They say basketball is a game of runs and that was the case Tuesday night when Salpointe Catholic came back from nine points down only to give up an 11-point lead before outlasting Sunnyside 74-68 in overtime.
Chumacera was named the Most Valuable Player of The Grove Invitational Saturday after Sunnyside (14-1) blew through the field to win the championship. The Blue Devils outscored their opponents 16-1 along the way including a 4-0 dismantling of Catalina Foothills on Wednesday, a 2-0 win over Rincon/University in the semifinal round and a 2-0 domination of Nogales in the final.
The 2015 version of The Flowing Wells Holiday Shootout and the Northwest Desert Classic came to an end Wednesday night with the Cienega girls defeating Sahuaro 44-39 at Flowing Wells, the Ironwood Ridge girls winning the NW Desert Classic 55-39 over Tucson and the Pusch Ridge boys defeating Globe 83-45.
HOLIDAY HOOPS: Flowing Wells Shootout & NW Desert Classic
The Grove Soccer Invitational
Dec. 28-Jan. 2: Walden Grove
Palo Verde defeated Douglas 6-0 in the championship game of the Palo Verde Invitational Tuesday afternoon to remain perfect on the year. The Titans are 14-0 overall, 5-0 in power-ranking games and 2-0 in section play heading into the winter break.
Chino Valley won the Marana Mountain View Duals Saturday with Kendall Foster leading the way a win in the 126-pound weight class. Mountain View took second and Safford came in third.
The winter break is here so it's a good time to take a look at the boy's basketball standings from Southern Arizona. All records used will be from non invitational games.
Wrestling: Marana Mountain View Dual Invitational
The Palo Verde girl's soccer invitational schedule starts on Friday.
Sabino defeated Catalina 64-28 Tuesday night with senior guard Brianna Pitre scoring a game-high 22 points to lead the Sabercats.
The season started out kind of shaky for Catalina Foothills with a blowout loss to Shadow Mountain at the Gilbert Basketball Classic followed up by another loss to Red Mountain the next day. But preseason tournaments are designed to help teams discover who they are and that's exactly what the Falcons did.
Alexis Cortez has done what only a couple dozen others in the history of girl's basketball in Arizona have done. The Tucson guard/forward scored 35 points Thursday night against Cholla to put her in the 2,000-point club.
His father scored his first high school points in the Palo Verde gym and Rincon/University senior Brendan Rumel came full circle when he scored 20 points on the very same court Wednesday night to pass the 1,000-point career mark.
The Flowing Wells boy's basketball team evened up their season record to 3-3 but, more importantly, the Caballeros won their first section game of year thanks to a 79-75 win over Empire Monday night.
The Brandon Bean Invitational is held every year to honor a former player who passed away in 1992 after an on-field collision at a soccer scrimmage. In addition, the tournament also honors former girl's player Laura Kea who died in an auto accident on her way to a soccer tournament.
The Brandon Bean Invitational is held every year to honor a former player who passed away in 1992 after an on-field collision at a soccer scrimmage. In addition, the tournament also honors former girl's player Laura Kea who died in an auto accident on her way to a soccer tournament.
Want a wrestling rivalry? Sunnyside and Ironwood ridge fits the bill.
The two powerhouses met up Wednesday night at Sunnyside and the Nighthawks came away with a 34-22 win
Salpointe Catholic Brandon Bean Soccer Invitational
Padre quarterback Nazareth Greer will return for his senior year as will standout kicker Krysten Muir.
Muir scored an unofficial 67 points for the Padres this season including three field goals. It is believed she is the first female kicker to score in a championship game in Arizona.
Desert Edge defeated Paradise Valley 29-27 in the Division III championship game Saturday afternoon at Arizona Stadium. The win capped off a 12-2 record for the Scorpions and it signaled the arrival of junior quarterback Tehran Thomas.
Division II Championship Preview
FOOTBALL: Division III Championship Preview
Southern Arizona teams competed in five divisions this year. And, of those five, only teams from the "smaller" three divisions have made it or will be playing in a state championship game.
No. 2 Elfrida Valley Union made it to the D-VI championship where the Blue Devils lost to No. 1 Pima on November 14 and No.3 Pusch Ridge is in the D-IV final while No. 1 Benson is playing for the D-V championship.
SOCCER: Amphi Panther Invite Schedule
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