The Tonopah Valley Phoenix (Tonopah, AZ) basketball were winner over the visiting Odyssey Institute Minotaur (Buckeye, AZ), 72-55 in Friday's league bout.

The Phoenix now possess a 2-10 record. They play next when they host Maryvale Prep for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 11. Tonopah Valley will play a Matador team coming off a 83-29 non-league loss to South Mountain (Phoenix, AZ). The Matador record now stands at 1-9.

With the loss, Odyssey Institute falls to 0-12 on the campaign. The Minotaur host Yuma Catholic (Yuma, AZ) to play the Shamrocks in a 3A West game on Tuesday, January 14. The Shamrocks go into the game with a record of 12-2. Yuma Catholic won 73-63 in their recent league game against Parker (Parker, AZ)