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Basketball: The Gregory School moves up with six championships; Craig Everson joins Bud Doolen and Dick McConnell with four

By Andy Morales

Posted on February 28, 2025

Craig Everson. (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson)

.@TGSHawksHoops has incredibly repeated as the 1A state champions for the third time in program history. The Hawks' coach, Craig Everson, has won four state titles over his eight-year tenure at the school. Amazing. One of the elite coaches in Southern Arizona high school hoops… pic.twitter.com/lAYVNuUuUS

— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) March 1, 2025

BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

TUCSON HIGH (8)
1934: ALL (Rollin T. Gridley)
1942: ALL (Earl McCullar)
1943: ALL (Bud Doolen)
1945: ALL (Bud Doolen)
1948: ALL (Bud Doolen)
1949: 5A (Bud Doolen)
1962: 5A (Tony Morales)
1969: 5A (Tony Morales)

GREGORY SCHOOL (6)
2008: 1A (Paul Baranowski)
2009: 1A (Paul Baranowski)
2018: 1A (Craig Everson)
2019: 1A (Craig Everson)
2024: 1A (Craig Everson)
2025: 1A (Craig Everson)

NOGALES (5)
1949: 3A (Harry O’Mealy)
1976: 4A (Ray Molera)
1982: 4A (Ray Molera)
1983: 4A (Ray Molera)
2011: 4A-I (Ricardo de la Riva)

SAHUARO (4)
1970: 5A (Dick McConnell)
1982: 5A (Dick McConnell)
2000: 5A (Dick McConnell)
2001: 5A (Dick McConnell)

MARANA (3)
1969: 2A (Norm Patton)
1970: 2A (Norm Patton)
1972: 3A (Norm Patton)

BISBEE (2)
1930: ALL (Francis Alexander)
1994: 2A (Vince Creviston)

BUENA (2)
1969: 4A (Don Harris)
1970: 4A (Don Harris)

CANYON DEL ORO (2)
1977: 4A (John Tissaw)
1978: 4A (John Tissaw)

FLOWING WELLS (2)
1963: 3A (Ed Nymeyer)
1968: 3A (Ed Nymeyer)

GREEN FIELDS (2)
1990: 1A (Bill Ludeke)
1991: 1A (Brian Peabody)

PUEBLO (2)
1977: 5A (Roland LaVetter)
1978: 5A (Roland LaVetter)

SANTA RITA (2)
1999: 4A (Jim Ferguson)
2010: 4A-II (Jim Ferguson)

ST. DAVID (2)
1998: 1A (John Bryant)
2002: 1A (John Bryant)

AJO
1987: 1A (Bo Whitelock)