After pool play, the Ak-Chin boys’ basketball team had a 1-2 record in the Native American Basketball Invitational being played in Maricopa and surrounding communities. The boys lost to Cheyenne Dogmen 102-53, defeated Commod Nation in a forfeit and lost to Otoe Ascend 66-59. That places Ak-Chin in the bracket matched with 0-3 Team Winnebago, which forfeited all its games. The Ak-Chin girls’ team went 0-3 in pool play. They lost to Apache Outlaws 60-31, to Lady NS 81-14, and to Court Divas 52-37. In bracket play, they are matched with 1-2 Lady Gunz on Thursday at 11 a.m. at Maricopa High School.
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