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The Pusch Ridge boys and girls won their respective regions. (Amy Garelick Photo)

BOYS BASKETBALL

6A: TOP 16 ARE IN

The Rangers need a lot of help with one week left.
No. 20: Rincon/UHS (2-4)

5A: TOP 16 ARE IN

Catalina Foothills and Nogales are safe.
No. 2 Catalina Foothills (11-1)
No. 5 Nogales (10-2)

Mountain View has to take care of business
No. 11 Mountain View (6-4)

Marana and Ironwood Ridge need to fight the rest of the way.
No. 19 Marana (4-3)
No. 20 Ironwood Ridge (4-5)

4A: TOP 16 ARE IN

Salpointe and Pueblo are playing for super seeds with home teams hosting semifinals.
No. 1 Salpointe (13-0)
No. 4 Pueblo (11-1)

Sahuaro trying to get in top 8.
No. 9 Sahuaro (10-3)

Rio Rico needs help.
No. 18 Rio Rico (6-4)

3A: REGION CHAMPIONS ARE IN

Pusch Ridge trying to get in top 4.
No. 5 Pusch Ridge (9-3)

Sabino won the South Region.
No. 13 Sabino (8-4)

2A: TOP TWO FROM REGIONS ARE IN

Benson and St. Augustine are in from the 2A South Region. St. Augustine is looking at the play-in tournament.
No. 4 Benson (11-1)
No. 12 St. Augustine (10-4)

Willcox and Tombstone have to hold on for a play-in bid.
No. 20 Willcox (4-8)
No. 24 Tombstone (4-9)

1A: TOP THREE FROM REGIONS ARE IN

St. David and The Gregor School are in from the Tucson South Region.
No. 3 St. David (12-3)
No. 13 Gregory School (6-5)

Patagonia is fighting for the third automatic berth from the Tucson South Region. On the edge.
No. 15 Patagonia (9-7)

Valley Union has to finish in top 15 with an automatic qualifier (Ft. Thomas) ranked No. 21
No. 18 Valley Union (5-6)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

6A: TOP 16 ARE IN

Rincon/UHS and Tucson have to finish in the top 16.
No. 12 Rincon/UHS (7-3)
No. 14 Tucson (7-4)

5A: TOP 16 ARE IN

Flowing Wells is looking to host while Sunnyside trying to stay in top 8.
No. 4 Flowing Wells (10-2)
No. 7 Sunnyside (8-3)

Catalina Foothills has to stay in there but Buena might not have enough games (10) to qualify. Cienega is on the edge.
No. 12 Catalina Foothills (4-3)
No. 15 Buena (4-3)
No. 16 Cienega (3-7)

4A: TOP 16 ARE IN

Sahuaro and Salpointe are hoping to host three rounds.
No. 2 Sahuaro (11-0)
No. 3 Salpointe (11-1)

Pueblo appears safe but Rio Rico needs to play 10 games to get in.
No. 10 Pueblo (9-3)
No. 12 Rio Rico (6-2)

3A: REGION CHAMPIONS ARE IN

Sabino won the South Region.
No. 15 Sabino (5-4)

Palo Verde needs some help.
No. 19 Palo Verde (3-5)

2A: TOP TWO FROM REGIONS ARE IN

Benson and Tombstone are in from the South Region.
No. 6 Benson (9-5)
No. 28 Tombstone (2-10)

1A: TOP THREE FROM REGIONS ARE IN

St. David is in. San Manuel, Desert Christina and Valley Union are battling for the remaining two playoff spots available from the Tucson South Region. The fourth place team might not make the playoffs.

No. 7 St. David (9-5)
No. 8 San Manuel (7-4)
No. 13 Desert Christian (7-8)
No. 14 Valley Union (6-3)

BOYS SOCCER

6A: TOP 16 ARE IN

Rincon/UHS and Tucson look like safe bets.
No. 4 Rincon/UHS (8-2)
No. 8 Tucson (6-1)

5A: TOP 16 ARE IN

Nogales and Sunnyside are safe.
No. 7 Nogales (7-1)
No. 10 Sunnyside (10-3)

Ironwood Ridge needs some help.
No. 18 Ironwood Ridge (4-3-1)

4A: REGION CHAMPIONS ARE IN

Salpointe won Kino Region.
No. 1 Salpointe (8-0)

Walden Grove won the Gila Region.
No. 9 Walden Grove (5-1)

CDO and Cholla have to win to stay in.
No. 12 Canyon del Oro (6-3)
No. 14 Cholla (4-3)

3A: REGION CHAMPIONS ARE IN

Pusch Ridge won the East Region.
No. 6 Pusch Ridge (11-2)

Catalina won the South Region.
No. 15 Catalina (6-1)

Sabino is playing for a play-in berth.
No. 26 Sabino (4-7)

GIRLS SOCCER

6A: TOP 16 ARE IN

Tucson looks safe.
No. 10 Tucson (3-3-1)

5A: TOP 16 ARE IN

Cienega and Catalina Foothills are safe. Husband, Tony Torres of Cienega, and wife, Sou Moussa-Torres of Catalina Foothills, might have to coach against each other in the state playoffs.
No. 4 Cienega (6-1)
No. 5 Catalina Foothills (5-0-2)

Ironwood Ridge has to play safe and win.
No. 14 Ironwood Ridge (5-3)

Marana needs some help and two more matches.
No. 19 Marana (2-3)

4A: REGION CHAMPIONS ARE IN

Salpointe is in but can win the Kino Region on Monday.
No. 3 Salpointe (4-0-1)
No. 11 Sahuaro (4-1-1)

Walden Grove won the Gila Region
No. 6 Walden Grove (5-1)

Sahuarita looks safe.
No. 12 Sahuarita (6-1)

Canyon del Oro needs help.
No. 18 Canyon del Oro (2-5)

3A: REGION CHAMPIONS ARE IN

Sabino won the South Region.
No. 7 Sabino (8-2-1)

Pusch Ridge won the East Region.
No. 8 Pusch Ridge (9-2-2)

Tanque Verde needs help to make the play-in tournament.
No. 26 Tanque Verde (1-5)

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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 and he is a member of the Amphi COVID-19 Blue Ribbon Committee. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com

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