The first set of official power-rankings for basketball were released today and the soccer rankings are slated to begin next Tuesday, Jan. 14. As usual, the rankings only reflect games or matches played in the regular season.
Some teams, such as Buena for example, started the day with a 14-2 record overall but nine of those victories came at their own preseason tournament and the Arizona Holiday Classic held in Casa Grande so the program’s No. 16 ranking in the 5A Conference was based on a 5-2 record. The rankings are updated daily from Tuesday through Friday so the rankings will change daily…
FOLLOW @ANDYMORALES8 ON TWITTER!
Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014, he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017, a 2019 AZ Education News award winner and he has been a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. He was the first in Arizona to write about high school beach volleyball and high school girls wrestling. 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 is the Southern Arizona voting member of the Ed Doherty Award, recognizing the top football player in Arizona, and he was named a Local Hero by the Tucson Weekly for 2016. Andy was named an Honorary Flowing Wells Caballero in 2019. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com