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Going in for the layup.
Marcos Bueno and Jalon Murray combined for 51 points in the No. 13-ranked Superior boys’ basketball team’s 59 – 32 victory against visiting Hayden on Jan. 10.
Bueno, a junior, scored 25 points, shooting 9-of-17 from the field, including 2-of-4 from three-point range, and 5-for-6 from the free-throw line. He also had five rebounds, an assist and two steals.
Murray finished with a game-high 26 points after going 9-of-15 from the field and 8-for-13 from the charity stripe. The senior forward tallied another double-double with 16 rebounds to go along with double-digit scoring output.
The Panthers’ defense had nine steals in the game, which included three by Austin Navarrette and two each by Bueno and Jesse Lopez.
Upcoming schedule: Jan. 17 at Ft. Thomas and Jan. 20 vs. Phoenix Day School for the Deaf. Both games are scheduled for 7 p.m.
A Hayden Lobo cheerleader wears a black ribbon in her hair in support of Julissa Rose Garcia, the Superior freshman who tragically lost her life Dec. 28.
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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