Ironwood Ridge and Tucson played to a 1-1 tie Friday night in an important Division II, Section VI match. With the tie, both teams remain within striking distance of Salpointe for the section lead.

Mesquite pressure keys victory

Mountain View takes care of Dobson, 79-52

Only 1 team remains unbeaten in D-IV rankings

Lady Sentinels roll in 56-33 victory

Ironwood Ridge coach Tim Berrier named NFHS National Coach of the Year

Paradise Valley held on to defeat Marana Mountain View 46-43 Tuesday night to remain undefeated (11-0) in power-ranking games. Ranked No. 2 in the current Division II AIA/MaxPreps rankings, the Trojans are 16-2 overall with their two losses coming during invitationals.

Fuller, Alva fuel 72-59 Hawks' victory

MaxPreps/WBCA High School Players of the Week announced.

No. 8 Gilbert Christian held on for a 51-48 win at No. 7 Catalina Foothills in a rare Division II battle played on a Saturday night. Senior standout Mitch Lightfoot led all scorers with 29 points.

Ironwood Ridge had a difficult time shaking Basha last night but the Nighthawks pulled away with a 51-46 win to improve to 7-1 in power ranking games. Oh, and along the way, senior standout Lexy Ram set an important scoring milestone.

The Division I basketball champions each began their title defense with new coaches. With just over a month before the postseason, both squads are still trying find last year's level of play.

16-4 first half run helps keep Verrado at bay

Mesa drops first power-ranking game

35 teams to compete

Marquee second half games on the docket

Team picks up key power ranking win

Trojans a game away from two 500-win hoop coaches

They say basketball is a game of runs and that was the case Tuesday night when Salpointe Catholic came back from nine points down only to give up an 11-point lead before outlasting Sunnyside 74-68 in overtime.

Strong 2nd half keeps Basha perfect in power-ranking games

Huskies remain unbeaten, notch 10th win

MaxPreps/WBCA High School Players of the Week announced

Chumacera was named the Most Valuable Player of The Grove Invitational Saturday after Sunnyside (14-1) blew through the field to win the championship. The Blue Devils outscored their opponents 16-1 along the way including a 4-0 dismantling of Catalina Foothills on Wednesday, a 2-0 win over Rincon/University in the semifinal round and a 2-0 domination of Nogales in the final.

Claims Showcase title

The 2015 version of The Flowing Wells Holiday Shootout and the Northwest Desert Classic came to an end Wednesday night with the Cienega girls defeating Sahuaro 44-39 at Flowing Wells, the Ironwood Ridge girls winning the NW Desert Classic 55-39 over Tucson and the Pusch Ridge boys defeating Globe 83-45.