5A, 4A state soccer tournaments open Tuesday, Wednesday

January 30, 2011 by Les Willsey, AZPreps365


A consolidation of sites is the new wrinkle for the first and second rounds of the 5A and 4A boys and girls state soccer tournaments that begin Tuesday and Wednesday across the state.

Rather than higher seeds hosting first-and second-round matches, central locations for those rounds are the norm this season.

Quarterfinal rounds for each tournament are set for Saturday Feb. 5 at locations to be determined. Girls semifinals are set for Wednesday Feb. 9 and boys semifinals are Thursday Feb. 10. 4A-II boys and girls championship matches are Feb. 11 and 5A-I, 5A-II and 4A-I boys and girls championship matches are set for Feb. 12.

Here are first-round pairings and sites for each tournament:

GIRLS (TUESDAY FEB. 1)

5A-I

5 p.m. - #16 Salpointe vs. #1 Xavier at Reach 11; #9 Red Mountain vs. #8 Desert Ridge at Red Mountain Park; #12 Buena vs. #5 Desert Vista at Red Mountain Park; #10 San Luis vs. #7 Mountain Pointe at Red Mountain Park; 7 p.m. - #13 Mountain Ridge vs. #4 Gilbert at Red Mountain Park; #14 Kofa vs. #3 Highland at Red Mountain Park; #11 Mesquite vs. #6 Corona del Sol ar Red Mountain Park; #15 Alhambra vs. #2 Hamilton at Red Mountain Park.

5A-II

5 p.m.- #13 Centennial vs. #4 Marana Mtn. View; 6 p.m. - #12 Perry vs. #5 Cibola at Kofa HS; 7 p.m.- #16 Rincon vs. #1 Ironwood Ridge at Salpointe HS; #9 Willow Canyon vs. #8 Millennium at Reach 11; #14 Horizon vs. # Desert Mountain at Red Mountain Park; #11 Camelback vs. #6 Marcos de Niza at Red Mountain Park; #10 Sandra Day O'Connor vs. #7 Chaparral ar Reach 11; #15 Ironwood vs. #2 Pinnacle at Reach 11.

4A-I

5 p.m. - #16 Sunnyslope vs. #1 Catalina Foothills at Salpointe HS; #9 Raymond Kellis vs. #* Campo Verde at Red Mountain Park; #13 Prescott vs. #4 Cactus Shadows at Reach 11; #10 Cienega vs. #7 Aguar Fria at Reach 11; 6 p.m. - #11 Canyon del Oro v.s #6 Sabino at Cienega HS; 7 p.m. - #12 Dysart vs. #5 Apollo at Reach 11; #14 Queen Creek vs. #3 Sunrise Mountain at Reach 11; #15 Marana vs. #2 Sahuaro at Tucson HS.

4A-II

3 p.m. - #15 Catalina vs. #2 Flagstaff at Coconino HS; 5 p.m. - #9 Mohave vs. #8 Greenway at Reach 11; #13 Sahuarita vs. #4 Thunderbird at Reach 11; #14 Liberty vs. #3 Mingus at Reach 11; #11 Higley vs. #6 Williams Field at Red Mountain Park; #10 Palo Verde vs. #7 Verrado at Reach 11; 7 p.m. - #16 Desert Edge vs. #1 Notre Dame; #12 Coconino vs. #5 Arcadia at Red Mountain Park. 

BOYS (WEDNESDAY FEB. 2)

5A-I

5 p.m. - #12 Mountain Pointe vs. #5 San Luis at Cibola HS; #15 Buena vs. #2 Hamilton at Red Mountain Park; 7 p.m. - #16 North Canyon vs. #1 Brophy at Reach 11; #9 Desert Vista vs. #8 Mountain View at Red Mountain Park; #13 Alhambra vs. #4 Kofa at Cibola HS; #14 Chandler vs. #3 Mesquite at Red Mountain Park; #11 Mesa vs. #6 Gilbert at Red Mountain Park; 8 p.m. - #10 Westwood vs. #7 Salpointe at Tucson HS.

5A-II

5 p.m. - #9 Camelback vs. #8 Sandra Day O'Connor at Reach 11; #12 Ironwood Ridge vs. #5 Perry at Red Mountain Park; #14 Carl Hayden vs. #3 Central at Reach 11; #10 LaJoya vs. #7 Tolleson at Reach 11; 7 p.m. - #16 Goldwater vs. #1 Millennium at Reach 11; #13 South Mountain vs. #4 Rincon at Salpointe HS; #11 Deer Valley vs. #6 Chaparral at Reach 11; #15 Desert Mountain vs. #2 Ironwood at Reach 11.

4A-I

4 p.m. - #12 Sunnyslope vs. #5 Nogales at Tucson HS; 5 p.m. - #16 Sunrise Mountain vs. #1 Glendale at Reach 11; #9 Saguaro vs. #8 Agua Fria at Reach 11; #13 Moon Valley vs. #4 Sahuaro at Cienega HS; #10 Prescott vs. #7 Copper Canyon at Reach 11; 6 p.m. - #15 Apollo vs. #2 Catalina Foothills at Tucson HS; 7 p.m. - #14 Queen Creek vs. #3 Sabino at Cienega HS; #11 Independence vs  #6  Cactus Shadows at Reach 11.

4A-II

3 p.m. - #13 Catalina vs. #4 Flagstaff at Coconino HS; 5 p.m. - #9 Douglas vs. #8 Coronado at Red Mountain Park; #12 Mohave vs. #5 Washington at Reach 11; #14 Cholla vs. #3 Cortez at Reach 11; #11 Thunderbird vs. #6 Amphitheater at Salpointe HS; #10 Arcadia vs. #7 Tempe at Red Mountain Park; 7 p.m. - #16 Desert Edge vs. #1 Verrado at Reach 11; #15 Liberty vs. #2 Notre Dame at Reach 11.

First-round state tournament locations and addresses are: Red Mountain Park, 905 N. Sunvalley Boulevard, Mesa;  Reach 11 Sports Complex, 2425 E. Deer Valley Road, Phoenix;  Salpointe High School, 1445 E. Copper Street, Tucson; Cienega High School, 12775 E. Mary Ann Cleveland Way, Vail; Tucson High School, 400 North 2nd Avenue, Tucson;  and Coconino High School, 2801 North Izabel Street, Flagstaff; Kofa High School, 3100 South Avenue A, Yuma; Cibola High School, 4100 West 20th Street, Yuma.