The Youngker Roughriders will take on the North Canyon Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Youngker and five for North Canyon.
Youngker lost 63-43 to Paradise Valley back in December of 2024. While losing is never fun, the Roughriders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Trojans are ranked 92nd).
Despite the loss, Youngker saw an underclassman step up: sophomore David Jonkor posted 17 points. Jonkor continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. De?Andre Edwards-Malone was another key player, putting up eight points.
Meanwhile, North Canyon opened the new year with a less-than-successful 42-34 defeat to Dobson.
North Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Youngker, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
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