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The conference play-in tournaments for soccer are about one month away but the first hurdle for teams seeking postseason play will be power-rankings and the first set of AIA rankings are set to be released on Tuesday, Jan. 11. As is typical, teams ranked No. 9-24 will advance to the conference play-in tournaments for a shot at the state tournament. The top eight teams in each conference will earn an automatic playoff berth.
The Pusch Ridge boys beat Tanque Verde 1-0 in overtime on Saturday afternoon to improve to 3-8 on the year but seven of those losses came during invitationals so they will have no bearing on the power-ranking formula. So, at 3-1, the Lions should be looking at a more favorable initial ranking….
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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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