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Spring Playoffs: Jared Perry to play for third singles championship; Complete baseball and softball first round results

Catalina Foothills senior standout Jared Perry beat Sahuarita standout Jacob Walton 6-1, 6-0 Saturday at the Paseo Racquet Center in Glendale to advance to the Division II semifinal round where he beat Andrew Yang of AZ College Prep 6-1, 6-3. Perry is the top seed and he will face No. 3 Adam Sun of Kellis for the state championship Monday evening at 5 p.m. Sun beat No. 2 Grant Cohen of Catalina Foothills 6-0, 6-2 in the other semifinal. Perry is playing for his third state title with COVID restrictions preventing him from competing as a freshman in 2020. As a team, the Falcons are still playing for their 17th championship and ninth in a row. The quarterfinals for team competition continues on Wednesday, May 3.

Jared Perry. (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson)

In 6A Baseball action, No. 2 Tucson beat No. 15 Desert Ridge 7-6 in eight innings with sophomore Gennaro Brito knocking in the winning run with bases loaded with two outs.

4A No. 1 Salpointe held on to defeat No. 16 Coconino 5-4 with two RBI each from Jose Simon and Izaiah Moraga. Diego Garcia picked up the win with six strikeouts. Tyler Ragan hit a grand slam for Coconino.

Diego Garcia. (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson)

4A No. 5 Canyon del Oro beat No. 12 Mica Mountain 12-0 in five innings of play with Lucas Casey earning the win with six strikeouts. Casey also collected three RBI.

Lucas Casey. (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson)

1A No. 6 Desert Christian beat No. 11 Superior in a 9-inning epic. Down 10-7 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Adam Vavala started things off with a single and then Caden Esquerra drew a walk to put two on. Bennett Vondrak doubled to cut the lead down to 11-9. Austin Yarger singled in Vondrak one out later to tie the game at 10-10 and then Ethan Craig reached on an error and Yarger moved to third base. Cooper Payne reached on an error which allowed Yarger to score the winning run.

Arianna Figuero. (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson)

In 5A Softball action, No. 7 Mountain View beat No. 10 Cienega 3-2 to advance. Oregon State commit Aubrey Marx went 3-3 with a double and and RBI triple for the Bobcats but Arianna Figuero held firm and picked up the win for Mountain View.

Gianna Mares. (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson)

4A No. 1 Salpointe beat No. 16 Seton Catholic 6-1 behind home runs from Gianna Mares, Anyssa Wild and Allie Hayes. Arianna Flores got the win with nine strikeouts. Mares also saw action in the circle and she added four strikeouts.

Sydnee Wendel. (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson)

No. 5 Canyon del Oro beat No. 12 Pueblo 8-1 with Sydnee Wendel getting the win to go along with two doubles. Amelia Streuber pitched the last three innings.

SATURDAY, APRIL 29

BASEBALL 1A/4A/5A/6A FIRST ROUND
6A: No. 2 Tucson 7, No. 15 Desert Ridge 6 (8)
6A: No. 8 O’Connor 12, No. 9 Sunnyside 2 (5)
5A: No. 1 Catalina Foothills 8, No. 16 Verrado 5
5A: No. 3 Nogales 10, No. 14 Cienega 0 (6)
5A: No. 4 Horizon 7, No. 13 Buena 4
4A: No. 1 Salpointe 5, No. 16 Coconino 4
4A: No. 3 Sahuarita 3, No. 15 Douglas 2
4A: No. 5 Canyon del Oro 12, No. 12 Mica Mountain 0 (5)
4A: No. 8 Bradshaw Mountain 3, No. 9 Rio Rico 2 (8)
4A: No. 7 Flagstaff 19, No. 10 Walden Grove 13
4A: No. 6 AZ College Prep 4, No. 11 Sahuaro 0
1A: No. 4 St. David 11, No. 13 Valley Union 0 (5)
1A: No. 6 Desert Christian 11, No. 11 Superior 10 (9)

SOFTBALL 2A/4A/5A/6A FIRST ROUND
6A: No. 14 Corona del Sol 7, No. 3 Sunnyside 2
6A: No. 7 Desert Vista 8, No. 10 Tucson 0
5A: No. 7 Mountain View 3, No. 10 Cienega 2
5A: No. 11 Ironwood Ridge 3, No. 6 Centennial 2
4A: No. 1 Salpointe 6, No. 16 Seton Catholic 1
4A: No. 5 Canyon del Oro 8, No. 12 Pueblo 1
4A: No. 9 Sahuarita 7, No. 8 AZ College Prep 5
4A: No. 7 Coconino 1, No. 10 Mica Mountain 0
4A: No. 6 Paradise Honors 1, No. 11 Rio Rico 0
2A: No. 2 Willcox 15, No. 15 Phoenix Country Day 1 (5)
2A: No. 4 Benson over No. 13 Bisbee (forfeit)

MONDAY, MAY 1

BASEBALL 4A/5A SECOND ROUND
5A: No. 8 Cactus Shadows at No. 1 Catalina Foothills, 4 p.m.
5A: No. 6 Williams Field at No. 3 Nogales, 4 p.m.
4A: No. 8 Bradshaw Mountain at No. 1 Salpointe, 6 p.m.
4A: No. 6 AZ College Prep at No. 3 Sahuarita, 4 p.m.
4A: No. 5 Canyon del Oro at No. 4 Mesquite, 4 p.m.

BEACH VOLLEYBALL PAIRS ROUND 1 AT CASTEEL
Alina Nunez/Madison Navarrete, Canyon del Oro vs. Purdy/Pitts, Mesquite, 5 p.m.

