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Salpointe battled back from an early deficit to defeat Catalina Foothills 63-55 Saturday night at the Pima West Gym to capture the championship of the Dick McConnell Thanksgiving Classic. The Lancers went 3-0 in the tournament and the Falcons finished 2-1.
The tournament is named after legendary Sahuaro head coach Dick McConnell, who passed away in 2019, and the current group of Cougars went 3-0 to win the championship of the Silver Bracket. Sahuaro beat Mica Mountain 68-63 in that championship game held earlier in the day…..
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DICK MCCONNELL THANKSGIVING CLASSIC AT PIMA
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 24
Mica Mountain 74, Palo Verde 67
Amphitheater 45, Desert View 31
Sahuaro 64, Tanque Verde 57
Canyon del Oro 59, Youngker 51
Salpointe 74, Dobson 46
Flowing Wells 82, Nogales 79
Catalina Foothills 65, Cienega 61
Ironwood Ridge 62, Cholla 47
FRIDAY, NOV. 26
Palo Verde 63, Desert View 49
Youngker 63, Tanque Verde 56
Mica Mountain 75, Amphitheater 42
Sahuaro 54, Canyon del Oro 53
Dobson 73, Nogales 54
Cienega 49, Cholla 44
Salpointe 85, Flowing Wells 32
Catalina Foothills 57, Ironwood Ridge 44
SATURDAY, NOV. 27
Tanque Verde 64, Desert View 58
Youngker 69, Palo Verde 36
Canyon del Oro 68, Amphitheater 36
SILVER CHAMPIONSHIP
Sahuaro 68, Mica Mountain 63
Nogales 59, Cholla 55
Dobson 64, Cienega 47
Ironwood Ridge 59, Flowing Wells 33
GOLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Salpointe 63, Catalina Foothills 55
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