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Nico Mannion and the Pinnacle Pioneers captured their second straight 6A state championship on Tuesday, taking down Chaparral 83-64 at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe.
The Arizona Wildcats signee had 34 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists on 12-of-21 shooting in his final high school game.
State Championship on the line...give it to @niccolomannion! pic.twitter.com/4XNnf5T6FL
— FOX Sports Arizona (@FOXSPORTSAZ) February 27, 2019
The 6-foot-3 Mannion was averaging 30.3 points, 6.3 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game entering the night, per MaxPreps. Pinnacle finishes the year 27-3.
Mannion is ranked as the No. 10 player in the 2019 class and No. 1 point guard, per 247Sports composite rankings.
Mannion received a loud ovation as he exited Tuesday’s game, something he probably can’t expect to get at Wells Fargo Arena from here on out.
.@niccolomannion walks off a high school basketball court for the final time! Pinnacle wins 83-64! pic.twitter.com/f3DNbFCdJI
— Saul Bookman (@Saul_Bookman) February 27, 2019
.@niccolomannion talks about what's next. Hint, hint: ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/kHK0iONXZ6
— Saul Bookman (@Saul_Bookman) February 27, 2019