(NFHS NETWORK)

No. 1 Cienega beat No. 2 Horizon Honors 3-2 (25-16, 20-15, 20-25, 25-21, 15-11) Friday night at Mesquite High School to capture the 5A state championship. It was the first title for a team from Southern Arizona since Heather Moore-Martin led Catalina to back-to-back titles in 2010 and 2011.

Cienega ends the season with a 37-4 record, only giving up eight 13 sets all year. Bobcat coach Heather Mott (117-33) joined an exclusive club by becoming only the sixth coach from Tucson to win a boys’ title.

MATCH STORY AT AZPREPS365.com later tonight.

Southern Arizona Championships

Catalina Foothills (3)
2006: 4A/5A-II (Andrea Fyock)
2007: 4A/5A-II (Andrea Fyock)
2008: 4A/5A-II (David Thistle)

Catalina (2)
2010: 4A/5A-II (Heather Moore-Martin)
2011: 4A/5A-II (Heather Moore-Martin)

Canyon del Oro (1)
1996: 4A/5A (Melva Lundy)

Cienega (1)
2017: 5A (Heather Mott)

Sahuaro (1)
2009: 4A/5A-II (Sandy Novak)

BEACH VOLLEYBALL ALL-STARS
2017 SOFTBALL/BASEBALL All-FRESHMAN TEAM

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