Basketball

Gallup boys basketball coach Ryan Becenti knows that the game is not over until the clock reads all zeros.

With the game on the line, the Wingate Bears leaned on Zefferino Flores to carry the team. The junior forward answered the call as the Bears turned back the Valley Pirates, 53-49, in an interstate game on Friday night.

The championship game of the girls Cactus bracket at the 2025 Epic Tourneys pitted the Tuba City Lady Warriors and the San Carlos Lady Braves.

Junior guard Sumayah Sugapong scored 18 points and made four free throws in the final minute as the Arizona Wildcats closed the game on a decisive late run to defeat the BYU Cougars 75–72 on Tuesday night at the McKale Center, earning head coach Becky Burke her first Big 12 conference victory at Arizona.

The Valley girls basketball team is looking to set some new goals as we roll into the new year.