Hunter finished things off making three of four free throws in the final eight seconds. Pinnacle had two chances to tie or take the lead, but a layup and a three on the same possession didn't fall with 44 seconds left. Pinnacle bounced back with 1:04 to play as freshman guard Mia Singstock (19 points) made a bucket and three to cut the margin to 65-63 with a minute to play. Pinnacle missed another shot and a Mesa steal led to freshman reserve forward Anaya Packer's layup, bumping the lead to seven. After Pinnacle missed a shot on its first possession, Hunter's quickness allowed her to penetrate and let go with a runner in the lane and swished it for a 63-58 advantage with 2:45 to go. With a moment free she buried a three to give the Jackrabbits the leas for good, 61-58, at the 3:26 mark. Pinnacle tried for a steal, but was late as Hunter gathered in a pass just behind the arc. Pinnacle bore down defensively on Hunter as Mesa worked for the first shot of the extra period. The game was tied at 58 as overtime began. Our motto is on our shirts (We Is Better Than Me). "She is dangerous and showed why she was the East Valley Region player of the year this season," Mesa coach Katie Fonseca said. Pinnacle was paced by senior Shay Figueroa and freshman Mia Singstock with 19 points each. The win avenged a first-round loss at state last year to Pinnacle (12-7), which reached the semifinals in 2020. Mesa (13-4) advances to Friday's quarterfinals with a road game at No.
Mesa won a pair of state tournament games in 2015-2016 season - when Mesa played in what was designated Division II, rather than with schools of largest enrollments as has been the case nearly forever in Mesa's history. The victory was the program's first big-school state tournament win since 2002. Hunter, a sophomore guard averaging 21 pointa game, finished with a game-high, season-high and career-high 36 points. With Shivers fouling out in the final minute of regulation, Hunter tallied eight of Mesa's 11 points in the extra stanza allowing the Jackrabbits to escape with a 69-63 win at Jackrabbit Gym. The point burden fell to Hunter in overtime of Tuesday's 6A first-round girls state tournament game with #11 Pinnacle. #6 Mesa High has relied on the tandem of Ashiiann Hunter and MacKenzie Shivers for the bulk of its scoring the past two seasons. Mesa High players celebrate first big-school state tournament win since 2002 after beating Pinnacle on Tuesday night.
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