Pueblo standouts Alicia Reyes, Araceli Loya and Ilyssa Diamond Galindo are on the verge of passing the 1,000-career point mark in the same year. Almost unheard of.
The top ten boy's and girl's team from Southern Arizona.
Nike Cross Country Nationals
Dec. 3: Portland, Oregon
Rio Rico senior Allie Schadler took seventh place at the Nike Cross Country Nationals held in Oregon on Saturday, Dec. 3. Schadler finished with a time of 17:48.6. Buena senior Manny Olivo-Quinones finished in 11th place with a time of 15:48.4.
No longer considered a “small school” Walden Grove made the jump from Division III to 4A this year and things appear to be going pretty well for the school from Sahuarita. The Red Wolves improved to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in power-ranking games thanks to a 51-45 win at Mountain View Marana Thursday night.
Catalina Foothills beat Mountain View 2-0 on the final day of pool play at the Salpointe Brandon Bean Invitational Wednesday night. The victory gave the Falcons (2-0-1) the third seed coming out of Group C. Mountain View (1-2) did not advance out of pool play.
Catalina Foothills senior Kelsey Siemons poured in 25 points, pulled down 11 rebounds and blocked four shots but it wasn’t enough to overcome Ironwood Ridge at home in a 48-45 overtime loss Tuesday night.
The Brandon Bean Invitational is held every year to honor a former Salpointe player who passed away in 1992 after an on-field collision at a soccer scrimmage. In addition, the tournament also honors former Salpointe girl’s player Laura Kea who died in an auto accident on her way to a soccer tournament.
3A State Championship
Saturday, Nov. 26: Chaparral High School
No. 3 American Leadership 31, No. 5 Sabino 14
Saguaro won their fourth championship in a row on Saturday morning.
Third Place Game
Central vs. Salpointe, 6:30 p.m.
Championship Game
Catalina Foothills vs. Basha, 8 p.m.
4A FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
No. 1 Saguaro (13-0) vs. No. 6 Catalina Foothills (11-2)
University of Phoenix Stadium: Saturday, Nov. 26 (10 a.m.)
Semifinals
Tanque Verde 47, Immaculate Heart 13 (G)
Sahuarita 34, The Gregory School 33 (G)
The Gregory School 95, Antelope 74 (B)
St. Augustine 51, Tanque Verde 36 (B)
Girls Championship
Tanque Verde 53, Sahuarita 20
Boys Championship
The Gregory School 83, St. Augustine 66
Day one scores from the Salpointe Tipoff Classic
Sabino (3A) and Catalina Foothills (4A) are playing for a state championship
Sunnyside used bond money to build on campus golf facility.
Centennial won the Division II state championship in 2014 and the D-I championship last year and, thanks to a decisive 56-21 win over top-seeded Cienega in the 5A semifinal round on Friday night, the Coyotes will be going for their third championship in a row.
Small school Boyd baker, Girls Boyd baker & Salpointe Tipoff
Well, the Dust Devils are now 11-0 and headed for the 2A semifinals for the first time since 1990 after defeating Scottsdale Christian 62-21 on Saturday night. Coincidentally, 1990 was the last of a string of seven state championships for the program that sent four players to the NFL in its heyday - not bad for a town with a population nearing 15,000.
This year, fourth-seeded Salpointe (10-2) is not just a good team but a great team because only a great team could beat No. 5 Marcos de Niza the way it did on Thursday night in the quarterfinal round of the 4A playoffs. The Lancers won 48-6 against a team that averaged over 300 yards passing and over 37 points a game. Remarkable.
No. 6 Salpointe beat No. 4 Greenway, 3-1 (25-23, 20-25, 25-21, 25-16) Wednesday night to win the 4A state championship held at Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix. As noted here first, the win breaks a 23-year drought from Southern Arizona in the “Big School” category.
5A QUARTERFINALS review
CROSS COUNTRY: Division I, II and IV roundup
D-III CROSS COUNTRY: Allie Schadler wins 4th title, set new record
Football first round
3A volleyball preview
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