Holiday tournaments help kick start basketball season

November 17, 2012 by Les Willsey, AZPreps365


Only five football games left to close out the fall athletic season, but basketball begins hot and heavy this week to help kick off the winter sports season.

Here are some schedules for tournaments in the East Valley and southern Arizona:

GIRLS BASKETBALL

HIGHLAND THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT

At Highland and Mesquite high schools: Pool A -- Boulder Creek, Desert Mountain, Fairfax, Highland, Mountain Ridge; Pool B -- Basha, Chaparral, Desert Ridge, Mountain Pointe, Tolleson. Pool C -- Cibola, Pinnacle, Mesquite, Saguaro, Valley Vista. Pool D -- Alhambra, Flowing Wells, Hamilton, Seton, Williams Field.

MONDAY NOV. 19

At Highland High School: 3 p.m. -- Basha vs. Desert Ridge; 4:30 p.m. -- Chaparral vs. Tolleson; 6 p.m. -- Desert Mountain vs. Mountain Ridge; 7:30 p.m. -- Betty Fairfax vs. Highland. At Mesquite High School: 3 p.m. -- Williams Field vs. Hamilton; 4:30 p.m. -- Cibola vs. Pinnacle; 6 p.m. -- Flowing Wells vs. Seton; 7:30 p.m. -- Valley Vista vs. Mesquite.

TUESDAY NOV. 20

At Highland High School: 3 p.m -- Boulder Creek vs. Desert Mountain; 4:30 p.m. -- Mountain Ridge vs. Fairfax; 6 p.m. -- Seton vs. Williams Field; 7:30 p.m,. -- Hamilton vs. Alhambra. At  Mesquite High School: 3 p.m. -- Mesquite vs. Saguaro; 4:30 p.m. -- Pinnacle vs. Valley Vista; 6 p.m. -- Desert Ridge vs. Chaparral; 7:30 p.m. -- Mountain Pointe vs. Basha.

WEDNESDAY NOV. 21

At Highland High School: 3 p.m. -- Desert Ridge vs. Mountain Pointe; 4:30 p.m. -- Basha vs. Tolleson; 6 p.m. -- Fairfax vs. Desert Mountain; 7:30 p.m. -- Highland vs. Boulder Creek. At Mesquite High School: 3 p.m. -- Williams Field vs. Alhambra; 4:30 p.m. -- Hamilton vs. Flowing Wells; 6 p.m. -- Saguaro vs. Cibola; 7:30 p.m. -- Pinnacle vs. Mesquite.

FRIDAY NOV. 23

At Highland High School: 9 a.m. -- Desert Mountain vs. Highland; 10:30 a.m. -- Mountain Ridge vs. Boulder Creek; Noon -- Mountain Pointe vs. Chaparral; 1:30 p.m. -- Desert Ridge vs. Tolleson; 3 p.m. -- Boulder Creek vs. Fairfax; 4:30 p.m. -- Highland vs. Mountain Ridge; 6 p.m. -- Tolleson vs. Mountain Pointe; 7:30 p.m. -- Chaparral vs. Basha. At Mesquite High School: 9 a.m. -- Seton vs. Alhambra; 10:30 a.m. -- Flowing Wells vs. Williams Field; Noon -- Saguaro vs. Valley Vista; 1:30 p.m. -- Cibola vs. Mesquite; 3 p.m. -- Hamilton vs. Seton; 4:30 p.m. -- Alhambra vs. Flowing Wells; 6 p.m. -- Pinnacle vs. Saguaro; 7:30 p.m. -- Valley Vista vs. Cibola.

SATURDAY NOV. 24

At Highland High School: 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. -- Semifinals TBD. 6 p.m. -- Third-place TBD. 7:30 p.m. -- Championship -- TBD.

BOYS BASKETBALL

FEAR THE HOP TOURNAMENT

All games at Mesa High School

MONDAY NOV. 19 (Non-Tournament games)

3:15 p.m. -- Gilbert vs. Agua Fria; 4:45 p.m. -- Corona del Sol vs. Mountain Ridge; 6:15 p.m. -- Hamilton vs. Mesa. 7:45 p.m. -- Mesquite vs. Highland.

TUESDAY NOV. 20 (Bracket play begins)

3:15 p.m. -- Mountain Ridge vs. Mesquite; 4:45 p.m. -- Agua Fria vs. Mesa; 6:15 p.m. -- Corona del Sol vs. Highland; 7:45 p.m. -- Gilbert vs. Hamilton.

WEDNESDAY NOV. 21 (Bracket play continues)

3:15 p.m. -- Mountain Ridge-Mesquite loser vs. Agua Fria-Mesa loser; 4:45 p.m. -- Corona del Sol-Highland loser vs. Gilbert-Hamilton loser; 6:15 p.m. --  Corona del Sol-Highland winner vs. Gilbert-Hamilton winner; 7:45 p.m. -- Mountain Ridge-Mesquite winner vs. Agua Fria-Mesa winner  

SATURDAY NOV. 24

2:30 p.m. -- 7th-place game TBD; 4 p.m. -- 5th-place game TBD; 5:30 p.m. -- 3rd-place game TBD; 7 p.m. -- Championship game TBD.

