Apaches remain top-ranked, average 23-point margin
By Raymundo Frasquillo
FORT THOMAS – The Matthew Dona-coached top-ranked Fort Thomas Apaches will be tested by the No. 2 Joseph City Wildcats this week. The Jerry W. Hancock Gymnasium-held pairing is on Friday, Jan. 30, with a 6 p.m. tip-off. The Apaches also host 1A North Region Saint Michael on Saturday, Jan. 31, for a 4 p.m. start.
Joseph City (5-0 region) visits 1-4 Ash Fork for a 1A Central Region contest on Tuesday, Jan. 27
Benson enters Wildcat Memorial Gymnasium on Tuesday, Jan. 27. The Bobcats bring an identical 2A South Region mark to 3-1 Morenci, while 5-1 Willcox hosts 0-5 San Miguel.
The 3A South Region has 2-1 Thatcher hosting 3-1 Safford on Thursday, Jan. 28.
This week (Jan. 26-31)
This week (Jan. 26-31), the 1A East Region has Fort Thomas visiting Ray, Hayden hosting Duncan, and Cicero Prep hosting Superior on Jan. 27; Hayden visiting Cicero Prep and Duncan hosting Ray on Jan. 30; and Ray hosting San Manuel on Jan. 31.
Non-region pairings include Valley Lutheran visiting 1A South Region Sells Baboquivari on Jan. 27; Cicero Prep hosting 2A Valley Region Phoenix Country Day School on Jan. 28; Hayden hosting Valley Lutheran on Jan. 29; Fort Thomas hosting 1A North Region Joseph City on Jan. 30; and Fort Thomas hosting 1A North Region Saint Michael and Valley Lutheran visiting Dishchii’bikoh on Jan. 31.
In the 2A East Region, San Tan Charter visits Gilbert Classical, Pima visits Lincoln Prep, San Carlos visits Leading Edge, and Arete Prep visits Chandler Prep on Jan. 27; San Tan Charter visits Miami, Pima visits San Carlos, Lincoln Prep visits Arete Prep, and Chandler Prep hosts Leading Edge on Jan. 30.
Non-region contests include Miami hosting 2A South Region Saint Augustine Catholic on Jan. 27; Miami visiting 3A Central Region Globe and Chandler Prep hosting 2A West Region Glendale Trivium Prep on Jan. 28; Lincoln Prep hosting 2A West Region Glendale Prep on Jan. 29; Gilbert Classical hosting 2A South Region Saint Augustine Catholic on Jan. 30; and Pima visiting New Mexico Silver on Jan. 31.
For the 2A South Region members, Willcox hosts San Miguel, Morenci hosts Benson, Desert Christian visits Bisbee, and Tombstone visits Santa Rita on Jan. 27; and Willcox visits Desert Christian, Morenci visits Tombstone, Benson hosts San Miguel, and Saint Augustine Catholic hosts Bisbee on Jan. 29:
Non-region pairings include Willcox visiting 1A South Region Saint David and Tombstone hosting 1A South Region on Jan. 26; Saint Augustine Catholic visiting 2A East Region Miami on Jan. 27; Benson visiting 2A West Region Phoenix North Valley Christian, Desert Christian visiting 1A West Region Glendale Desert Heights Prep, Saint Augustine Catholic visiting 2A East Region Gilbert Classical, and Bisbee hosting 1A South Region Tucson’s The Gregory School on Jan. 30.
This week in the 3A South Region, Palo Verde Magnet hosts Thatcher, Tanque Verde hosts Pusch Ridge, Safford visits Sabino, and Catalina visits Andrada Polytechnic on Jan. 26; Palo Verde Magnet visits Empire, Safford visits Thatcher, Pusch Ridge hosts Andrada Polytechnic, and Sabino hosts Catalina on Jan. 28; and Palo Verde Magnet visits Catalina, Tanque Verde visits Thatcher, and Empire hosts Andrada Polytechnic on Jan. 30; and Safford hosts Pusch Ridge on Jan. 31.
