DESERT VIEW/SAHUARO PHOTOS
Cienega standout Lauren Green pulled a double-double to help the Bobcats defeat Skyline 39-38 at the Red Mountain Holiday Hoops Classic on Wednesday. Green scored 23 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.
Sahuaro senior Dylan Newell scored 21 points to lead the Cougars past Desert View 72-53 at the Sabino Holiday Tournament. The victory moved the Cougars to 14-0 on the year but a 62-54 loss to Ocean View (CA) later in the day ended the win streak.
Sahuaro is still 9-0 in power-ranking games, the only undefeated 5A in the state.
“We play as a family,” Newell said. “We play for each other and it starts in practice. We push ourselves to get better.”
Cholla senior Marcel Dean scored 20 points to get past Palo Verde 56-54.
GIRLS INVITATIONALS
Wednesday Scores
Copper Cities Tournament
Douglas 45, Vista Grande 23
Douglas 53, Miami 34
Tombstone Tournament
Valley Union 34, Tombstone 19
San Miguel 42, St. Augustine 28
Valley Union 33, San Miguel 9
Tombstone 46, St. Augustine 8
Willcox 27, Bisbee 16
Phoenix Cactus Jam
Marana 41, Sunset (OR) 23
Red Mountain Holiday Hoops Classic
Cienega 39, Skyline 38
BOYS INVITATIONALS
Wednesday Scores
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Sabino Holiday Tournament
Flowing Wells 61, Sunnyside 58 (OT)
Amphitheater 71, Desert View 61
Palo Verde 60, Sabino 53
Cholla 80, Canyon del Oro 53
Buena 73, Flowing Wells 59
Sahuaro 72, Desert View 53
Sabino 71, Canyon del Oro 55
Sunnyside 58, Kofa 45
Ocean View (CA) 62, Sahuaro 54
Cholla 56, Palo Verde 54
Tombstone Tournament
Tombstone 69, Willcox 47
Bisbee 73, San Miguel 43
Tombstone 60, Patagonia 42
San Miguel 48, Willcox 39
Bisbee 65, Baboquivari 63
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Central Arizona Holiday Classic
Sahuarita 63, Yuma Catholic 55
Goldwater 79, Santa Cruz 47
Santa Rita 80, Casa Grande 68
Judy Dixon Tournament
Rincon/UHS 68 Moon Valley 58
Valley Vista 85. Tucson 64
Apollo 80, Walden Grove 71
Rancho Mirage Holiday Invitational
Catalina Foothills 81, Rancho Mirage 61
McClintock Holiday Shootout
Salpointe 54, Saguaro 51
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