The longest continually running high school basketball classic held in the name of Martin Luther King, Jr. to be played in an NCAA Division I arena.
NOTE: The MLK Classic consists of power-point games that have been moved to McKale Center. AIA rankings are as of Friday, Jan. 17.
MONDAY, JANUARY 20: MCKALE CENTER
Elementary exhibition game, 8 a.m.
G: No. 19 St. Augustine (2A) vs. No. 36 Desert Christian (2A), 9 a.m.
St. Augustine senior Megan Callahan has 981 career points.
There are no seniors on the Desert Christian roster.
B: No. 40 Santa Rita (2A) vs. No. 34 Bisbee (2A), 10:30 a.m.
Bisbee multi-sport athlete Sebastian Lopez broke 1,000 career points in December. He finished his football career with 5,309 yards passing, putting him number 15 on the Southern Arizona list.
Santa Rita is led by senior David Gonzales who is scoring over 19 points a game.
G: No. 26 Buena (5A) vs No. 26 Rincon/UHS (6A), noon
Rincon/UHS sophomore Leila O’Dowd has 912 career point in less than two years of work.
Senior Icsiss Perez leads Buena with 9.1 points per game.
B: No. 11 Coolidge (3A) vs. No. 4 Gregory School (1A), 1:30 p.m.
Coolidge is led by juniors Preston Dees (11.9) and Corbyn Downs (11.6).
Gregory School is led by junior Ben Head (15.1), senior Justus Turner (15) and junior Devin Dawson (14.2), along with Razin Smith. The Hawks won the 1A state championship last year.
G: No. 3 Pueblo (5A) vs. No. 1 Catalina Foothills (5A), 3 p.m.
Clara-Mae Hager has 1,510 career points for the Falcons and volleyball standout Mercy Martinez returns for her senior year.
Pueblo junior America Cazares has 1,717 career points and senior Sara Galindo has 1,233.
B: No. 6 Palo Verde (3A) vs. No. 13 Sabino (3A), 4:30 p.m.
Sabino is led by seniors Caden Watkins (19.2), Brendan Gargus (17.2) and junior Isaiah Stevens (15).
Palo Verde senior Daniel Ortiz broke 1,000 career points by scoring 22 points in a 51-48 win at Pusch Ridge on Friday.
G: No. 12 Sahuaro (4A) vs. No. 7 Mica Mountain (4A), 6 p.m.
Mica Mountain senior Isabella Webb has 1,311 career points.
Carly Coolidge leads Sahuaro with 12.5 points a game
B: No. 12 Salpointe (4A) vs. No. 12 Tucson (6A), 7:30 p.m.
Salpointe junior Ejaz Edgerson is the son of former Arizona standout Eugene Edgerson. Joey Castillo returns for his senior year.
Junior Malaki Cunningham-Hiadzi (10.9), senior Patrick Flores (10.6) and senior Xavier Grajeda (10.1) lead the Badgers.