Non-region pairings include Sabino visiting 1A South Region Tucson’s The Gregory School on Jan. 27; and Sabino visiting 4A Gila Region Douglas on Jan. 30.
1A No. 1 Fort Thomas (14-0 seeding, 16.5416 rating)
Fort Thomas (23-4 overall, 15-0 seeding, 5-0 region) is averaging a 74-51 (1,995-1,380) score per game or a 23-point margin through 27 games.
A 14-member roster includes seven seniors, three juniors, three sophomores, and a freshman. The seniors are Damarae Dosela (31), Koby Hunter (23), Leondro Kenton (14), Justin Olivar (25), Michael Olivar (34), Kobe Pearson (20), and Channing Wilson (11); juniors Brian Sign (50), Tayshawn Stanley (45), and Keon Williams (44); sophomores Aaden Anderson (55), Amare Ethelbah (15), and Malachi Johnson (10); and freshman Elijah Titla (35).
The Matthew Dona-coached Apaches are competing in the 8-member 1A East Region with the Duncan Wildkats, the Kearny Ray Bearcats, the Phoenix Valley Lutheran Flames, the San Manuel Miners, the Scottsdale Cicero Prep Centurions, the Superior Panthers, and the Winkelman Hayden Lobos.
1A No. 19 Duncan (7-8 seeding, minus 5.5659 rating)
Duncan (9-10 overall, 7-8 seeding, 2-3 region) is averaging a 43-44 (817-844) score per game or a 1-point deficit through 19 games.
A 12-member roster includes four seniors, three juniors, and five sophomores. The seniors are Taygen Jensen (22), Pablo Ruiz (10), and Isaiah Sumner (24); juniors Connor Free (12), Dayton Penry (4), and Aaron Zamora (30); and sophomores Mark Bejarano (34), Canyon Carver (42), Jared Kempton (44), Karsen Lacey (14), and Wyatt Lunt (40).
The Brad Roof-coached Wildkats are competing in the 8-member 1A South Region with the Fort Thomas Apaches, the Kearny Ray Bearcats, the Phoenix Valley Lutheran Flames, the San Manuel Miners, the Scottsdale Cicero Prep Centurions, the Superior Panthers, and the Winkelman Hayden Lobos.
1A State Rankings
The state rankings for the Top 24 of 42 statewide 3A schools at noon on Jan. 23 were Fort Thomas (14-0, 16.5416 rating), No. 1, Joseph City (12-3, 9.0307) No. 2, Tucson’s The Gregory School (10-3, 8.7968) No. 3, Winkelman Hayden (11-2, 8.6105) No. 4, Phoenix Valley Lutheran (11-1, 8.5461) No. 5, Williams (11-2, 6.2092) No. 6, Bagdad (14-1, 4.6038) No. 7, and Phoenix Great Hearts Anthem (10-2, 4.0366) No. 8.
Saint David (8-5, 1.0154) was No. 9, Dishchii’bikoh (9-5, 0.7651) No. 10, Heber Mogollon (7-6, 0.5269) No. 11, Rock Point (9-4, minus 0.2352) No. 12, Sells Baboquivari (8-4, minus 1.2844) No. 13, Kearny Ray (9-3, minus 1.9642) No. 14, Seligman (9-4, minus 2.3070) No. 15, and Wellton Antelope Union (9-3, minus 3.1604) No. 16.
Flagstaff Basis (8-4, minus 3.9645) was No. 17, Scottsdale Cicero Prep (4-9, minus 4.1155) No. 18, Duncan (7-8, minus 5.5659) No. 19, Peach Springs Music Mountain (8-6, minus 6.8503) No. 20, Teec Nos Pos Red Mesa (8-6, minus 7.6321) No. 21, Colorado City El Capitan (8-6, minus 8.0061) No. 22, Saint Michael (7-8, minus 8.0891) No. 23, and San Simon (5-9, minus 9.8812) No. 24.
