Pueblo head coach Izzy Galindo talks with Araceli Loya during second-half action against South Mountain in a Division III state basketball playoff game, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, at Gila River Arena in Glendale. Ralph Freso / for the Arizona Daily Star  

When vandals ruined Pueblo High School’s new basketball surface recently, it forced coach Izzy Galindo’s 18-1 and No. 5-ranked (Class 4A) girls basketball team to play a home game on the road, at Amphitheater. The Warriors won 55-25. The school fixed some lighting and updated locker rooms at the smaller south gymnasium in time for Pueblo to play Friday’s game, which it won 80-38 over Rio Rico. The Warriors have three regular-season home games remaining; all will be played in the smaller facility. 


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