Arizona signee Bejarano to play for state basketball title
by Anthony Gimino on Mar. 03, 2010, under Sports
Daniel Bejarano is averaging 21.5 points.
Photo by David Wallace, The Arizona Republic
Arizona basketball signee Daniel Bejarano will lead Phoenix North High School into Wednesday night’s state 5A-I championship game.
Bejarano, a shooting guard, scored 28 points Tuesday night as North defeated Phoenix St. Mary’s 83-63 in the semifinals at Wells Fargo Arena.
North will play Laveen Cesar Chavez for the title.
From the Arizona Republic account of the semifinal victory:
North (27-3), The Republic’s preseason No.1 team, jumped out to a 9-0 lead. St. Mary’s (20-11) answered with an 11-0 run. It kept putting bodies on Bejarano. Senior guard Robert Arvizu’s third 3-pointer triggered a 17-5 run. During that run, Bejarano made a great inside feed to Kwame Dailey for a basket, nailed a 3, scored on a layup after a steal, converted two free throws and scored on a short jumper.
Bejarano is shooting about 42 percent from 3-point range as a senior and averaging 21.5 points, which could be a lot higher if he wanted it to be.
“I don’t need to average 35 points a game,” Bejarano told the Republic. “I’m just trying to be an all-around player.”