The state rankings for the other two 1A South Region members were Superior (3-11, minus 11.9381) No. 28 and San Manuel (1-12, minus 18.0957) No. 35.
1A South Region Standings
Standings for the 1A East Region as of Jan. 23 were Fort Thomas (23-4 overall, 15-0 seeding, 5-0 region), Winkelman Hayden (14-5, 12-2, 4-1), Phoenix Valley Lutheran (17-7, 12-2, 5-2), Scottsdale Cicero Prep (5-9, 5-9, 3-2), Duncan (9-10, 7-8, 2-3), Kearny Ray (13-6, 10-4, 1-3), Superior (5-16, 3-13, 1-5), and San Manuel (1-17, 1-13, 0-5).
Region results are Fort Thomas over Superior (87-34, Dec. 16), Hayden (85-68, Jan. 6), Duncan (78-43, Jan. 13), Cicero Prep (96-59, Jan. 21), and Valley Lutheran (90-50, Jan. 23); Hayden over San Manuel (68-35, Dec. 16), Valley Lutheran (58-44, Jan. 13), Superior (51-29, Jan. 15), and Ray (75-34, Jan. 20); Valley Lutheran over Ray (71-70, Dec. 12), Cicero Prep (56-45, Jan. 6), Duncan (48-44, Jan. 10), San Manuel (75-18, Jan. 16), and Superior (51-25, Jan. 20); Cicero Prep over Ray (72-51, Jan. 9), Duncan (58-52, Jan. 17), and San Manuel (64-30, Jan. 23); Duncan over Superior (52-41, Jan. 6) and San Manuel (51-39, Jan. 20); Ray over Superior (85-47, Jan. 23); and Superior over San Manuel (52-40, Jan. 13).
No. 2 Pima – 97, No. 41 Miami – 45 (Jan. 23)
Pima dropped in a pair of high percentage shots plus a long distance shot to lead 7-0 during the first minute of play.
The visiting Vandals found themselves trying to catch up before lighting up their side of the scoreboard with 1:12 elapsed. Junior John McGaughey netted two points.
Nearly three minutes, 2:56 to be exact, elapsed before Miami scored again on sophomore Dreyton Dickison’s 1-2 free throws. By then, the Vandals trailed by nine, 2-11. Another free throw, 1-3 by Dickeson, put Miami in double figures to trail 10-25 with 39 seconds left in the opening quarter. The Vandals outscored the Roughriders 17-11 in the fourth quarter, but it was not enough to offset the 58-point three-quarters deficit.
The Roughriders led 27-10 at the start of the second quarter, 58-16 at halftime, and 86-28 heading into the fourth quarter.
Pima connected on 42 field goals (seven 3-pointers) plus 6-9 free throws compared to 17 field goals (two 3-pointers) plus 9-12 free throws by Miami.
Senior Charles Richardson scored 19 points on eight field goals (one 3-pointer) plus 2-3 free throws, senior Keegan Corona scored 18 on seven field goals (two 3-pointers) plus 2-2 free throws, junior Joel Mattice 18 on nine field goals, and junior Nash Bodily 10 on four field goals (one 3-pointer) plus 1-2 free throws. Junior Tanner Smith added nine points, senior Keaton Bryce eight, junior Brendan Skiba seven, junior Gilbert Bryce four, senior Isaac Thompson and junior Stratton McRae two each.
For Miami, Isaiah Tarango scored 20 points on eight field goals plus 4-4 free throws, and junior Kris Tarango scored 14 points on five field goals (one 3-pointer) plus 3-3 free throws. McGaughey added four points, junior Julio Rodriguez three, sophomore Dreyton Dickison and Dominic Romero two each.
No. 23 Willcox – 60, No. 27 Morenci – 55 (Jan. 22)
The South Region pairing between 3-0 Morenci and 3-1 Willcox was decided in the closing minute. Willcox junior J.D. Whetten dialed long distance as 1:25 remained to break the game’s final 53-53 tie, and senior Ty Shull added the dagger with 18 seconds to go. It gave the Cowboys a 5-point advantage, a 25-14 fourth-quarter lead, and a total that would become the final score.
