Former basketball standout arrested in Arizona

A former Central Valley High School and Gonzaga University star athlete was arrested and booked into jail earlier this week under suspicion of sexual misconduct with a minor at an Arizona high school, Pinal County authorities told the Scottsdale Tribune. Raeanna Jewell, 25, was working part-time as a coach at Apache Junction High School in Scottsdale, Ariz., as a basketball and softball coach, according to the Arizona newspaper. She is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old player she coached, the newspaper said. Jewell was arrested March 29 on suspicion of sexual conduct with a minor after the girl’s parents told police they’d found suspicious text messages between Jewell and the girl, the newspaper reported. Before moving to Arizona, Jewell played on a Central Valley Bears basketball team that went to the state playoffs in 2000. She was a starter for Zags, helping them to their first NCAA Tournament berth in 2005, according to previous news reports.