Arizona High School Basketball - Ironwood Ridge edged by Buena
February 17, 2010: Tucson, AZ 85742 The Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks basketball team (Tucson, AZ), was nudged 52-51 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the visiting Buena Colts (Sierra Vista, AZ)
The Colts now possess a 17-13 record. They play next when they travel to Tucson for a non-league battle on Friday, February 19. Buena will battle a Badgers team coming off a 47-43 non-league win over Salpointe Catholic (Tucson, AZ). The Badgers record now stands at 18-9.
The Nighthawks (21-8) will now prepare for their battle against Fairfax (Laveen, AZ). The Stampede come into the non-league battle with a 10-15 record. In their last battle, Fairfax edged South Mountain (Phoenix, AZ), 63-48, in a league battle.
Game Summary
Marcus Mears scored the game winner off a pass from Parker Dalyrmple with thirty seconds left and Buena got a big stop at the other end to close it out. Mears led Buena with 12 points and 5 assists, Merle Branch had 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Devonte Malcolm had 11 points. Lawrence Hampton led Ridge with 16 points, Mitch Fisher had 14, and Matt Walter had 10 points and 8 rebounds.
