Lancer standout Fernando Garate picked up three goals to help lead Salpointe past Thunderbird Tuesday night at home. The 5-0 victory sends the top-seeded Lancers to the quarterfinal round of the 4A state playoffs scheduled for Saturday, March 13. Salpointe (11-0-1) will host No. 9 Coronado (7-3) at 2 p.m. after the Dons defeated No. 8 Cholla 1-0 in overtime. Wolfgang Weber picked up career win number 696. Palo Verde coach Jim Mentz leads on the girl’s side with 364 career wins….
LINK: SALPOINTE/THUNDERBIRD RECAP
TUESDAY, MARCH 9
1A BOYS BASKETBALL QUARTERFINALS
No. 4 St. David 87, No. 5 Ray 80
No. 14 Patagonia 68, No. 6 El Capitan 64
The scoring list is something I've been tracking for over a decade now. Alyssa Brown is now No. 2 and only COVID prevented 3,000 points.
1 Julie Brase, Catalina Foothills (2,913) 1994-98
2 Alyssa Brown, Sahuaro (2,621) 2017-Present
3 Kayla Pedersen, Red Mountain (2,611) 2003-07 https://t.co/odG8akGBp8— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) March 10, 2021
Thank you for your assistance. @AllSportsTucson also had Pima College journalism student @KevinMurfee there handling the game story. Best of luck in the quarterfinals. https://t.co/y8rXVU3WjV
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) March 10, 2021
Nicole Evenson with the steal and the bucket to make it a 21 point game in the 4th. Gilbert leading 41-20 with less than 2 minutes remaining pic.twitter.com/vsOP9lQxAg
— Brittany Bowyer (@bbowyer07) March 10, 2021
3A-6A GIRLS BASKETBALL FIRST ROUND
(3A) No. 2 Snowflake 64, No. 15 Sabino 33
(4A) No. 2 Salpointe 50, No. 15 Desert Edge 16
(4A) No. 3 Sahuaro 58, No. 14 Thunderbird 43
(4A) No. 3 Deer Valley 52, No. 10 Pueblo 30
(5A) No. 5 Flowing Wells 59, No. 12 Canyon View 45
(5A) No. 8 Gilbert 40, No. 9 Sunnyside 21
(5A) No. 3 Millennium 73, No. 14 Cienega 26
(5A) No. 3 Verrado 64, No. 15 Catalina Foothills 34
(6A) No. 10 Rincon/UHS 40, No. 7 Highland 33
(6A) No. 3 Xavier Prep 56, No. 14 Tucson 42
3A-6A BOYS SOCCER FIRST ROUND
(3A) No. 11 Basis Phoenix 1, No. 6 Pusch Ridge 0
(4A) No. 1 Salpointe 5, No. 16 Thunderbird 0
(4A) No. 3 Walden Grove 4, No. 14 Williams 1
(4A) No. 9 Coronado 1, No. 8 Cholla 0 (OT)
(4A) No. 5 Notre Dame 4, No. 12 Canyon del Oro 2
(5A) No. 9 Glendale 3, No. 8 Nogales 3 (3-2)
(5A) No. 10 Sunnyside 2, No. 7 McClintock 0.
(6A) No. 4 Tucson 1, No. 13 Pinnacle 0 (3-0).
(6A) No. 10 Mesa 3, No. 7 Rincon/UHS 1
Give Garate 3 hats. Salpointe leads 4-0 through the 51st #azpreps365 https://t.co/j5fb8IIwCv pic.twitter.com/1HMR0k5QSI
— Andy Morales (@AZPreps365Andy) March 10, 2021
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10
1A GIRLS BASKETBALL QUARTERFINAL
No. 7 St. David at No. 2 Fort Thomas, 6 p.m.
2A GIRLS BASKETBALL FIRST ROUND
No. 11 Scottsdale Christian at No. 6 Benson, 5 p.m.
2A-4A BOYS BASKETBALL FIRST ROUND
(2A) No. 13 Gilbert Christian at No. 4 Benson, 7 p.m.
(3A) No. 9 Gilbert at No. 8 Pusch Ridge, 7 p.m.
(3A) No. 16 Sabino at No. 1 Valley Christian, 7 p.m.
(4A) No. 15 Dysart at No. 2 Salpointe, 7 p.m.
(4A) No. 12 Mesquite at No. 5 Pueblo, 7 p.m.
(4A) No. 10 Sahuaro at No. 7 Deer Valley, 7 p.m.
3A-6A GIRLS SOCCER FIRST ROUND
(3A) No. 9 Phoenix Country Day at No. 8 Pusch Ridge, 6 p.m.
(3A) No. 10 Sabino at No. 7 Valley Christian, 6 p.m.
(4A) No. 14 Deer Valley at No. 3 Salpointe, 6 p.m.
(4A) No. 10 Estrella Foothills at No. 7 Walden Grove, 6 p.m.
(4A) No. 11 Sahuaro at No. 6 Mohave, 6 p.m.
(4A) No. 12 Sahuarita at No. 5 Thunderbird, 6 p.m.
(5A) No. 13 Cactus Shadows at No. 4 Cienega, 6 p.m.
(5A) No. 12 Ironwood Ridge at No. 5 Catalina Foothills, 6 p.m.
(6A) No. 12 Tucson at No. 5 Xavier, 6 p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 11
5A BOYS BASKETBALL FIRST ROUND
No. 15 McClintock at No. 2 Catalina Foothills, 7 p.m.
No. 12 Sunrise Mountain at No. 5 Buena, 7 p.m.
No. 10 Willow Canyon at No. 7 Nogales, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 12
4A-6A GIRLS BASKETBALL QUARTERFINALS
(4A) No. 7 Deer Valley at No. 2 Salpointe, 7 p.m.
(4A) No. 6 Flagstaff at No. 3 Sahuaro, 7 p.m.
(5A) No. 5 Flowing Wells at No. 4 Cactus Shadows, 7 p.m.
(6A) No. 10 Rincon/UHS at No. 2 Valley Vista, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 13
1A BOYS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS
No. 4 St. David vs. No. 1 North Valley Christian at Coronado
No. 14 Patagonia vs. No. 2 Mohave Accelerated at Coronado
3A-6A BOYS SOCCER QUARTERFINALS
(4A) No. 9 Coronado at No. 1 Salpointe, 2 p.m.
(4A) No. 6 Tempe at No. 3 Walden Grove, 2 p.m.
(5A) No. 10 Sunnyside at No. 2 Independence, 11 a.m.
(6A) No. 12 Basha at No. 4 Tucson, 2 p.m.
BOYS WRESTLING SECTIONALS
D-I: Basha
D-II: Mountain View
D-III: Florence
D-IV: No Sectional
5A GIRLS SOCCER QUARTERFINALS
No. 12 Ironwood Ridge/No. 5 Catalina Foothills winner, TBD
TUESDAY, MARCH 16
BOYS STATE WRESTLING
D-IV: Poston Butte Day One
WEDNESDAY, MARCH
BOYS STATE WRESTLING
D-IV: Poston Butte Day Two
THURSDAY, MARCH 18
BOYS STATE WRESTLING
D-III: Poston Butte
FRIDAY, MARCH 19
BOYS STATE WRESTLING
D-II: Poston Butte
SATURDAY, MARCH 20
BOYS STATE WRESTLING
D-I: Poston Butte
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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 and he is a member of the Amphi COVID-19 Blue Ribbon Committee. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com
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