WINTER PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
The No. 4 Sabino girls easily defeated top-seeded Benjamin Franklin 5-0 Wednesday night to advance to the Championship of the 3A Conference slated to take part Friday against No. 2 Northwest Christian. The match will be played at 5 p.m. at Glendale High School.
The Sabercats are now 13-0-1 in ranking matches and Northwest Christian is 12-0. Sabino last played for a state championship in 2011, which was a 1-0 loss to Catalina Foothills. The Sabercats have two state titles (1996 and 2008). The Crusaders won it all in 2019 and 2021.
In other soccer action No. 7 Salpointe knocked off No. 2 Flagstaff 1-0 on a goal from Kyleigh Oliver with 42 seconds left during snow flurries in Flagstaff. The Lancers will face No. 6 Walden Grove in the 4A semifinals. No. 3 Cienega beat No. 6 Millennium 5-1 to advance to the 5A semifinals.
Salpointe senior Kylee Callahan talks 1,000 career points and being a major part of the @SalpointeB program #azpreps365 pic.twitter.com/NG8TwYhpBc
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) February 17, 2022
6A GIRLS BASKETBALL FIRST ROUND
No. 4 Hamilton 58, No. 13 Tucson 46
We lost 58-46 to Hamilton. Congratulations Badgers on a great season! We may not have reached our goal, but the work & effort was always there! We are so proud of yall! Seniors, thank you for EVERYTHING you've given this program. We look forward to what the future holds for yall!
— Tucson High Girls' Basketball (@THMSGBB) February 17, 2022
.@LittWithBritt reports on Catalina Foothills' defense of its state title last year coming to an end with a 5A first-round loss Wednesday night against Glendale Apollo – https://t.co/6B7SNXXKhs
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) February 17, 2022
5A BOYS BASKETBALL FIRST ROUND
No. 1 Buena 64, No. 16 Canyon View 60
No. 7 Apollo 67, No. 10 Catalina Foothills 48
No. 2 Gilbert 44, No. 15 Ironwood Ridge 33
Salpointe over Pueblo 53-9 #azpreps365 https://t.co/yz7UjO4vRU
— AZPreps365 (@AZPreps365) February 17, 2022
4A GIRLS BASKETBALL FIRST ROUND
No. 2 Salpointe 53, No. 15 Pueblo 9
No. 7 Sahuaro 54, No. 10 Notre Dame 43
No. 1 Deer Valley 38, No. 16 Rio Rico 18
LINK: SALPOINTE OVER PUEBLO STORY
LINK: FREE SALPOINTE/PUEBLO PHOTOS
The Cougars’ Big Three – AJ Bonapart (16 points), Cassandra Coolidge (14) and Nelly Ponds (13) – carried their team. Bonapart and Ponds are juniors and Coolidge a sophomore. Steve Botkin reloading after Alyssa Brown moved on to UNLV. https://t.co/ePpqHoAUTz
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) February 17, 2022
3A BOYS BASKETBALL FIRST ROUND
No. 22 Sabino 75, No. 11 Eastmark 62
No. 10 Snowflake 62, No. 23 Pusch Ridge 54
2A BOYS BASKETBALL PLAY-IN
No. 23 San Carlos 69, No. 10 Bisbee 62
No. 17 NFL Yet 66, No. 16 Willcox 43
No. 15 Glendale Prep 55, No. 18 Benson 33
Great win for the girls tonight!
💪🏽⚽️❤️
Off to the semi’s! Thank you @PaulCicala for covering the game tonight. #CienegaQueenCats#ItDoesntLastForever pic.twitter.com/lqWPS7RuFb— Cienega Bobcats Girls Soccer (@BobcatGirlsSoc) February 17, 2022
5A GIRLS SOCCER QUARTERFINALS
No. 3 Cienega 5, No. 6 Millennium 1
No. 12 Sunrise Mountain 1, No. 13 Catalina Foothills 0
4A GIRLS SOCCER QUARTERFINALS
No. 6 Walden Grove 3, No. 14 Seton Catholic 0
No. 7 Salpointe 1, No. 2 Flagstaff 0
No. 1 Notre Dame 7, No. 9 Sahuaro 0
No. 5 Saguaro 5, No. 13 Sahuarita 0
The No. 7 Salpointe Lancers stunned the No. 2 Flagstaff Eagles girls soccer team with a late goal to win a 1-0 match in the quarterfinals of the 4A Conference playoffs Wednesday at Flagstaff High School. https://t.co/W5oP6K4lk7
— Arizona Daily Sun (@azds) February 17, 2022
3A GIRLS SOCCER SEMIFINAL AT GLENDALE HIGH
No. 4 Sabino 5, No. 1 Franklin 0
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17
BOYS WRESTLING AT VETERANS COLISEUM
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18
3A GIRLS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP AT GLENDALE
No. 4 Sabino vs. No. 2 NW Christian, 5 p.m.
5A GIRLS BASKETBALL QUARTERFINALS
No. 9 Ironwood Ridge at No. 1 Flowing Wells, 7 p.m.
No. 10 Catalina Foothills at No. 2 Sunrise Mountain, 7 p.m.
4A BOYS BASKETBALL QUARTERFINAL
No. 8 Cactus at No. 1 Salpointe, 7 p.m.
3A GIRLS BASKETBALL SECOND ROUND
No. 11 Sabino at No. 6 Alchesay, 7 p.m.
2A GIRLS BASKETBALL FIRST ROUND IN PRESCOTT
Bisbee vs. TBD
BOYS/GIRLS WRESTLING AT VETERANS COLISEUM
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19
5A BOYS BASKETBALL QUARTERFINAL
No. 9 Higley at No. 1 Buena, 7 p.m.
4A GIRLS BASKETBALL QUARTERFINAL
No. 7 Sahuaro at No. 2 Salpointe, 7 p.m.
3A BOYS BASKETBALL SECOND ROUND
No. 22 Sabino at No. 6 Holbrook, 7 p.m.
6A BOYS SOCCER SEMIFINAL AT CAMPO VERDE
No. 1 Tucson vs. No. 13 Chandler, 4 p.m.
5A GIRLS SOCCER SEMIFINAL AT CENTRAL
No. 3 Cienega vs. No. 2 Casteel, 2 p.m.
4A GIRLS SOCCER SEMIFINAL AT MARANA
No. 6 Walden Grove vs. No. 7 Salpointe, 11 a.m.
4A BOYS SOCCER SEMIFINAL AT WILLIAMS FIELD
No. 2 Salpointe vs. No. 3 Mohave, 6 p.m.
BOYS/GIRLS WRESTLING AT VETERANS COLISEUM
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22
4A GIRLS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP AT WILLIAMS FIELD
No. 6 Walden Grove/No. 7 Salpointe winner vs. TBD, 4:45 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23
5A GIRLS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS AT HIGH SEED
No. 9 Ironwood Ridge/No. 1 Flowing Wells winner vs. TBD, 7 p.m.
4A GIRLS BASKETBALL SEMIFINAL AT HIGH SEED
No. 7 Sahuaro/No. 2 Salpointe winner vs. TBD, 7 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
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