No. 23 Desert Vista used two goals from freshman Brennan Klein to get past No. 10 Rincon/University 2-1 Thursday night in 6A play-in action.
FOOTBALL: Catalina Foothills standout Bryan Beckon commits to Southern Utah University
Marana beat Desert View 3-0 Monday night to set up a 5A Sonoran battle against Flowing Wells on Tuesday night. Marana (3-0 in region play) was ranked 10th coming in and Flowing Wells (3-0) was on the edge at 24. In essence, Flowing Wells has to beat Marana to secure a playoff spot.
Southern Arizona soccer playoff picture
WRESTLING: Mountain View wins Diego Gadea Invitational
Southern Arizona Career Scoring Leaders: Boys
1 Terrell Stoglin, Santa Rita (2,901) 2009-13
2 Chuck Overton, Cholla (2,535) 1989-92
3 Deron Johnson, Sunnyside (2,108) 1984-89
4 Jermaine Watts, Sunnyside (2,055) 1990-94
5 Tim Derksen, Amphitheater (1,979) 2008-12
6 Nick Rosquist, The Gregory School (1,906) 2013-17
There is no such thing as an “upset” when two top region opponents play each other this time of year and such was the case when No. 8 Catalina Foothills beat No. 2 Salpointe 52-41 Thursday night at home. The win gave the Falcons a 3-0 lead in the 4A Kino Region while the Lancers fell to 3-1.
Legendary Nogales coach Ray Molera passed away on Monday
WRESTLING: Corona del Sol wins Flowing Wells Invitational; Queen Creek’s Anthony Saba named top wrestler
WRESTLING: Day 1 team results from Flowing Wells
Ironwood Ridge beat Sahuaro 56-49 Friday night to improve to 2-0 in the 5A Southern Region.
Flowing Wells Wrestling Invitational
Boys Playoff Preview
GIRLS SOCCER: Early playoff picture
HOOPS: Addison Mort reaches 1,000 career points at The Gregory School
Top 10 Boys and Girls rankings
Benson Duals
Douglas beat Palo Verde 4-1 in PKs to win invitational.
Pusch Ridge was cruising against Tanque Verde Friday night, up 28-14 with 4:23 left in the third. It was a slow but steady lead, and it looked like it would stand up the rest of the way, but the Hawks made a furious comeback only to have the game come down to one play.
Palo Verde senior Jackie Igulu has 145 career goal. Palo Verde Invite recap.
The top 10 rankings for basketball from Southern Arizona.
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Girls: Cienega 2, Sahuaro 1
Boys: Sunnyside 2, Buena 1
Sahuaro went undefeated to capture the championship of the Sabino Capital Connect Tournament this past week. The Cougars jumped out to a 31-13 lead on Mingus in the championship game and held on for a 63-48 victory.
Walden Grove Soccer Invitational
WINTER BREAK TOURNEYS: Soccer & Hoops update from Southern Arizona
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