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Salpointe freshman Majok Deng battled Rincon senior Brendan Rumel. (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)
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Salpointe Tipoff Classic
Nov. 23-25 & 27-28
POOL PLAY
Games at Salpointe
Monday, Nov. 23
Nick Widera made his coaching debut for Ironwood Ridge.
Cholla 66, Ironwood Ridge 44
Ironwood Ridge (0-1) was held to three points in the fourth quarter as Cholla (1-0) slowly pulled away for the 66-44 win in the first game of the Salpointe Tipoff Classic Monday night.
Cholla was led by senior James Dominguez (26 points) and sophomore Marcel Dean (14) while Jevon Jones and Chris Barraza pitched in eight points each. PJ Pena led the Nighthawks with 10 points. Drew McKearney had nine, Jack McKearney added eight and Cole Gerken scored seven.
Edgar Alcaraz (30) & David Watson battle for a rebound.
Nogales 67, Amphitheater 40
Nogales (1-0) put on the pressure from beginning to end and cashed in on several fast break points to defeat Amphitheater (0-1) 67-40.
Jose Estrada paced Nogales with 20 points while Adalberto Diaz scored 11. Samuel Leglue scored eight. For Amphitheater, Taylor John scored 11 and Isiah Ingram had seven.
Cesar Ozuna goes up for a shot over Breven Burnett.
Sunnyside 70, Cienega 63
Sunnyside (1-0) was down 51-41 at one point but the Blue Devils turned it on in the second half to defeat Cienega (0-1) 70-63.
Senior standout Jacob Inclan scored 23 points to lead Sunnyside and Cesar Ozuna added 20 while Mikey Silva scored 14. Santino Duarte tore an ACL before the season started and will sit our a few months.
Isaiah Murphy led all scorers with 25 points and Andrew Leonard added 19 for Cienega.
Cameron Miller controlled the Lancer offense.
Salpointe 66, Rincon 61
Salpointe (1-0) and Rincon (0-1) battled back and forth but the Lancers slowly pulled away in the second and third quarters. The Rangers were able to cut the lead back down to three points several times in final moments but they couldn’t get over the hump and lost 66-61.
6-foot-10 Brendan Rumel led all scorers with 22 points and Thomas Wabaunsee added 18 for Rincon. Salpointe had even scoring with Cameron Miller and Isaac Cruz both scoring 15. Ethan Parkhurst scored 11 and freshman Majok Deng scored nine in his debut.
Tuesday, Nov. 24
3:30 pm Sunnyside Cholla
5:00 pm Nogales Rincon
6:30 pm Cienega Ironwood Ridge
8:00 pm Salpointe Amphi
Wednesday, Nov. 25
3:30 pm Rincon Amphi
5:00 pm Cholla Cienega
6:30 pm Ironwood Ridge Sunnyside
8:00 pm Salpointe Nogales
Games at Central High School
Monday, Nov. 23
3:30pm Marcos de Niza Sierra Linda
5:00pm Desert Mountain Millennium
6:30pm Basha Sandra Day O’Connor
8:00pm Central Mesquite
Tuesday, Nov. 24
3:30pm Sandra Day O’Connor Mesquite
5:00pm Sierra Linda Millennium
6:30pm Marcos de Niza Desert Mountain
8:00pm Basha Central
Wednesday, Nov. 25
3:30pm Desert Mountain Sierra Linda
5:00pm Millennium Marcos de Niza
6:30pm Mesquite Basha
8:00pm Central Sandra Day O’Connor
BRACKET PLAY
Friday, Nov. 27
9 a.m.-8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 28
at Salpointe
9 a.m.-8 p.m.
