Marana Mountain View jumped out to big leads in a 3-0 sweep over Canyon del Oro Tuesday night, only to see the Dorados battle back several times, but the final outcome is what matters most.
The remaining list of “sanctioned” invitationals from Southern Arizona, starting with the Amphi Panther Baseball Invitational slated to start on Wednesday.
The Trojans captured the sixth title in program history, and the first since 2014, while the Lions reached this level of play for the first time in school history.
University of Arizona commit Nico Mannion quietly passed the 2,000 career point mark in a 35 point outburst against Brophy Prep Tuesday night in the 6A quarterfinals.
Manuel Quiroz recorded a hat trick to send Sunnyside to the 5A championship game, the Salpointe boys to play for the 4A championship and the Salpointe girls to play Catalina Foothills once again.
Two for the price of one. That’s what the fans at Amphitheater High School got Friday night in the second round of the 3A state playoffs. No. 5 Tanque Verde defeated No. 21 Monument Valley 40-29 in the first game and No. 1 Sabino took out No. 16 Paradise Honors 54-20 in the nightcap.
The Sunnyside Blue Devils appear to be a few steps ahead of the competition this year and it showed in a 3-0 win over a very talented Cienega squad Tuesday night in the quarterfinal round of the state playoffs.
Liberty beat Desert Vista 181 to 158 to claim the Division I championship Saturday in Prescott Valley and Sunnyside beat Mountain View Marana 241- 127 to win the D-II team title.
In Division III action, Walden Grove has a commanding 152.5 to 99.5 lead over Chino Valley heading into the final day of competition held in Prescott Valley.
Sunnyside cruised to a 257.5 to 180 win over Cienega to claim the Division II, Section I championship held at Flowing Wells High School on Saturday and the margin of victory by the Blue Devils was the biggest in Division II.
Buena and Marana might be too far removed from a 5A Southern Region title, with each sharing a 4-4 record in region play, but the goal for every team is to make the playoffs and that goal is still within reach for both squads.