V. Christian, Holbrook, Page, Chinle advance to semis
No. 3 Sierra Linda (26-2) and No. 6 Cienega (18-6) are all set to battle in the bottom half of the 5A semifinals scheduled for Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Grand Canyon University.
Girls Basketball
It was a bad night for the 5A teams from Southern Arizona as No. 5 Buena, No. 6 Cienega and No. 10 Sahuaro all fell in the quarterfinal round on Saturday night but the results were completely opposite in the 4A bracket where two powerhouse programs from the Kino Region will meet for the third time this year.
No.7 Cienega upset No. 2 Arcadia Friday night in 5A action to advance to the semifinal round to be played next Wednesday, Feb. 22 at Grand Canyon University. The Bobcats (18-6) are the only 4A to 6A team from Southern Arizona to survive the night. Tucson (6A), Marana (5A), Ironwood Ridge (5A), Pueblo (4A) and Canyon del Oro (4A) all lost in the various quarterfinal rounds.
Pride's earlier tough losses pay dividends in 60-56 win
First-year program is No. 2 seed with only 1 senior
Defending champ Rock Point has won 10 in a row
Sahuaro's late run runs out of time
3-minute stretch of 4th quarter dodges upset bid
Hamilton solid choice to repeat
Mesquite prohibitive favorite to win its first title
No. 11 Sahuaro used a late surge to get past No. 22 Apollo 48-41 in a 5A play-in tournament game hosted by the Cougars Thursday night.
Arcadia win leaves teams with 7-1 region marks
5A battle of top 3 teams taken 66-59 via 12-0 run
Team converts 17 free throws in 2nd half
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