The game had been knotted thrice before during the first three quarters, 2-2 and 4-4 during the first quarter, and 12-12 in the second quarter. Morenci senior Adrian McCallum made it a fourth tie, sinking 2-2 free throws with 1:53 left to play for the 53-53 deadlock.
Willcox led 8-6 following the first quarter, while Morenci led 26-19 at halftime and 41-35 heading into the fourth quarter.
On the evening, Morenci made 16 field goals (five 3-pointers) plus 18-25 free throws versus 25 field goals (seven 3-pointers) plus 3-7 free throws by Willcox.
Junior Aymen Abdulqader tallied 21 points on seven field goals (one 3-pointer) plus 2-2 free throws, junior Adrian McCabe 15 on three field goals (two 3-pointers) plus 7-8 free throws, and senior Adrian McCallum 11 on three field goals plus 5-8 free throws. Freshman Marcus Najar added eight points and sophomore Deegan Miller six.
For Willcox, Shull netted 22 points on nine field goals (four 3-pointers) plus 0-1 free throws and Whetten 21 on eight field goals (three 3-pointers) plus 2-4 free throws. Junior Jahir Reyes added nine points, sophomore Asher Ward four, junior Bryan Cuevas and sophomore Tucker Shamback two each.
2A No. 2 Pima Roughriders (12-2 seeding, 17.3469 rating)
Pima (22-4 overall, 12-2 seeding, 4-0 region) is averaging a 68-46 (1,762-1,192) score per game or a 22-point margin through 26 games.
A 12-member roster has four seniors, seven juniors, and a sophomore. The seniors are Keaton Bryce (2), Keegan Corona (14), Charles Richardson (32), Isaac Thompson (1); juniors Nash Bodily (13), Gilbert Bryce (0), Joel Mattice (23), Stratton McRae (12), Brendan Skiba (15), Tanner Smith (3), and Haydn Wilkins (5); and sophomore Van Papa (10).
The Cliff Thompson-coached Roughriders are competing in the 9-member 2A East Region 2A East Region with the Chandler Lincoln Prep Lightning, the Chandler Prep Titans, the Gilbert Leading Edge Spartans, the Gilbert Classical Spartans, the Gilbert San Tan Charter Roadrunners, the Miami Vandals, and the San Carlos Braves.
2A No. 22 Willcox Cowboys (8-4 seeding, 2.7679 rating)
Willcox (16-5 overall, 9-4 seeding, 5-1 region) is averaging a 57-49 (1,192-1,021) score per game or an 8-point margin through 21 games.
An 11-member roster includes a senior, four juniors, five sophomores, and a freshman. The senior is Ty Shull (2); juniors Bryan Cuevas (4), Jahir Reyes (12), J.D. Whetten (10), and Carder Wyatt (13); sophomores Ryan Burchett (24), Saul Medina (3), Steele Romney (5), Tucker Stamback (11), and Asher Ward (1); and freshman Alex Shull (14).
The Farbod Safavi-coached Wildcats are competing in the 9-member 2A South Region with the Benson Bobcats, the Bisbee Pumas, the Morenci Wildcats, the Tombstone Yellow Jackets, along with the Tucson schools Desert Christian Eagles, Saint Augustine Catholic Wolves, the San Miguel Catholic Vipers, and the Santa Rita Eagles.
2A No. 27 Morenci Wildcats (5-8 seeding, minus 1.3120 rating)
Morenci (9-15 overall, 5-8 seeding, 3-1 region) is averaging a 53-57 (1,267-1,356) score per game or a 4-point deficit through 24 games.
