GIRLS
SAHUARO BOYD BAKER INVITATIONAL
Consolation bracket
Sunnyside 51, Bradshaw Mountain 34
Cienega 50, Sahuarita 24
Marana 39, Nogales 35
Pusch Ridge 47, Canyon del Oro 44
Cholla vs. Empire
Rincon/UHS vs. Palo Verde
Semifinals
Sahuaro 52, Catalina Foothills 30
Salpointe 46, Rio Rico 33
Championship
Sahuaro 59, Salpointe 52
Sahuaro junior forward Alyssa Brown scored 25 points to the Cougars to the championship over the Lancers. The Cougars have started the season 5-0. Salpointe (5-1) was led by Bria Medina’s 12 points.
DESERT EDGE SCORPION SHOOTOUT
Sandra Day O’Connor 45, Tucson 31
Tucson 59, Maricopa 37. Notable: Tucson has started its season 4-1.
BOYS
SALPOINTE TIP-OFF
Seventh-place game: Desert View 62, Sahuarita 49
Fifth-place game: Pueblo 54, Canyon del Oro 53
Third-place game: Ironwood Ridge 62, Nogales 53
Championship: Salpointe 73, Tucson 35
The All-Tournament Team includes Uriel Olivares (Desert View), Byron Brown (Sahuarita), Zach Morgan (Pueblo), Antonio Vasquez (CDO), Mark Hunter (Tucson), Jordan Gainey (Salpointe), Evan Nelson (Salpointe), Ryan Drescher (Ironwood Ridge) and Julian Grijalva (Nogales). Grant Weitman (Salpointe) was the Tournament MVP
Congratulations to your Lancers for finishing as the 2019 Tip-Off Classic Champions! 🏆 📸 #LancerNation pic.twitter.com/35yFHu7DjJ
— Salpointe Basketball (@SalpointeMBB) December 1, 2019
Congratulations to Tucson High for finishing as Runner-Ups in the 2019 Tip-Off Classic pic.twitter.com/VaXuaSJkij
— Salpointe Basketball (@SalpointeMBB) December 1, 2019
Championship: Salpointe 73 – Tucson 35
Congratulations to Mark Hunter (Tucson), Jordan Gainey (Salpointe), and Evan Nelson (Salpointe) for making the All-Tournament Team and to Grant Weitman (Salpointe) for Tournament MVP pic.twitter.com/pM5R36DN70
— Salpointe Basketball (@SalpointeMBB) December 1, 2019
3rd place game: Ironwood Ridge 62 – Nogales 53
Congratulations to Ryan Drescher (Ironwood Ridge) and Julian Grijalva (Nogales) for making the All-Tournament Team pic.twitter.com/AUAkEgEYY9
— Salpointe Basketball (@SalpointeMBB) November 30, 2019
PIMA COLLEGE DICK McCONNELL INVITATIONAL
Seventh-place game: Amphi 40, Walden Grove 38
Fifth-place game: Rio Rico 65, Palo Verde 60
Third-place game: Cholla 75, Flowing Wells 70
Championship: Catalina Foothills 56, Sahuaro 48
Catalina Foothills wins the Dick McConnell Thanksgiving Classic, final score Catalina Foothills 56 – Sahuaro 48.
We want to thank all of the coaches, teams, and fans that came out and supported the tournament. pic.twitter.com/Eu5knSdGVl
— Pima Men's Basketball (@PimaMens_bball) December 1, 2019
In the third place game, the final score Cholla High School 75 – Flowing Wells 70
The championship is up next, Catalina Foothills vs Sahuaro pic.twitter.com/h7Xoc2h8fY
— Pima Men's Basketball (@PimaMens_bball) December 1, 2019
BUENA SSVEC CLASSIC (scores not reported)
Buena vs. Goldwater
Rincon/UHS vs. La Joya Community
Sunnyside vs. Cienega
Douglas vs. Baboquivari
Rincon/UHS vs. Goldwater
La Joya Community vs. Sunnyside
Cienega vs. Baboquivari
Douglas vs. Buena
VALLEY CHRISTIAN THANKSGIVING CLASSIC
Valley Christian 61, Pusch Ridge 41
Boulder Creek 61, Sabino 60
Sabino 63, Pusch Ridge 55
Sabino win over Pusch Ridge, 63-55. Way to go boys!!!!! pic.twitter.com/TY69J29Hqu
— Sabino Boys Basketball (@sabinoboysbball) December 1, 2019
BEN FRANKLIN/GILBERT CHRISTIAN THANKSGIVING CLASSIC
Marana vs. Shadow Mountain (score not reported)
PANTHER SOCCER CLASSIC
GIRLS
Pueblo 3, Amphi 1
Flowing Wells 4, Sunnyside 0
Nogales 1, Cholla 0
Desert View 2, Douglas 0
BOYS
Nogales 4, Casa Grande 1
Palo Verde 2, Amphi 0
Kofa 1, Catalina Foothills 0
Catalina 1, Pueblo 0
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