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Grimes teaches athletes about life, basketball

| February 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

By Jack Macias ’14 THE ROUNDUP Since 2006, Brophy assistant coach Trons Grimes has aided in coaching the Broncos basketball team along with head coach Mr. Tony Fuller. Although Mr. Grimes is a relatively recent addition to the Bronco basketball program, his coaching started almost four decades ago in 1975 coaching a junior-high girls basketball [...]

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Basketball edges Highland in final seconds

| February 5, 2013 | 0 Comments

Brophy 65 Highland 63 By Chase Bayless ’15 THE ROUNDUP With six seconds to go and the game tied on Jan. 31, Tim Kempton ’13 was fouled as he drove toward the basket and missed the shot. As the crowd went crazy, Kempton hit both of his free throw attempts and the Broncos defense stopped [...]

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Basketball point guard bounces back from injury

| January 30, 2013 | 0 Comments
Basketball point guard bounces back from injury

Connor Bradshaw Van Lier Ribbink ’13 THE ROUNDUP During the first basketball game of the season, Austin Hammond ’13 dove for a routine loose ball in the fourth quarter which resulted in a scrum with some opposing players on top of Hammond. When Hammond stood back up he had a sprained collarbone, concussion and his [...]

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Bronco basketball takes hard-fought victory against DV Thunder

| January 22, 2013 | 0 Comments
Bronco basketball takes hard-fought victory against DV Thunder

Brophy 71 Desert Vista 62 By P. Erik Meyer ’14 & Christian Guerithault ’14 THE ROUNDUP Romano Bottini ’14 helped Brophy past Desert Vista Jan. 17 with 19 points shooting, 100 percent from beyond the three point line and seven of nine from the free throw line. “My teammates just found me when I was [...]

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Basketball bucks Chaparral Firebirds in close game

| January 13, 2013 | 0 Comments
Basketball bucks Chaparral Firebirds in close game

Brophy 59 Chaparral 54 By P. Erik Meyer ’14 THE ROUNDUP Tim Kempton ’13 had a double-double with 22 points and Max Kufel ’15scored 15 points at the Broncos defeated their rival, the Chaparral Firebirds 59-54 at home Jan. 11. “It’s a huge one for us, especially since we’ve been in a bit of a [...]

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Basketball defeats longtime rival Knights at home

| January 9, 2013 | 0 Comments
Basketball defeats longtime rival Knights at home

Brophy 60 Saint Mary’s 49 By Christian Guerithault ’14 THE ROUNDUP Despite a third quarter rally and being outscored 34 to 28 in the second half, the Brophy Broncos defeated the Saint Mary’s Knights 60-49 Jan. 8 at home. Brophy never let St. Mary’s lead at any point in the game on their way to [...]

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Basketball defeats rival Chaparral on the Road

| December 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

Brophy 57 Chaparral 49 George Liddy ’14 The ROUNDUP Brophy won an early test in the year Friday, Dec. 7, defeating the Chaparral Firebirds 57-49 at Chaparral. “You can’t focus on the crowd and get to hyped up, you just do what you do every single day in practice,” said Kevin Nabong ’13 about playing [...]

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Basketball cruises past Westwood for momentum building win

| December 6, 2012 | 0 Comments

Brophy 63 Westwood 36 By George Liddy ’14 THE ROUNDUP Brophy basketball beat Westwood at home Dec. 4 putting up 56 points in the first three quarters leading to their 63-36 victory. “This was a good team win, and we played good defense keeping them less than 40 points” said head coach Mr. Tony Fuller [...]

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Broncos drop 1st loss of the season against Horizon

| December 1, 2012 | 0 Comments

Brophy 66 Horizon 79 By P. Erik Meyer ’14 THE ROUNDUP     Tim Kempton ’13 scored 37 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Thursday Nov. 29 at Horizon High School. “It was a good individual performance, but basketball is a team game,” said head coach Mr. Tony Fuller. “Great players make their teams better, they carry their [...]

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Basketball starts season with win over Mountain Pointe

| November 28, 2012 | 0 Comments

Brophy 52 Mountain Pointe 39 By Christian Guerithault ’14 THE ROUNDUP The Broncos started off their basketball season by not letting Mountain Pointe lead at any point in the game on Brophy’s way to a 13 point victory Nov. 27 at Brophy. Max Kufel ’15 and Tim Kempton ’13 led the Broncos along with a [...]

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