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Superior Panthers
The Superior boys’ basketball team squeaked out a two-point victory at home last week, defeating NFL Yet Academy 65 – 63 on Dec. 12.
Junior Cedric Mendoza scored a team-high 17 points in addition to grabbing seven rebounds in the Panthers’ fourth win of the season. Steven Ybarra, a junior, poured in 12 points to go along with three rebounds and five assists.
A freshman was arguably the Panthers’ biggest star of the game.
Dominic Hernandez scored eight points and pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds. It was Hernandez’ third-straight game with at least 12 rebounds.
Jared Moreno and Matthew Perez had nine and seven points, respectively, in the win. Perez, a freshman, also had nine rebounds.
Up next: Jan. 5 vs. Miami and Jan. 9 at Hayden. Both games are scheduled for 7 p.m.
Andrew Luberda began writing for Copper Area News Publishers (CANP) in February 2013 after working 15 years in Healthcare Financial Management. Andy covers sports for 11 high schools. His stories are published in Copper Basin News, San Manuel Miner and Superior Sun, in addition to the San Tan Valley Daily PRSS and CopperArea websites. Additionally, he has written human interest stories and business profiles. In May 2012, he earned an AAS in Sports Management at Central Arizona College before graduating with a BS in Communication from Arizona State University in 2014. He and his wife, Kelli, have three sons – AJ, Kyle, and Kade.
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