THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7
Desert View 42, Nogales 0
St. David 64, Ft. Thoms 6
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8
6A: Mesa Westwood 46, Tucson 20
6A: Phoenix Pinnacle 28, 5A Salpointe 21
5A: Flowing Wells 35, Rincon/UHS 0
5A: Cienega 35, Mountain View 6
5A: Casa Grande 42, 5A Buena 7
4A: Canyon del Oro 35, Peoria 21
4A: Catalina Foothills 21, Sahuaro 20
4A: Mica Mountain 42, Douglas 6
4A: Phoenix Sierra Linda 26, Empire 21
4A: Phoenix Greenway 33, Walden Grove 23
3A: Safford 13, 4A Pueblo 12
3A: Sabino 27, Pusch Ridge 16
2A: Benson 56, Bisbee 14
2A: Santa Cruz 55, Catalina 0
2A: Maricopa Sequoia Pathway, Tanque Verde 7
2A: St. John Paul II 43, Santa Rita 6
2A: Morenci 57, Tombstone 6
1A: Valley Union 32, Baboquivari 28
1A: San Manuel 71, Cibecue 0
BYE: 5A: Cholla (1-4), Sunnyside (4-1), Ironwood Ridge (2-3), 4A: Amphitheater (3-1), Rio Rico (0-4), 3A Sahuarita (1-5), 2A Willcox (6-0)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14
2A: No. 25 Tombstone (2-4) at No. 5 Pima (4-2)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15
6A CONFERENCE
Tucson could still win the East Valley Region.
Mesa Skyline (0-5) at Tucson (1-4)
5A CONFERENCE
We will know come Tuesday afternoon if Desert View is a contender for the Open Division. With pending rankings, the Ironwood Ridge/Cienega game might be considered a playoff game at this point. Salpointe needs this victory to remain safely in the hunt for the playoffs.
Salpointe (3-2) at Desert View (5-0)
Sunnyside (4-1) at Marana (4-1)
Ironwood Ridge (2-3) at Cienega (2-3)
Buena (1-4) at Cholla (1-4)
Rincon/UHS (1-4) at Nogales (2-3)
4A CONFERENCE
No automatic playoff berths at the 4A level and no teams are in line for the Open Division. Projected playoff teams from Tucson would be Canyon del Oro and Amphitheater at this point.
Canyon del Oro (3-3) at Walden Grove (2-4)
Douglas (1-3) at Amphitheater (3-1)
Pueblo (2-3) at Tempe (0-3)
Sahuaro (0-4) at Casa Grande (5-0)
Rio Rico (0-4) at Empire (2-4)
3A CONFERENCE
Everybody but Sahuarita is still in the fight for the South Region automatic playoff berth. Tanque Verde plays at Sabino which brings things almost full circle with the openings of Tanque Verde and Cienega drawing enrollment down from Sabino. This is possibly the most difficult region in Arizona.
No. 11 Pusch Ridge (5-2) at No. 7 Safford (6-1)
No. 16 Mesa Eastmark (4-3) at No. 32 Sahuarita (1-5)
2A: No. 15 Tanque Verde (4-3) at No. 13 Sabino (5-2)
2A CONFERENCE
The San Pedro champion will get one of the nine automatic playoff berths but four teams (Morenci, Benson, Pima, Willcox) are still at the top. Santa Cruz and Sequoia Pathway are fighting for the Rillito championship with Tanque Verde still in the mix.
No. 4 Morenci (6-1) at No. 9 Benson (4-2)
No. 17 Maricopa Sequoia Pathway (5-2) at No. 22 Santa Cruz (3-4)
No. 42 Catalina (1-6) at No. 39 Santa Rita (0-5)
No. 19 Bisbee (3-4) at No. 7 Willcox (6-0)
1A CONFERENCE
St. David won the 1A South giving the Tigers the automatic playoff berth with the first round slated for Friday, Oct. 22. 12 teams make the playoffs at this level with the top four seeds earning a first-round bye.
No. 7 San Manuel (6-1) at No. 14 Baboquivari (2-3)
No. 5 Hayden (4-2) at No. 3 St. David (7-1)
No. 15 Duncan (3-3) at No. 11 Valley Union (4-3)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16
5A: Mountain View (1-4) vs. Flowing Wells (3-3) at Tucson, 6 p.m.
BYE: 4A Catalina Foothills
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22
6A CONFERENCE
Cesar Chavez at Tucson
5A CONFERENCE
Flowing Wells at Buena
Salpointe at Cholla
Nogales at Cienega
Sunnyside at Ironwood Ridge
Desert View at Mountain View
Marana at Rincon/UHS
4A CONFERENCE
Amphitheater at Catalina Foothills
Empire at Douglas
Canyon del Oro at Pueblo
Buckeye at Sahuaro
Casa Grande at Walden Grove
3A CONFERENCE
Sahuarita at Florence
Thatcher at Pusch Ridge
Safford at Sabino
2A CONFERENCE
PIma at Bisbee
Trivium Prep at Catalina
Willcox at Morenci
Sequoia Pathway at Santa Rita
Santa Cruz at Tanque Verde
Benson at Tombstone
1A FIRST ROUND
(TBD)
BYE: 4A: Rio Rico
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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, became a member of the Sunnyside Los Mezquites Cross Country Hall of Fame in 2021 and he was a member of the Amphi COVID-19 Blue Ribbon Committee and he earned a Distinguished Service Award from Amphitheater. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com
