 24 going into half time.
Third Quarter
SDOC starts to chip away at the Higley lead scoring 18 points to Higley's 14.
Fourth Quarter
SDOC pulls away in the last seconds of the game to pull out the victory!