Mica Mountain beat Sahuaro 64- 60 Tuesday afternoon to advance to the championship of the Aztec Classic Silver Bracket where the Thunderbolts will face Cholla at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The tournament is taking place at Pima College West and it’s the second tournament hosted by the Aztecs this season…..
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 20
Cholla 64, Flowing Wells 56
Tanque Verde 64, Gregory School 24
Mica Mountain 56, Amphitheater 43
Sahuaro 89, Benson 32
Nogales 53, Chandler 41
Willow Canyon 97, Sahuarita 40
Cibola 79, Walden Grove 53
Catalina Foothills 54, Pusch Ridge 49
RELATED: CHOLLA OVER TANQUE VERDE
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21
Flowing Wells 63, Gregory School 42
Benson 55, Amphitheater 50
Cholla 63, Tanque Verde 58
Mica Mountain 64, Sahuaro 60
Chandler 58, Sahuarita 38
Pusch Ridge 46, Walden Grove 30
Willow Canyon 75, Nogales 50
Cibola 60, Catalina Foothills 56
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22
Amphitheater vs. Gregory School, 9 a.m.
Flowing Wells vs. Benson, 10:30 a.m.
Sahuaro vs. Tanque Verde, noon
SILVER CHAMPIONSHIP
Mica Mountain vs. Cholla, 1:30 p.m.
Walden Grove vs. Sahuarita, 3 p.m.
Pusch Ridge vs. Chandler, 4:30 p.m.
Catalina Foothills vs. Nogales, 6 p.m.
GOLD CHAMPION
Willow Canyon, vs. Cibola, 7:30 p.m.
FLOWING WELLS GIRLS HOLIDAY SHOOTOUT
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28
Sabino vs. Ironwood Ridge, 9 a.m.
Canyon del Oro vs. Rincon/UHS, 9 a.m.
Westwood vs. Palo Verde, 10:30 a.m.
Sunnyside vs. Empire, 10:30 a.m.
Flowing Wells vs. Desert Christian, noon
Sahuaro vs. Catalina Foothills, noon
Buena vs. Baboquivari, 1:30 p.m.
Thatcher vs. Nogales, 1:30 p.m.
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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