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

Competition in Division III for Swim and Dive has not been held in Arizona since 2009. Swimmers from 53 teams are now eligible to compete in the reboot of this division. Sedona Red Rock won the former 1A/2A/3A championships in 2008 and 2009 and the Scorpions took runner-up to Valley Christian in 2007. A champion hasn’t been crowned in seven years so almost anything can happen. The Sabino girls took fourth place in Division II last year and the Sabercats will benefit from a D-III placement this fall. Sixth place finisher Seton Classic also moves down as do ninth place Veritas Prep and 11th place Scottsdale Christian. Let’s take a brief look at some of the top swimmers in D-III: Phoenix Country Day senior Lara Gemar has the best time this fall in the 50 Free (24.75). She took third place in the 200 Individual Medley last year and third in the 100 Breast. American Leadership Academy sophomore Katie McBratney controls the 200 IM with a time of 2:11.04 and the 200 Free with a time of 1:56.12. She is also tops in the 100 Free with a time of 53.03. Veritas Prep senior Katie Higgins has a state-best time in the 100 Fly at 56.76. Higgins won the D-II state championship in the 100 Fly last year. She shared the championship with former Sabino standout Taylor Nations. Higgins also took fourth in the 100 Back. Higgins also controls the 100 Back with a time of 1:00.97. Coolidge senior Morgan Tamisiea has a time of 5.08:85 in the 500 Free. America Leadership freshman Sadie Edwards is tops with a time 1:06.58 in the 100 Breast. On the boy’s side, Seton Catholic junior Archie Spindler is best in the 200 Free with a time of 1.44:27 and the 500 Free (4:41.27). Tempe Prep senior David Hudson has the best time in the 200 IM at 1.59:02 and the 100 Fly (50.61). Tempe Prep senior Jeffrey Snoddy has a time of 21.82 in the 50 Free and 59.79 in the 100 Breast. Tanque Verde senior Joe Breinholt has the best time in the 100 Free (47.98). Pusch Ridge junior Will Newman has a time of 55.03 in the 100 Back The Phoenix Country Day boys took fourth place in D-II last year while Gilbert Classical took sixth. Tempe Prep came in eighth place and Seton Catholic took ninth. These teams are now in D-III.

Boys division I swim preview

Boys Division 2 cross country preview

5A girls volleyball playoffs