No. 3 Sahuaro beat No. 14 Fairfax 54-41 Wednesday night at home to advance to the 5A quarterfinal round to be played on Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. Sahuaro (25-2) will host No. 11 Cienega (16-8).
No. 2 Pueblo beat No. 15 Nogales 59-29 Tuesday night to advance to the 4A quarterfinal round scheduled for Friday, Feb. 16. The Warriors will host No. 7 Cactus at 6:30 p.m.
The day started out with ten teams from Southern Arizona battling in the various quarterfinal matches taking place in Tucson and around the state and it ended with five teams moving on to Semifinal Week.
The 1A Conference playoff picture is coming into focus with less than two weeks left in the regular season and The Gregory School has a solid grip on the top spot thanks to an 80-57 victory over No. 4 Patagonia.