The Bradshaw Mountain boys basketball team went into the 4-A Conference State Tournament as the 16th and final seed. That earned them a trip to Tucson Wednesday night, where they had to face the number one seed Sahuaro. While the Bears did well in the early part of the game, they struggled offensively in the middle frames and had trouble taking care of the ball. The Cougars took full advantage of that to build up a big lead and hand Bradshaw the 62-38 loss.
Cam Ranniker and Jayden Blasczyk both recorded eleven points. Mason Brambila tallied nine points. The loss brings to an end the Bears’ 2024-2025 season.
Other state tournament results from last night: Number eight Dysart upended number nine Paradise Honors 62-46. The Demons will face Sahuaro in the Elite Eight of state tomorrow. Number five Cactus Shadows overpowered number 12 A-L-A Queen Creek 58-54. Number four Deer Valley downed number 13 Cholla 63-52. Number three St. Mary’s drubbed number 14 Arcadia 70-49. Number six Salpointe Catholic conquered number eleven Mica Mountain 51-40, and number seven A-L-A Gilbert North took care of number ten Scottsdale Saguaro 63-58, and will take on Prescott in the Elite Eight tomorrow.