Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: The Morenci girls watch in disbelief as the final minute of play resulted in a 2-point loss. Two Wildcats were benched with five fouls and Saint David broke a 33-33 deadlock by sinking 2-4 free throws during the closing 42 seconds. The margin was the narrowest of the eight first round games played. Saint David meets Miami at 3 p.m. and Pima meets Thatcher at 6 p.m. in the semifinals.
By Raymundo Frasquillo
THATCHER – The 47th annual Eastern Arizona Girls Holiday Basketball Tourney continues in Guitteau Gymnasium on Thursday, Dec. 28.
The pairings are Morenci (5-6 overall) versus Safford (2-10) in Game 9 at 8:30 a.m., Fort Thomas (9-6) vs. Valley Union (7-9) in Game 11 at 11:30 a.m., Saint David (13-0) vs. Miami (8-2) in Game 13 at 3 p.m., and Pima (8-2) vs. Thatcher (3-7) in Game 15 at 6 p.m.
Final round pairings on Friday, Dec. 29 decide seventh place at 8:30 a.m., fifth place at 3 p.m., third place at 11:30 a.m., and champion at 6 p.m.
The Dec. 27 opening round results were Thatcher over Fort Thomas 42-36 in Game 1, Saint David over Morenci 35-33 in Game 3, Miami over Safford 51-42 in Game 5, and Pima over Valley Union 65-13 in Game 7.