A 12-member roster has three seniors, four juniors, four sophomores, and a freshman. The seniors are Abraham Cortez (24), Derick Lytle (22), and Adrian McCallum (25); juniors Aymen Abdulqader (11), Damian Espino (21), Adrian McCabe (12), and Morgan Petross (35); sophomores Andress Aguilera (31), Brennen Burkhead (32), Alejandro LaPrada (10), Deegan Miller (23); and freshman Marcus Najar (33).
The Ruben Leonard-coached Wildcats are competing in the 9-member 2A South Region with the Benson Bobcats, the Bisbee Pumas, the Tombstone Yellow Jackets, the Willcox Cowboys, along with the Tucson schools Desert Christian Eagles, Saint Augustine Catholic Wolves, the San Miguel Catholic Vipers, and the Santa Rita Eagles.
2A State Rankings
The statewide rankings for the Top 24 of 52 statewide 2A schools at noon on Jan. 23 were Gilbert San Tan Charter (13-0 seeding, 24.1383 rating) No. 1, Pima (11-1, 17.3469) No. 2, Phoenix Country Day School (11-1, 16.5245) No. 3, Phoenix North Valley Christian (11-1, 15.2457) No. 4, Fountain Hills (11-3, 12.7619) No. 5, Scottsdale Christian (8-4, 12.4809) No. 6, Phoenix Arizona Lutheran (8-3, 11.4277) No. 7, and Glendale Prep (9-3, 10.4449) No. 8.
San Carlos (9-4, 9.2200) was No. 9, Saint Johns (8-3, 8.0944) No. 10, Scottsdale Rancho Solano Prep (8-6, 7.1757) No. 12, Phoenix Veritas Prep (9-4, 7.1280) No. 13, Bullhead City Mohave Accelerated (8-5, 6.7968) No. 14, Phoenix Horizon Honors (7-6, 6.6300) No. 15, and Gilbert Classical (10-3, 6.2722) No. 16.
Phoenix Madison Highland Prep (9-4, 5.8688) was No. 17, Eagar Round Valley (9-5, 5.7237) No. 18, Benson (8-4, 5.7064) No. 19, Phoenix Christian (5-6, 4.3422) No. 20, Camp Verde (5-7, 4.0797) No. 21, Willcox (8-4, 2.7679) No. 22, Chandler Lincoln Prep (7-5, 2.1507) No. 23, Avondale Highland Prep West (5-6, 1.7963) No. 24.
The state rankings for the other seven 2A South Region members were Tucson Saint Augustine (9-2, minus 0.7179) No. 25, Morenci (5-7, minus 1.3120) No. 27, Bisbee (6-3, minus 2.5048) No. 29, Desert Christian (7-5, minus 3.3126) No. 32, Santa Rita (6-10, minus 9.4618) No. 38, San Miguel (3-12, minus 19.6934) No. 50, and Tombstone (2-9, minus 20.0987) No. 51.
Four other 2A East Region member rankings were Arete Prep (6-8 seeding, minus 2.8134) No. 30, Miami (4-7, minus 10.5216) No. 41, Leading Edge (2-11, minus 10.6893) No. 42, and Chandler Prep (0-12, minus 12.3502) No. 43.
2A East Region Standings
Standings for 2A East Region members as of Jan. 24 were Gilbert San Tan Charter (18-3 overall, 14-0 seeding, 5-0 region), Pima (22-4, 12-2, 5-0), San Carlos (14-8, 10-5, 4-1), Gilbert Classical (13-4*, 11-3, 3-2), Chandler Lincoln Prep (10-11, 7-6, 2-3), Miami (9-13, 4-8, 2-3), Gilbert Arete Prep (11-13, 6-9, 0-4), Gilbert Leading Edge (2-17, 2-12, 0-4), and Chandler Prep (0-12, 0-12, 0-4).
