Arizona High School Basketball - Payson overwhelms Thatcher
December 3, 2024: Payson, AZ 85541 The Payson Longhorns basketball team scored 58 points and limited the visiting Thatcher Eagles to 31 in the Longhorns non-league triumph on Tuesday.
The Longhorns now possess a 2-0 record. They play next when they travel to Apache Junction for a non-league game on Thursday, December 5. Payson will play a Prospectors team coming off a 81-16 league loss to Valley Christian (Chandler, AZ). The Prospectors record now stands at 0-1.
With the loss, Thatcher falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Eagles host Morenci (Morenci, AZ) to play the Wildcats in a non-league game on Monday, December 9. The Wildcats go into the game with a record of 2-0. Morenci won 68-17 in their recent non-league test against Empire (Tucson, AZ)