SALPOINTE TIPOFF CLASSIC

At Salpointe and Red Mountain high schools: Pool A -- Salpointe, Santa Rita, Palo Verde, Nogales; Pool B -- Amphi, Rincon, Sabino, Catalina Foothills; Pool C -- Red Mountain, Casa Grande, Trevor Browne, Saguaro; Pool D -- South Mountain, North, Chandler, Kofa.

MONDAY NOV. 19 (Pool play begins)

At Salpointe HS: 3:30 p.m. -- Sabino vs. Amphi; 5 p.m. -- Nogales vs. Palo Verde; 6:30 p.m. -- Salpointe vs. Santa Rita; 8 p.m. -- Rincon vs. Catalina Foothills. At Red Mountain HS: 3:30 p.m. -- Saguaro vs. Trevor Browne; 5 p.m. -- North vs. Chandler; 6:30 p.m. -- Kofa vs. South Mountain; 8 p.m. -- Red Mountain vs. Casa Grande.

TUESDAY NOV. 20 (Pool play continues)

At Salpointe HS: 3:30 p.m. -- Amphi vs. Rincon; 5 p.m. -- Santa Rita vs. Nogales; 6:30 p.m. -- Catalina Foothills vs. Sabino; 8 p.m. -- Salpointe vs. Palo Verde. At Red Mountain High School: 3:30 p.m. -- Chandler vs. Kofa; 5 p.m. -- Saguaro vs. Casa Grande; 6:30 p.m. -- South Mountain vs. North; 8 p.m. -- Red Mountain vs. Trevor Browne.

WEDNESDAY NOV. 21 (Pool play concludes)

At Salpointe HS: 3:30 p.m. -- Palo Verde vs. Santa Rita; 5 p.m. -- Sabino  vs. Rincon; 6:30 p.m. -- Amphi vs. Catalina Foothills; 8 p.m. -- Salpointe vs. Nogales. At Red Mountain HS: 3:30 p.m. -- Kofa vs. North; 5 p.m. -- Trevor Browne vs. Casa Grande; 6:30 p.m. -- South Mountain vs. Chandler; 8 p.m. -- Red Mountain vs. Saguaro.

FRIDAY NOV. 23 (Matchup games)

All games at Salpointe HS

9 a.m. - B4 vs. D4; 10:30 a.m. -- A4 vs. C4; Noon -- B3 vs. D3; 1:30 p.m. -- A3 vs. C3; 3:30 p.m. -- B2 vs. D2; 5 p.m. -- A2 vs. C2; 6:30 p.m. -- B1 vs. C1; 8 p.m. - A1 vs. D1.

SATURDAY NOV. 24

All games at Salpointe HS

9 a.m. -- B4 vs. C4; 10:30 a.m. -- A4 vs. D4; Noon -- B3 vs. C3; 1:30 p.m.- A3 vs. D3; 3:30 p.m. -- B2 vs. C2; 5 p.m. -- A2 vs. D2; 6:30 p.m.-- Third-place; 8 p.m. -- Championship.

CATALINA HARDWOOD CLASSIC

At Catalina, Dobson and Basha high schools

MONDAY NOV. 19

At Catalina HS: 6 p.m. -- Ironwood Ridge vs. Cholla; 7:30 p.m. -- Catalina vs. Sahuaro. At Dobson HS: 6 p.m. -- Seton vs. Basha; 7:30 p.m. -- Dobson vs. Poston Butte.

TUESDAY NOV. 20

At Catalina HS: 6 p.m. -- Ironwood Ridge vs. Sahuaro; 7:30 p.m. -- Catalina vs. Cholla. At Dobson HS: 7 p.m. -- Dobson vs. Seton.At Basha HS: Basha vs. Poston Butte.

WEDNESDAY NOV. 21

At Catalina HS: 6 p.m. -- 6 p.m. - Sahuaro vs. Cholla; 7:30 p.m. -- Ironwood Ridge vs. Catalina. At Dobson HS -- 6 p.m. -- Seton vs. Poston Butte; 7:30 p.m. -- Dobson vs. Basha. 

FRIDAY NOV. 23 (Exhibition games based on pool play)

At Catalina HS: Noon  -- Tucson 4 vs. Phoenix 3; 1:30 p.m. -- Tucson 3 vs. Phoenix 4; 3 p.m.-- Tucson 1 vs. Phoenix 2; 4:30 p.m. -- Tucson 2 vs. Phoenix 1. 

SATURDAY NOV. 24 (Final matchups based on pool play)

At Catalina HS: Noon -- Tucson 4 vs. Phoenix 4; 1:30 p.m. -- Tucson 3 vs. Phoenix 3; 3 p.m. -- Tucson 2 vs. Phoenix 2; 4:30 p.m. -- Tucson 1 vs. Phoenix 1.