Steve Carter Photo/Special to the Gila Herald: Damare Dosela drives to the bucket. Dosela and the Fort Thomas Apaches defeated the Dishchii’bikoh Wildcats 73-44 on Tuesday night.
Apaches to host a region tournament game
By Jon Johnson
FORT THOMAS – Res ball was in full flight in the third period Tuesday night in Fort Thomas as the Apaches’ lead over the Dishchii’bikoh Wildcats jumped exponentially on the way to a 73-44 victory.
The win was the fifth in a row for Fort Thomas and the last regular-season game of the season.
The Apaches and Wildcats played close to a stalemate in the first half, but The Fort blew it open in the third and cruised to victory.
Fort Thomas (8-2 1A Copper, 16-9 overall) finished tied atop the 1A Copper Region with the Hayden Lobos (8-2 1A Copper, 15-5 overall), and while the teams split the regular season with Hayden winning the Jan. 4 contest 59-52 and Fort Thomas winning the rematch Jan. 19, 78-66, Hayden gets the nod for the tiebreaker due to being ranked sixth in the conference versus Fort Thomas at No. 7.
1A East/Copper Boys Basketball Super Regional Tournament
The 1A East/Copper Boys Basketball Super Regional Tournament is set to begin Thursday, Feb. 2.
The 1A Copper No. 1 Hayden will host the Sequoia Charter Stallions (2-6 1A East, 3-15 overall) at Hayden High School on Thursday, Feb. 2, starting at 6 p.m.
The 1A Copper No. 2 Fort Thomas will host the Valley Lutheran Flames (4-4 1A East, 10-15 overall) on Thursday, Feb. 2, starting at 6 p.m.
The regional tournament runs through Saturday, Feb. 4, and afterward, the teams should all be set for the 1A State Championship playoffs, which begin Wednesday, Feb. 8, with Round 1.
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