BISBEE, Ariz. (KGUN) — Gaby Lopez of Bisbee High School is the first player in the school’s history to reach or exceed 1,000 career points. She reached the milestone in her November and is creating her new record in all points.
Lopez, a senior, set a goal of reaching 1,000 points as a freshman. In her first season with the national team, she scored her 542 points. Bisbee said her COVID-19 concerns lingered so much that she won’t be playing basketball in 2021, weakening her spirits when it comes to reaching her goals.
Little did she know just how close she really was at the start of the final season.
Lopez reached this historic milestone by surpassing 1,000 career points in two games during the 2022-2023 season at the Boyd Baker Tournament in Tucson. Head coach Courtney Volquez and the team surprised Lopez with a basketball and an autographed shirt to commemorate the moment.
“She’s the best I’ve seen through Bisbee,” Volquez said. So to see her come and help her score 1000 points on the court is really special. ”
Lopez is the first basketball player to reach 1,000 points in school history. She is the first basketball player in Cochise County to reach this milestone since Kino Herberinger of Buena High School in 2018.
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“It just doesn’t seem real,” Lopez said. “It’s like I don’t like clicking in my head that I’m the only one to reach 1,000.”
Senior hopes she won’t be alone on that list for long. increase.
“I hope my kids look at me and say, ‘I want to be like her,'” Lopez said.
She added that the kids she works with call her great play when she’s not at school or practice.
“She’s very humble,” said Volquez.
Lopez is yet to decide where he will play next year. Currently, she is considering offers from her College of Pima and her College of Cochise.
Speaking about her legacy at Bisbee High School, Volquez said she plans to make a banner that will display Lopez’s name and her final points total in the gymnasium. We want to be remembered and recognized for everything we do for our basketball program.
The No. 10 Pumas have nine more games in the regular season and postseason. Lopez and Vorquez agree to win the state championship, their next goal.
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Alexis Lamanjour teeth Cochise County Reporter at KGUN 9She began her Herald/Review journalism career reporting in the Sierra Vista she calls home.Share story ideas with Alexis via email alexis.ramanjulu@kgun9.com or by connecting FacebookAlso twitter.