TENNIS SINGLES/DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS AT PASEO
B D-II: No. 1 Jared Perry, Catalina Foothills vs. No. 3 Adam Sun, Kellis, 5 p.m.
B D-II: No. 1 Jason Jia/Santiago Lietzau, Catalina Foothills vs. No. 2 Paradise Valley, 5 p.m.
G D-II: No. 2 Morgan Filer/Maria Aranguren, Catalina Foothills vs. No. 1 Notre Dame, 5 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 2

BASEBALL 6A SECOND ROUND
No. 10 Pinnacle at No. 2 Tucson, 4 p.m.
No. 16 Sunnyslope at No. 9 Sunnyside, 4 p.m. (Elimination)

SOFTBALL 6A ELIMINATION
No. 11 Sunnyslope at No. 3 Sunnyside, 4 p.m.
No. 15 Desert Ridge at No. 10 Tucson, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL 4A/5A SECOND ROUND
5A: No. 7 Mountain View at No. 2 Desert Mountain, 4 p.m.
5A: No. 11 Ironwood Ridge at No. 3 Canyon View, 4 p.m.
4A: No. 9 Sahuarita at No. 1 Salpointe, 6 p.m.
4A: No. 5 Canyon del Oro at No. 4 Saguaro, 4 p.m.

BEACH VOLLEYBALL PAIRS ROUND 2 AT CASTEEL
No. 2 Jordan Faircloth/Rylen Bourguet, Salpointe vs. TBD, 5 p.m.
No. 7 Kylie Strang/Abbey Garner, Canyon del Oro vs. TBD, 5 p.m.

GIRLS TEAM TENNIS QUARTERFINALS
D-II: No. 8 ALA-Gilbert North at No. 1 Catalina Foothills, 3 p.m.
D-II: No. 6 Sahuarita at No. 3 Salpointe, 3 p.m.
D-III: No. 6 Thatcher at No. 3 Pusch Ridge, 3 p.m.

BASEBALL 3A FIRST ROUND
No. 13 Snowflake at No. 4 Pusch Ridge, 4 p.m.
No. 10 Sabino at No. 7 Gilbert Christian, 5 p.m.
No. 12 Tanque Verde at No. 5 Yuma Catholic, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL 3A FIRST ROUND
3A: No. 16 Coolidge at No. 1 Sabino, 4 p.m.
3A: No. 15 Wickenburg at No. 2 Empire, 4 p.m.
3A: No. 9 Tanque Verde at No. 8 Bourgade, 4 p.m.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL 4A-6A PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT
6A: No. 22 Gilbert at No. 11 Tucson, 6 p.m.
6A: No. 19 Basha at No. 14 Rincon/UHS, 6 p.m.
6A: No. 17 Marana at No. 16 Mountain Ridge, 6 p.m.
5A: No. 23 Cactus Shadows at No. 10 Catalina Foothills, 6 p.m.
5A: No. 21 Independence at No. 12 Ironwood Ridge, 6 p.m.
5A: No. 18 Mountain View at No. 15 Kellis, 6 p.m.
4A: No. 22 Goldwater at No. 11 Flowing Wells, 6 p.m.
4A: No. 17 St. Mary’s at No. 16 Sabino, 6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3

BOYS TEAM TENNIS QUARTERFINALS
D-I: No. 6 Rincon/UHS at No. 3 Desert Mountain, 3 p.m.
D-II: No. 7 Canyon View at No. 2 Catalina Foothills, 3 p.m.
D-II: No. 8 Salpointe at No. 1 Estrella Foothills, 3 p.m.
D-III: No. 6 ALA Foothills at No. 3 Pusch Ridge, 3 p.m.
D-III: No. 10 Tanque Verde at No. 2 Phoenix Country Day, 3 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 4

D-I TRACK AND FIELD DAY ONE

FRIDAY, MAY 5

BASEBALL 2A FIRST ROUND AT GOODYEAR COMPLEX
No. 1 Benson vs. No. 16 Willcox, 6:30 p.m.
No. 3 Tombstone vs. No. 14 Tempe Prep, 4 p.m.
No. 9 Bisbee vs. No. 8 Scottsdale Prep, 6:30 p.m.

SOFTBALL 2A QUARTERFINAL AT PAPAGO COMPLEX
No. 2 Willcox vs. No. 7 Heritage, 5:30 p.m.
No. 4 Benson vs. No. 5 Santa Cruz, 5:30 p.m.

SOFTBALL 1A QUARTERFINALS
No. 12 Ray at No. 4 St. David, 4 p.m.
No. 6 San Manuel at No. 3 Joseph City, 4 p.m.

D-II/III/IV/V TRACK AND FIELD DAY ONE
BOYS VOLLEYBALL 4A-6A FIRST ROUND

SATURDAY, MAY 6

BASEBALL 1A QUARTERFINAL
No. 5 Anthem Prep at No. 4 St. David, 2 p.m.
No. 6 Desert Christian at No. 3 Bagdad, 2 p.m.

D-I/II/III/IV/V TRACK AND FIELD DAY TWO

MONDAY, MAY 8

D-III GOLF FIRST ROUND AT OMNI SONORAN

TUESDAY, MAY 9

D-III GOLF SECOND ROUND AT OMNI SONORAN

FRIDAY, MAY 12

STATE TRACK MEET AT MESA CC

SATURDAY, MAY 13

STATE TRACK MEET AT MESA CC

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