The Flagstaff Eagles girls start strong and finish stronger in the first round of the state tournament against ALA-QC | Local

Nez finished the 12-0 run with an interim layup to put the Eagles 62:35 in the lead in a 5:31 win of the fourth.

Brown bottling

Now comes a big challenge for the Eagles.

Flagstaff receives Sahuaro with the number 3, who on Tuesday in Tucson near Sahuaro defeated the Thunderbird with the 12th seed between 58 and 43. The Sahuaro Cougars are led by four year old starter Alyssa Brown, who averages 31.1 points per game this season plus 8.9 boards, 3.8 steals and 1.9 blocks this season.

The 6-foot-1 forward, who is required to play at UNLV, has scored over 2,500 career points in her dominant four seasons at Sahuaro, and as a career she has scored 24.9 points per game after getting the 20 points -Mark Per Game has reached their second, junior, and senior seasons.

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Flagstaff Girls Basketball 4A State Tournament

One can assume that stopping Brown on Friday is easier said than done.

“You understand what she can possibly do and what she can possibly do, but at the same time you know that she ties them up like everyone else,” said Johnson. “If we can throw a few things at her and really make her work for her, it’ll be fine. But the key is that no one has any other career night. We can’t let anyone else come to her and have a career night.” .. If we can keep them under 20 and really entertain the rest of the crew, then we have a chance. “