Mountain Pointe

Senior cornerback Ciyre Simmons (25) has been a big contributor after waiting until his final year to get a shot for major playing minutes.

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Trey Lauer, left, and Jimmy Holtrop, right, are part of the first-time starters club who have helped Mountain Pointe become of the more dominating defenses in Division I.

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The Mountain Pointe's defense has been one of the best in the state and has been helped out by first-year starters like Aaron Blank (51).

mountain rescue

Firefighters walk a woman down from South Mountain where she was trapped after crashing on her bike, said Scott Walker of the phoenix fire Department.

Mountain rescue

Firefighters walk a woman down from a trail on South Mountain Friday. The woman was injured after apparently crashing on her bike, said Scott Walker of the Phoenix Fire Department.

Moving Mountains

Janice Lombardos, Bob Mummey, David Gasber and Christa Houck, left to right, star in “Moving Mountains,” a Theatre West production about a widower turned romantic. The comedy will be performed at Stardust Theatre.

Superstition Mountains

Superstition Mountains

Mountain Pointe relay team

The Mountain Pointe girls 4x100 relay team finished third at the Division I state meet.

Mountain Pointe volleyball

The Mountain Pointe boys volleyball team closed the season with a important win over Hamilton to secure a postseason slot in coach Fred Mann's final season with the Pride.

Mountain Pointe volleyball

Mountain Pointe has the motivation of sending Pride coach Fred Mann out as winner pushing them this postseason.

Mountain Pointe football

Mountain Pointe coach Norris Vaughan, right, has raised the standard since taking over the program and the 2013 team will get their shot to keep it there when spring ball starts Monday.

Mountain Pointe football

Mountain Pointe's Antonio Hinojosa will be the first quarterback to get a second year under the tutelage of Norris Vaughan since the latter took over the program.

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The Pride's pitching has team ERA under 2.50 thanks to pitchers Zach Cordova and Jorge Carrazco (pictured) getting the job done.

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Mountain Pointe's Angelica Gonzales, left, and the Prode look to pull off some upsets to extend the season and get some postseason experience for the younger players.

Usery Mountain Regional Park

Mountain Pointe baseball

Mountain Pointe's Jake Alexander, who leads the team in home runs, is one of the few high school hitters who have continued to switch hit.

Mountain Pointe baseball

Mountain Pointe junior Cole Tucker worked to fine tune his swing from the right side as a youngster but didn't feel comfortable enough to do it until he was a freshman in high school.

Mountain Pointe tennis

Jonah Matanky and the Mountain Pointe boys tennis team needs to get hot in order to secure a spot in the postseason team event.

Mountain Pointe volleyball

Mountain Pointe's Connor McKenzie and the Pride have to pick a lot of wins in order to get a better seed in the state tournament.

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Mountain Pointe junior Cole Tucker, center, has developed into one of the team's leaders with his play and his boundless energy.

Mountain Pointe baseball

Mountain Pointe junior Cole Tucker, left, is quite the magician around the bag as he prepares to apply a tage in a game against Brophy.

Mountain Pointe baseball

Mountain Pointe junior Cole Tucker has garnered national attention by earning a spot on the US U17 national team.

Mountain Pointe tennis

Mountain Pointe senior Monty Roth looks forward to a full season of health after missing a good portion of the first half a year ago.

Mountain Pointe relay team

Three quarters of Mountain Pointe's record-setting 4x100 relay team are back as Kevjavon Moore, top left, Paul Lucas, top right, and Travonn White, bottom right, seek a replacement for Ben Trotter.