Arizona High School Basketball - Red Mountain edges Cienega
December 29, 2016: Mesa, AZ 85207 The Red Mountain Mountain Lions (Mesa, AZ) basketball nipped the visiting Cienega Bobcats (Vail, AZ), 39-35 in Thursday's non-league contest.
The Mountain Lions now sport a 9-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Mountain View for a 6A East Valley contest on Thursday, January 5. Red Mountain will battle a Toros team coming off a 51-44 non-league loss to Desert Ridge (Mesa, AZ). The Toros record now stands at 2-12.
The Bobcats (8-3) will now prepare for their contest against Rincon/University (Tucson, AZ). The Rangers enter the non-league contest with a 9-5 record. In their last contest, Rincon/University was nudged by Pusch Ridge Christian Academy (Tucson, AZ), 33-31, in a non-league contest.