Sabino guard Kamryn Doty scores two of her game-high 16 points. (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)

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No. 10 Sabino beat No. 7 Pusch Ridge 52-34 Friday night at Amphitheater High School to advance to the quarterfinal round of the 3A Conference playoffs.

Sabino (20-8) finished in a rare four-way tie for first place in the 3A South Region with Pusch Ridge (20-7), No. 9 Empire (18-9) and No. 11 Tanque Verde (21-8) but the Sabercats had one more loss in the conference play, handing the three automatic state berths to the other three teams. Despite that setback, the Sabercats earned an at-large playoff berth and, thanks to their win over Pusch Ridge, will be the only 3A team from Southern Arizona to advance to the quarterfinals….

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FRIDAY, FEB. 16

BOYS 5A QUARTERFINALS
No. 2 Sunnyslope 67, No. 10 Sahuaro 34

GIRLS 4A QUARTERFINALS
No. 2 Pueblo 62, No. 7 Cactus 45
No. 1 Seton Catholic 64, No. 9 Rio Rico 33

GIRLS 3A SECOND ROUND
No. 10 Sabino 52, No. 7 Pusch Ridge 34
No. 8 Chinle 58, No. 9 Empire 35
No. 6 Safford 56, No. 11 Tanque Verde 51

GIRLS 1A FIRST ROUND
No. 4 Baboquivari 63, No. 13 Grand Canyon 45
No. 7 St. David 48, No. 14 Anthem Prep 42
No. 9 Rock Point 52, No. 8 Immaculate Heart 33
No. 3 Ray 61, No. 14 Bowie/San Simon 39
No. 1 Ft. Thomas 50, No. 16 Gregory School 33

BOYS 1A FIRST ROUND
No. 1 Gregory School 76, No. 16 Ash Fork 42
No. 8 Valley Lutheran 52, No. 9 Patagonia 33
No. 5 Williams 68, No. 12 Baboquivari 35

SATURDAY, FEB. 17

GIRLS 6A QUARTERFINALS
No. 9 Tucson at No. 1 Millennium, 6:30 p.m.

GIRLS 5A QUARTERFINALS
No. 11 Cienega at No. 3 Sahuaro, 6:30 p.m.

BOYS 4A QUARTERFINALS
No. 11 Salpointe at No. 3 Catalina Foothills, 6:30 p.m.
No. 10 Nogales at No. 2 Buckeye, 6:30 p.m.

BOYS 3A SECOND ROUND
No. 8 Sabino vs. No. 9 Page, 6:30 p.m.(Amphi)
No. 12 Empire vs. No. 5 Snowflake, 7:30 p.m. (Round Valley)

GIRLS 1A QUARTERFINALS
No. 4 Baboquivari vs. No. 5 Valley Lutheran, 9 a.m. (Yavapai)
No. 7 St. David vs. No. 2 St. Michael, 3 p.m. (Yavapai)

BOYS 1A QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Gregory School vs. No. 8 Valley Lutheran, 9 a.m. (Prescott Valley)

MONDAY, FEB. 19

GIRLS 3A QUARTERFINALS
No. 10 Sabino vs. No. 2 Window Rock, 4:15 p.m. (Prescott Valley)

TUESDAY, FEB. 20

GIRLS 5A SEMIFINALS
Cienega/Sahuaro winner, 3 p.m. (ASU)

FRIDAY, FEB. 23

GIRLS 4A SEMIFINALS
No. 2 Pueblo vs. No. 3 Flagstaff, 2:15 p.m. (GCU)

BOYS 4A SEMIFINALS
Salpointe/Catalina Foothills winner, 4 p.m. (GCU)

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Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014 and he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017 and he 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 and on AZPreps365.com. Andy was named a Local Hero by the Tucson Weekly for 2016. Contact Andy Morales at AMoralesMyTucson@yahoo.com