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Stone Patterson (#34) jumps to attempt a score while Romeo Williams-Varley (#11) comes in for the assist.
The Ray boys’ and girls’ basketball teams were defeated by the higher-ranked Ft. Thomas teams last Friday night in Kearny.
Chelsea Boyd-Flores (#41) and Ema Alvarado (#15) look to steal the ball from their opponents.
The sixth-ranked Lady Cats lost a close game to the No. 2-ranked Apaches, 49 – 47. Ray, now 6 – 2 in the region with both losses against the Apaches, are essentially two games behind in the region standings.
The 12th-ranked boys’ team was defeated by the No. 3 Apaches, 50 – 41.
The Cats are 8 – 5 overall and 6 – 4 in 1A East Region, four games behind in the loss column to the Apaches, who are undefeated in region games at 8 – 0.
Girls’ up next: Jan. 30 vs. Superior, 5:30 p.m.
Boys up next: Jan. 30 vs. Superior, 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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