Girls begin on Friday (Feb. 18), boys on Saturday (Feb. 19). Championships are Feb. 26 in Glendale.
Winners of quarterfinal games will advance to semifinals next week at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale.
Boys Basketball
Flagstaff player suffers broken leg against Verrado in semifinal.
Sabercats use balanced effort to turn away visiting Peoria boys 66-50.
Kingman, Deer Valley expected to finish boys basketball contest that has about 4 1/2 minutes left.
Playoff hopes were strengthened for one and dented for another Thursday night after Perry pulled away late to knock off Skyline, 65-53, in a 5A East Valley Region boys basketball game at Skyline High.
Pioneers earn key Class 5A Division II boys basketball victory on the road, 72-62, over Chaparral.
Senior from Barry Goldwater High is a powerful scorer and rebounder.
Knights overcome rare double-digit deficit in first half to defeat Valley Lutheran in basketball 69-55.
Mesa High is not taking the 5A Fiesta Region by storm in boys basketball if final scores are the indicator. The wins, however, continue to pile up for the Jackrabbits.
With almost a wire-to-wire performance on Friday night, Mesa used a torrid start at both ends of the floor to post a 79-72 victory over visiting Brophy Prep.
Big fourth quarter gives Cougars a 63-54 road win over Liberty.
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