Sam Beskind scored 25 points to lead Catalina Foothills (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)
It was a bad night for the 5A teams from Southern Arizona as No. 5 Buena, No. 6 Cienega and No. 10 Sahuaro all fell in the quarterfinal round on Saturday night but the results were completely opposite in the 4A bracket where two powerhouse programs from the Kino Region will meet for the third time this year.
No. 2 Salpointe beat No. 7 Tempe 70-48 and No. 3 Catalina Foothills beat No. 11 Marcos de Niza 71-56 to set up the third game of the year between the Lancers and the Falcons. Catalina Foothills (21-5) won both of the regular-season games to capture the region championship but the semifinal game will be for a shot at the state title….
COMPLETE ROUNDUP AT AZPREPS365.com
SATURDAY, FEB 18
BOYS 5A
QUARTERFINALS
No. 4 Chaparral 60, No.5 Buena 57
No. 3 Sunnyslope 76, No. 6 Cienega 60
No. 15 Liberty 57, No. 10 Sahuaro 48
BOYS 4A
QUARTERFINALS
No. 2 Salpointe 70, No. 7 Tempe 48
No. 3 Catalina Foothills 71, No. 11 Marcos de Niza 56
BOYS 3A
SECOND ROUND at Poston Butte
No. 13 Sabino 52, No. 4 American Leadership 48 (OT)
GIRLS 1A
QUARTERFINALS at Yavapai
No. 3 The Gregory School 42, No. 11 Anthem Prep 35
BOYS 1A
QUARTERFINALS at Yavapai
No. 1 The Gregory School 72, No. 8 Joseph City 54
No. 4 Valley Lutheran 57, No. 5 St. David 56 (2 OT)
No. 4 NFL Yet 93, No. 7 Baboquivari 75
Monday, Feb. 20
GIRLS 3A
QUARTERFINALS at Prescott Valley
No. 5 Pusch Ridge vs. No. 4 Holbrook, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 21
BOYS 3A
QUARTERFINALS at Prescott Valley
No. 13 Sabino vs. No. 5 Ganado, 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 22
GIRLS 5A
SEMIFINALS at Grand Canyon
No. 6 Cienega vs. No. 3 Sierra Linda, 3 p.m.
(Streamed Live NFHS Network)
Thursday, Feb. 23
BOYS 4A
SEMIFINALS at Amphitheater
No. 2 Salpointe vs. No. 3 Catalina Foothills, 7 p.m.
(Streamed Live NFHS Network)
Friday, Feb. 24
GIRLS 1A
SEMIFINALS at Prescott Valley
No. 3 The Gregory School vs. No. 2 Rock Point, Time TBD
(Streamed Live NFHS Network)
1A BOYS
SEMIFINALS at Prescott Valley
No. 1 The Gregory School vs. No. 4 Valley Lutheran, Time TBD
(Streamed Live NFHS Network)
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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 and on AZPreps365.com. Andy was named a Local Hero by the Tucson Weekly for 2016. Contact Andy Morales at AMoralesMyTucson@yahoo.com
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