Alhambra guard feels no pain after scoring decisive basket
February 22, 2011
by
Don Ketchum,
AZPreps365
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By Don Ketchum
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With 3:23 left in the third quarter, Phoenix Alhambra point guard Blanca Perez was lying on the court, wincing in pain after suffering a leg injury. "="">
She returned shortly thereafter and played most of the fourth quarter of the Lions’ Class 5A Division I first-round game against visiting Tucson High on Tuesday night (Feb. 22).
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If the leg still bothered her, she didn’t show it, particularly in the closing seconds.
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The score was tied and Tucson had the ball. But one Alhambra player tipped it away to a teammate, who tossed the ball to Perez out in front on the break. Perez drove for the basket and scored with 5.8 seconds left, helping the Lions turn back a valiant comeback by Tucson for a 48-46 victory.
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Alhambra (24-4), the eighth seed, now must travel to play top-seeded St. Mary’s in a quarterfinal game on Friday night (Feb. 25).
