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Girl’s Division II State Championship
Round 2: Friday, Feb. 19 at Tucson
No. 13 Sahuaro 65, No. 4 Tucson 60
Quarterfinals: Tuesday, Feb. 23 at Gila River Arena
No. 13 Sahuaro vs. No. 5 Mesa, 2:30 p.m.
Survival is the key if a team wants to advance in the state playoffs and No. 13 Sahuaro did that not once against No. 4 Tucson on Friday night but six times. Six times. The Badgers battled back from large deficits six times but the Cougars held on for a 65-60 win to advance to the quarterfinal round of the Division II playoffs.
Sydney Harden scored seven of the her 14 points in the first quarter to help build 13-5 lead for Sahuaro (23-5) but Alexis Cortez hit a three and Alize McCormick hit another to erase that lead only to have Carina Mendoza and Elena Arriaga respond at the other end to give Sahuaro a 19-13 lead heading to the second….
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Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014 and has been a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. His own children have won multiple state high school championships and were named to all-state teams. Competing in hockey, basketball, baseball and track & field in high school, his unique perspective can only be found here, on AZPreps365.com and on the pages of the Vail Voice and the Tanque Verde Voice. Contact Andy Morales at AMoralesMyTucson@yahoo.com
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