Region results are San Tan Charter over Lincoln Prep (94-26, Dec. 2), San Carlos (89-64, Jan. 12), Chandler Prep (127-24, Jan. 15), Arete Prep (114-52, Jan. 20), and Leading Edge (110-31, Jan. 23); Pima over Chandler Prep (98-16, Jan. 9), Arete Prep (78-36, Jan. 12), Leading Edge (94-23, Jan. 15, Gilbert Classical (63-36, Jan. 20), and Miami (97-45, Jan. 23); San Carlos over Arete Prep (79-34, Jan. 9), Gilbert Classical (51-46, Jan. 15), Chandler Prep (109-32, Jan. 20), and Lincoln Prep (63-22, Jan. 23); Gilbert Classical over Miami (82-36, Jan. 9), Lincoln Prep (65-30, Jan. 12), Arete Prep (62-61,Jan. 23); Lincoln Prep over Leading Edge (53-43, Jan. 9) and Miami (69-29, Jan. 15); and Miami over Chandler Prep (52-51, Jan. 12) and Leading Edge (83-53, Jan. 21).
2A South Region Standings
Standings in the 2A South Region as of Jan. 24 were Willcox (16-5 overall, 9-4 seeding, 5-1 region), Morenci (9-15, 5-8, 3-1), Benson (12-7, 8-5, 3-1), Tucson Desert Christian (8-10, 7-6, 3-1), Tucson Saint Augustine Catholic (12-5, 9-3, 3-2), Bisbee (9-6, 6-4, 2-2), Tombstone (2-20, 2-10, 1-3), Tucson Santa Rita (6-10, 6-10, 1-5), Tucson San Miguel Catholic (3-12, 3-12, 0-5).
Region results are Willcox over Saint Augustine (60-36, Jan. 8), Bisbee (66-52, Jan. 15), Santa Rita (47-41, Jan. 19), Morenci (60-55, Jan. 22), and Tombstone (59-26, Jan. 23) ; Morenci over San Miguel (74-38, Jan. 6), Saint Augustine (63-51, Jan. 15), and Desert Christian (64-57, Jan. 20); Benson over Willcox (51-50, Jan. 6) Santa Rita (67-38, Jan. 15), and Bisbee (46-43, Jan. 22); Desert Christian over Tombstone (57-25, Jan. 6), San Miguel (61-24, Jan. 15), and Santa Rita (53-47, Jan. 22); Saint Augustine over Santa Rita (58-47, Jan. 6), Benson (75-63, Jan. 20), and San Miguel (47-44, Jan. 22); Bisbee over Tombstone (58-44, Dec. 8) and Santa Rita (51-48, Jan. 20); Tombstone over San Miguel (51-21, Jan. 20); and Santa Rita over San Miguel (64-32, Jan. 8).
3A No. 12 Thatcher Eagles (9-3 seeding, 12.2208)
Thatcher (15-7 overall, 9-3 seeding, 2-1 region) is averaging a 65-55 (1,440-1,200) score per game or a 10-point margin through 22 games.
A 12-member roster has six seniors, four juniors, a sophomore, and a freshman. The seniors are Braden Bryce (13), Chad Johnson (30), Brigham Palmer (3), Isaac Palmer (33), Dylan Riney (31), and Bronson Stringfellow (24), juniors Jay Carter (12), Brant Duncan (2), Wade Hull (11), and Hudson Lopeman (1); sophomore Kase Palmer (23); and freshman JayLeon Way (10).
The Kyle Hull-coached Eagles are competing in the 9-member 3A South Region, along with the Safford Bulldogs, the Tucson schools Andrada Polytechnic Mustangs, Catalina Trojans, Empire Ravens, Palo Verde Magnet Titans, Pusch Ridge Christian Lions, Sabino Sabercats, and Tanque Verde Hawks.
3A No. 20 Safford Bulldogs (7-5 seeding, 4.9256 rating)
Safford (12-11 overall, 8-5 seeding, 3-1 region) is averaging a 57-58 (1,306-1,336) score per game or a 1-point deficit through 23 games.
