Cochise scored an overtime victory over Central Arizona last week to remain in first place in ACCAC men's basketball.

  The Apaches outscored the Vaqueros, 19-13, in a high-scoring extra period to improve to 4-1 in conference play and 4-2 overall with a 94-88 win. That is just ahead of Arizona Western which has a 6-2 league mark and is 8-2 in all contests.

  Stephen Byard scorched the nets for 36 points to pace CC. He was a torrid 14-22 from the floor and even added 11 rebounds. Jalen Trent added 10 points for Cochise while Patrick Samoura pulled down 11 rebounds. Brenton Woods had a big game for CAC, scoring 27 points with Shakeil Bertrand adding 17.

  Arizona Western had only a non-conference contest during the week. It beat Community Christian, 79-70, behind 24 bench points from Marquis Hargrove and 22 from Evan Butts. Malik Salahuddin contributed 12 points and Mojus Mojus had 10.