Sabino and Tucson played to a 1-1 draw Monday night in a rare nonconference match with one day left in the 3A Conference regular season. Sabino started the night ranked No. 3 in the 3A Conference with a perfect 9-0 record, including 5-0 in the 3A South Region, and Tucson came in ranked No. 16 in the 6A Conference with a 6-4 record in power-ranking matches.
The Sabercats qualified for the state playoffs last Thursday after clinching the South Region title under the rules for the 3A level. The team is also ranked high enough to avoid the play-in tournament slated for Thursday night. The top eight teams in the 3A Conference advance directly to the state tournament which starts on Wednesday, Feb. 9 and those eight teams will be joined by the eight winners of the play-in tournament, comprised of teams ranked No. 9-24…..
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WINTER PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3
3A GIRLS SOCCER PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT
Pusch Ridge vs. TBD, 6 p.m.
3A BOYS SOCCER PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT
Pusch Ridge vs. TBD, 6 p.m.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5
GIRLS WRESTLING SECTION III TOURNAMENT
Flowing Wells High School
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