A 12-member roster includes four seniors, four juniors, and four sophomores. The seniors are Fernando Felix (5), Mason Hatch (3), Grady Lackner (4), and Royal Smith (15); juniors Aaron Barnes (11), Jacob Gomez (22), Dane Jacobson (10), and Cade Kenehan (25); and sophomores Kaybian Chavez (12), Lamar Ellis (20), Trae Gaines (24), and Hayden Larson (14).
The Danny Smith-coached Bulldogs are competing in the 9-member 3A South Region, along with the Thatcher Eagles, the Tucson schools Andrada Polytechnic Mustangs, Catalina Trojans, Empire Ravens, Palo Verde Magnet Titans, Pusch Ridge Christian Lions, Sabino Sabercats, and Tanque Verde Hawks.
3A State Rankings
The state rankings for the Top 24 of 45 statewide 3A schools at noon on Jan. 23 were Tucson Palo Verde Magnet (12-1 seeding, 22.6842 rating) No. 1, Chandler Valley Christian (11-2, 19.7626) No. 2, Queen Creek Benjamin Franklin (12-2, 19.2989) No. 3, Chandler Seton Catholic (12-2, 17.3434) No. 4, Coolidge (10-3, 15.15600) No. 5, Gilbert Christian (8-4, 15.0064) No. 6, Tucson Pusch Ridge Christian (9-3, 14.7186) No. 7, and Payson (10-3, 14.6308) No. 8.
Chinle (11-3, 14.5351) was No. 9, Holbrook (9-3, 13.2253) No. 10, Winslow (10-3, 12.9868) No. 11, Thatcher (9-3, 11.2487) No. 12, Snowflake (6-6, 10.0304) No. 13, Tucson Sabino (8-3, 8.8350) No. 14, Yuma Catholic (6-6, 8.5823) No. 15, and Phoenix Bourgade Catholic (9-5, 8.1966) No. 16.
Queen Creek American Leadership – Ironwood (7-7, 7.0205) was No. 17, Florence (7-6, 6.6366) No. 18, Mohave Valley River Valley (11-2, 6.4218) No. 19, Safford (7-5, 4.9256) No. 20, Tuba City (8-6, 4.8068) No. 21, Whiteriver Alchesay (7-6, 4.5307) No. 22, Waddell American Leadership – West Foothills (8-6, 4.3546) No. 23, Parker (6-5, 1.6357) No. 24.
The state rankings for the other four 3A South Region members were Tanque Verde (6-3, 0.4354) No. 28, Empire (5-6, minus 0.7498) No. 31, Catalina (0-11, minus 19.3804) No. 43,
3A South Region Standings
Standings for the 3A South Region as of Jan. 24 were Tucson Palo Verde Magnet (15-4 overall, 12-1 seeding, 3-0 region), Tucson Tanque Verde (10-8, 8-4, 4-1), Safford (12-11, 8-5, 3-1), Tucson Pusch Ridge Christian (12-6, 9-4, 2-1), Thatcher (15-7, 9-3, 2-1), Sabino (13-9, 8-5, 2-2), Tucson Empire (8-11, 7-7, 1-3), Tucson Catalina (0-17, 0-13, 0-4), and Tucson Andrada Polytechnic (0-16, 0-13, 0-4),
Region results are Palo Verde Magnet over Safford (81-60, Jan. 13), Pusch Ridge (54-53, Jan. 16), and Sabino (67-51, Jan. 20); Tanque Verde over Andrada Polytechnic (77-22, Nov. 16) and Catalina (66-49, Jan. 20); Safford over Catalina (64-33, Jan. 9), Empire (51-48, Jan. 20), and Andrada Polytechnic (53-48, Jan. 22); Pusch Ridge over Sabino (63-47, Jan. 13) and Thatcher (49-46, Jan. 21); Thatcher over Andrada Polytechnic (84-17, Dec. 12) and Catalina (76-29, Jan. 13); Sabino over Empire (76-58, Jan. 16) and Tanque Verde (74-52, Jan. 21); and Empire over Catalina (54-20, Jan. 21).
