Arizona High School Basketball - Shadow Ridge nipped by Desert Ridge
February 16, 2021: Mesa, AZ 85212 In Tuesday's non-league match, the host Desert Ridge Jaguars basketball team scored a tight 52-46 triumph over the Shadow Ridge Stallions.
In their next game, the Jaguars face the Red Mountain Mountain Lions (Mesa, AZ) in a non-league match, on Wednesday, February 17. Desert Ridge will attempt to move on its 8-3 season record. The Mountain Lions enter the match with a 7-5 record after their 57-51 non-league win over Queen Creek (Queen Creek, AZ).
With the defeat, Shadow Ridge moves to 6-6 on the year. The Stallions host Mountain Ridge (Glendale, AZ) to face the Mountain Lions in a non-league match on Thursday, February 18. The Mountain Lions enter the match with a record of 3-7. Mountain Ridge won 85-58 in their recent non-league match against Westwood (Mesa, AZ)
First Quarter
Shadow opened up a 5-0 lead and had a chance for more but Desert Ridge came back and the quarter ended 12-11 in favor of Shadow.
Second Quarter
Another close quarter with Shadow taking it 12-11 to go into halftime with a 2 pt lead.
Third Quarter
Desert Ridge ran their offense to almost perfection to open up a double digit lead winning the quarter 23-8
Fourth Quarter
Shadow came back down 13 with 4:30 to go. Down by 2 with the ball and 30 seconds to go, Shadow was called for a moving screen. Desert Ridge hit their free throws to win by 6.