Cowboys recover quickly for league hoops tournament

Camp Verde Middle School guard Jason Collier, No. 10, tries to drive past a triple team from Big Park Community School eighth-grader Chase Saczalski, No. 11, and other Coyotes defenders Jan. 20 during the second half of the Cowboys’ 36-17 road loss. Collier, a seventh-grader, will attempt to outplay Saczalski and advance to the Arizona Small Schools State tournament in Phoenix by winning the Verde Valley League tournament Saturday, Jan. 31, at Cottonwood Middle School.
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Camp Verde Middle School needs players.

Both boys head coach Donnie Shanks and girls head coach Steve Stone go into their Verde Valley League tournaments with crossed fingers.

Four of Shanks’ starting five players were battling eligibility issues as recently as Tuesday, Jan. 27, while eighth-grade sharpshooter Hope Ontiveros injured her shoulder for the second time this season in a Jan. 20 home loss to league champion Big Park Community School.

For the full story, please see the Wednesday, Jan. 28, issue of the Camp Verde Journal.

George Werner

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