Fall Sports Region Champions: 10 from Southern Arizona so far

FALL REGION CHAMPIONS

10 teams from Southern Arizona have won a region or section but only four of those championships comes with an automatic berth to a state playoff and four more finished high enough in the rankings to make the state playoffs as an at-large berth.

For Marana Boys Golf, Jackson Rose and Riley Stidham are on track to qualify for the state playoffs as individuals and, for the Sabino Girls Golf, Zaida Wise and Abigail Gryzynger should also make it as individuals.

FOOTBALL
San Manuel: 1A South (Automatic Berth)
Marana: 6A Flag Central (Playoffs)

FALL SOCCER
Desert Christian: Fall South (Automatic Berth)

GOLF
Marana Boys, D-I, Tucson (Two Player Berths)
Salpointe Girls: D-II, Section I (Playoffs)
Sabino Girls: D-II, Section II Two Player Berths)
Catalina Foothills Boys: D-II, Section I (Playoffs)
Cienega Boys: D-II, Section II (Playoffs)

VOLLEYBALL
Desert Christian: 1A Tucson Northwest (Automatic Berth)
St. David: 1A Tucson Southwest (Automatic Berth)

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