No. 4 Baboquivari fell to No. 2 Rock Point 69-61 in the 1A state championship game played in Prescott Valley Saturday afternoon. This was the third straight runner-up finish for Baboquivari (27-4) and the first championship for Rock Point (25-4).
The Warriors lose Autumn Nelson (17.7 points per game ), Alohilani Felix (10.7) and Noelle Jose (6.8) to graduation.
SATURDAY, FEB. 22
G Basketball Championship (1A)
No. 2 Rock Point 69, No. 4 Baboquivari 61
Baboquivari fans in the corridor of FTC chanting "Lady Warriors" to greet their state runner up team honestly put a tear in my eye. This is how you support your kids.
— Ryan McGoldrick (@Rymcgoldrick3) February 23, 2020
G Soccer Semifinals (4A/5A)
No. 10 Ironwood Ridge over No. 6 Desert Mountain, 1-1 (PK 5-3)
No. 4 Catalina Foothills 1, No. 1 Prescott 0
No. 3 Flagstaff over No. 7 Salpointe, 1-1 (PK 3-2)
Congratulations Katelyn Kelch with today’s game winning goal vs Prescott! pic.twitter.com/c7GGFoKSxG
— CFHS Girls Soccer (@cfhsgsoccer) February 22, 2020
B Basketball Second Round (3A)
No. 5 Sabino 56, No. 12 Holbrook 50
No. 3 ALA-Queen Creek 62, No. 14 Pusch Ridge 32
Final! Way to play boys, they brought their whole town and you played your game. Thank you Sabino students and fans, that was fun!
On to Prescott. pic.twitter.com/P3m61xZjUY— Sabino Boys Basketball (@sabinoboysbball) February 23, 2020
G Basketball Quarterfinals (2A/4A)
No. 3 Sahuaro 50, No. 6 Mesquite 40
No. 2 Shadow Mountain 62, No. 10 Salpointe 52
No. 5 Flagstaff 51, No. 13 Rio Rico 39
No. 10 St. Johns 42, No. 2 Bisbee 26
Sahuaro's Alyssa Brown moving up:
ARIZONA
28 Camille Zimmerman, TempePrep 2,054) 2014
29 Alyssa Brown, Sahuaro 2,044) 2021
30 Taneisha Gossett, Flowing Wells 2,043) 1994
SOUTHERN ARIZONA
6 Paula Pyers, Santa Rita 2,082)1984
7 Alyssa Brown, 2,044)
8 Taneisha Gossett, 2,043) 1994— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) February 23, 2020
B Soccer Semifinals (4A/5A)
No. 4 Arcadia 2, No. 1 Douglas 1 (OT)
No. 1 Sunnyside 5, No. 4 Sunrise Mountain 2
UPDATED with player info, including a hat trick by Fabian Mendoza and two goals by Demille Flores — two names we'll hear a lot about in years to come — in Sunnyside's 5A semifinal win today: https://t.co/6XfFqifddQ
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) February 22, 2020
B Basketball Quarterfinals (2A)
No. 5 Rancho Solano 64, No. 13 San Manuel 39
MONDAY, FEB. 24
G Basketball Quarterfinals (3A)
No. 1 Sabino vs. No. 8 Chinle at Prescott Valley, 5:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, FEB. 25
B Basketball Semifinals (4A)
No. 2 Salpointe hosts No. 3 Catalina Foothills, 7 p.m.
B Basketball Quarterfinals (3A)
No. 5 Sabino vs. No. 4 Paradise Honors at Prescott Valley, 1 p.m.
B Soccer Championships (5A)
No. 1 Sunnyside vs. No. 3 Carl Hayden at Mountain View, 6 p.m.
G Soccer Championships (4A/5A)
No. 10 Ironwood Ridge vs. No. 1 Casteel at Higley, 6 p.m.
No. 4 Catalina Foothills vs. No. 3 Flagstaff at Williams Field, 5 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26
G Basketball Semifinals (4A)
No. 3 Sahuaro at No. 2 Shadow Mountain, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, FEB. 28
B Basketball Semifinals (3A)
G Basketball Semifinals (3A)
SATURDAY, FEB. 29
B Basketball Championship (3A/4A)
G Basketball Championship (3A/4A)
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Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014, he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017, a 2019 AZ Education News award winner and he has been a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. He was the first in Arizona to write about high school beach volleyball and high school girls wrestling. 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 is the Southern Arizona voting member of the Ed Doherty Award, recognizing the top football player in Arizona, and he was named a Local Hero by the Tucson Weekly for 2016. Andy was named an Honorary Flowing Wells Caballero in 2019. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com
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