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Canyon del Oro had a very difficult season last year, the kind of season that most try to forget but one that can give a team a starting point for a new era. That 0-12 campaign has morphed into a season of promise this winter with the Dorados sitting on a 5-2 record heading into the holiday tournament break under head coach Jason Apodaca.
Canyon del Oro beat Mica Mountain 72-63 Thursday night to get that fifth win but the final score was not an indicator of how difficult that victory was. The Thunderbolts played a junior varsity schedule last year and this is first varsity season for the program located in the Vail School District. Former Laveen Cesar Chavez coach Gary Lee is in charge and this is the second time he has built a program from scratch, collecting 402 wins as the first coach in Cesar Chavez history starting in 1999…
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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
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