Boyd Baker Small School Invite
Nov. 23-25
Teams at The Gregory School
The Gregory School
Tanque Verde
Benson
Santa Rita
Desert Christian
Ray
Teams at Immaculate Heart
Immaculate Heart
San Manuel
Bowie/San Simon
Tohono O’odham
Baboquivari
At the Gregory School
Tuesday, Nov. 24
10:00 TGS – Santa Rita (B)
11:30 Benson- D.C. (G)
1:00 Santa Rita – Ray (B)
2:30 Benson – TGS (G)
4:00 TV – D.C. (B)
5:30 TV – TGS (G)
7:00 D.C. – TGS (B)
At Immaculate Heart
Tuesday, Nov. 24
11:00 IH – T.O. (G)
12:30 San Manuel – T.O. (B)
2:00 T.O. – San Manuel (G)
3:30 San Man. – Babo (B)
5:00 Babo – Bowie (G)
6:30 Bowie – Babo (B)
8:00 IH – Babo (G)
Wednesday, Nov. 25
At Immaculate Heart
11:00 IH #3 – TGS #4 (G)
12:30 TGS #3 – IH #4 (G)
2:00 IH #5 – TBA (G)
3:30 IH #3 – TGS #4 (B)
5:00 TGS #3 – IH #4 (B)
6:30 TGS #5 – Winner Game 4(B)
Wednesday, Nov. 25
At The Gregory School
11:30 TGS #1 – IH #2 (B)
1:00 IH #1 – TGS #2 (B)
2:30 TGS #1 – IH #2 (G)
4:00 IH #1 – TGS #2 (G)
5:30
Winner Game 1 – Winner Game 2
(Boys’ Championship)
7:00
Winner Game 3 – Winner Game 4
(Girls’ Championship)
Boyd Baker Girl’s Tournament
Sahuaro: Nov. 25-28
POOL PLAY
Wednesday, Nov. 25
1:30 pm
Sahuaro vs. Buena
Salpointe vs. Rio Rico
3:00 pm
Sunnyside vs. Marana
Pueblo vs. Nogales
4:30 pm
Buena vs. Palo Verde
Rio Rico vs. Rincon
6:00 pm
Marana vs. Canyon Del Oro
Nogales vs. Valley Union
Friday, Nov. 27
10:30 am
Sahuaro vs. Palo Verde
Salpointe vs. Rincon
12:00 pm
Sunnyside vs. Canyon Del Oro
Pueblo vs. Valley Union
BRACKET PLAY
Friday, Nov. 27
Games at 3 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 28
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Buena Boy’s Safeway Classic
Friday, Nov. 27
Game 1 Valley Union v Douglas 9:00 a.m.
Game 2 Rio Rico v Marana 9:00
Game 3 Buena v Palo Verde 10:30
Game 4 Ysleta (TX) v Tucson 10:30
Game 5 Sabino v Shadow Ridge 12:00 p.m.
Game 6 Mountain View v La Joya (TX) 12:00
Game 7 Safford v Rio Rico 12:00
Game 8 Irvin (TX) v Sahuaro 1:30
Game 9 Palo Verde v Valley Union 1:30
Game 10 Douglas v Marana 1:30
Game 11 Pueblo v Safford 3:00
Game 12 Tucson v Trevor Browne 3:00
Game 13 Flowing Wells v Sabino 3:00
Game 14 Ysleta v Marana Mountain View 4:30
Game 15 La Joya v Irvin 4:30
Game 16 Shadow Ridge v Buena 6:00
Game 17 Sahuaro v Pueblo 6:00
Game 18 Trevor Browne & Flowing Wells 7:30
Saturday, Nov. 28
Game 19 Marana v Palo Verde 9:00 a.m.
Game 20 Safford v Douglas 9:00
Game 21 Ysleta v Buena 10:30
Game 22 Rio Rico v Valley Union 10:30
Game 23 La Joya v Sahuaro 12:00
Game 24 Flowing Wells v Mountain View 12:00 p.m.
Game 25 Palo Verde v Douglas 12:00
Game 26 Shadow Ridge v Tucson 1:30
Game 27 Sabino v Safford 1:30
Game 28 Valley Union v Marana 1:30
Game 29 Ysleta v La Joya 3:00
Game 30 Rio Rico v Trevor Browne 3:00
Game 31 Irvin v Pueblo 3:00
Game 32 Tucson v Flowing Wells 4:30
Game 33 Mountain View v Shadow Ridge 4:30
Game 34 Sahuaro v Trevor 6:00
Game 35 Irvin v Sabino 6:00
Game 36 Buena v Pueblo 7:30
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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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