Top 10 Boys and Girls rankings
Benson Duals
Douglas beat Palo Verde 4-1 in PKs to win invitational.
Pusch Ridge was cruising against Tanque Verde Friday night, up 28-14 with 4:23 left in the third. It was a slow but steady lead, and it looked like it would stand up the rest of the way, but the Hawks made a furious comeback only to have the game come down to one play.
Palo Verde senior Jackie Igulu has 145 career goal. Palo Verde Invite recap.
The top 10 rankings for basketball from Southern Arizona.
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Girls: Cienega 2, Sahuaro 1
Boys: Sunnyside 2, Buena 1
Sahuaro went undefeated to capture the championship of the Sabino Capital Connect Tournament this past week. The Cougars jumped out to a 31-13 lead on Mingus in the championship game and held on for a 63-48 victory.
Walden Grove Soccer Invitational
WINTER BREAK TOURNEYS: Soccer & Hoops update from Southern Arizona
Sahuaro improved to 9-2 on the year thanks to a 56-50 win at Tucson High Thursday night. The victory moved the Cougars one win closer to the quick start (10-2) they experienced last year but the team is hoping to avoid the late-season collapse that saw them missing the playoffs for the first time since 2012.
Listed below are the athletes who are still within reach of 1,000 career points from Southern Arizona.
Dec. 27-30: Walden Grove & Sahuarita
FIELD 1: Walden Grove
FIELD 2: Sahuarita
Southern Arizona basketball rankings
Now, only a junior, Reyes broke the 1,000-point career mark and Loya reached 1,000 career points Friday night at Cholla and Galindo might match that total later this year. Things have changed.
Immaculate Heart is having one of the best starts in school history and the Knights are doing it without much fanfare. It’s difficult for a “small school” with less than 100 enrolled to get much publicity as it is, but it’s hard to ignore a 12-4 record.
Mikey Silva breaks 1,000 career points while leading Sunnyside past Nogales 50-47
Buena survived a scare Monday night to improve to 10-0 on the year. Rincon/University (3-9) led 18-13 after the first quarter and only trailed 49-47 with 3:38 left in the game but the Colts pulled together down the stretch to avoid the upset, winning 62-53.
Dec. 16-17: Mountain View High School
Benson Holiday Tournament
Dec. 8-10
Taylor Thompson scored 34 points Thursday night to lead The Gregory School over Valley Union 51-18. The victory gives the Hawks (8-1) a 3-0 record in the 1A South Region. The loss came against 3A foe Sahuarita (34-33) in the preseason Boyd Baker Tournament.
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.
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