YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Friday the 13th didn’t bring spooks to Yuma, but it did have dramatic consequences for a wild finish at Kofa High School.
There’s no better way to celebrate the weekend of the 4th Annual Kofa Hall of Fame Induction than with cross-town rival Yuma skipping down the street to play.
Better yet, how about double the one point game?
That’s exactly how Friday rocked, starting with the women’s side where Kofa’s second-half comeback ended in a physical back-and-forth free-throw incident in the final quarter.
Alyssa Franco’s free throws put the Criminals back in front several times before Kofa’s Amana Montiel tied the game with her own free throw after the Kings sneaked back by one point.
And a legend became a legend. Yuma’s Legend Redmond made a jumper with just over a minute left. After each team exchanged possessions, Kofa had just seven seconds left and he had one chance. Chantal Montiel’s desperate buzz at the buzzer didn’t subside as Yuma stole the win 36-35 from him.
In the second game of the night, it got even better.
The Kings and Criminals had a wild game of strikes and an even wilder finish.
With just seconds left, Cofa’s Joaquín Anaya stormed into the whoops and made contact at the buzzer to finish, giving the Kings their second Yuma win of the season.
Anaya led the Kings with 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Francisco Jimenez added 10 points in the win.
Although not as thrilling as the event at Kofa, both Yuma Catholic Whoop teams once again dominated the home floor.
of The Lady Shamrocks entered as the 3rd place team in 3A Women’s Basketball. At a meeting with the ALA West Foothills. It took the Guardians until the second quarter to earn his one bucket, trailing 29-0 to the Rocks.
Amanda Wiley scored 17 points again, followed by Ryan Martinez and Reese Sellers on their birthdays with 12 points each. Uma Catholic, who escapes with a 51-16 win, delivered her birthday win to two seniors.
It was the same story for the Shamrock boys, who finished the night 16-3 after beating the ALA West Foothills 66-35. Landen Urquijo led with 16 points, followed by Sevi Patan and Fernando Vázquez with 14 points each.
Other scores:
Boys Soccer:
Southwest – 1 Calexico – 0
Central – 1 Brawley – 1
Imperial – 6 Holtville – 2
Girls Soccer:
Yuma Catholic – 5 ALA Ironwood – 0
Holtville – 0 Imperial – 9
Southwest – 6 West Coast – 1
Palo Verde – 3 Borrego Springs – 0
Boys Basketball:
Gila Ridge – 61 San Luis – 47
Southwest – 35 Calexico – 63
Imperial – 62 Vincent Memorial – 36
Girls Basketball:
San Pascual – 54 Mayer – 28
San Luis – 12 Hillarydge – 51
Antelope – 38 North Valley Christian – 28
