Fri, Sep 05, 2008

high school sports

State high school tournament pairings

Tucson, Arizona | Published: 05.05.2007
State tournament pairings were released Friday for 4A baseball and softball and 4A/5A boys volleyball. Thirty-one teams from Southern Arizona qualified for the playoffs. Here is a look at first-round matchups for local teams:
Baseball
All games today at 4 p.m., unless noted.
Class 4A-I
• No. 16 Lake Havasu (16-11) at No. 1 Amphitheater (24-4)
• No. 14 Prescott (18-14) at No. 3 Catalina Foothills (25-4)
• No. 12 Sahuaro (15-12-1) at No. 5 Sabino (20-2), 1:30 p.m.
• No. 11 Nogales (19-12) at No. 6 Tempe McClintock (20-10)
• No. 13 Ironwood Ridge (17-13-1) at No. 4 Phoenix Pinnacle (22-9)
• No. 9 Glendale Cactus (22-8) at No. 8 Canyon del Oro (21-9)
Class 4A-II
• No. 9 Douglas (16-10-1) at No. 8 Phoenix Arcadia (17-12-1)
• No. 10 Santa Rita (14-10) at No. 7 Queen Creek (21-12)
• No. 11 Desert View (12-12) at No. 6 Gilbert Higley (16-15), 2 p.m.
SOFTBALL
All games today at 1:30 p.m., unless noted.
Class 4A-I
• No. 16 Tempe McClintock (13-20) at No. 1 Canyon del Oro (29-3)
• No. 13 Phoenix Pinnacle (12-17-2) at No. 4 Sahuaro (21-7-1)
• No. 11 Goodyear Millennium (18-9) at No. 6 Sabino (21-14)
• No. 10 Cienega (25-11) at No. 7 Catalina Foothills (23-9)
• No. 9 Pueblo (17-9) at No. 8 Ironwood Ridge (16-13), 3 p.m.
Class 4A-II
• No. 11 Palo Verde (13-11) at No. 6 Desert View (19-10)
• No. 14 Douglas (17-12) at No. 3 Prescott Valley Bradshaw Mountain (25-5)
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
All matches Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
Class 4A/5A-I
• No. 14 Mesa Mountain View (15-17) at No. 3 Salpointe Catholic (34-5)
• No. 15 Mountain View (26-13) at No. 2 Mesa Westwood (37-2)
Class 4A/5A-II
• No. 16 Glendale O'Connor (8-24) at No. 1 Catalina Foothills (31-1)
• No. 14 Palo Verde (16-19) at No. 3 Sahuaro (27-10)
• No. 13 Marana (17-17) at No. 4 Cienega (24-15)
• No. 11 Tempe McClintock (7-17) at No. 6 Sabino (25-13)
• No. 10 Pueblo (24-12) at No. 7 Peoria Centennial (19-11)
• No. 9 Catalina (21-16) at No. 8 Rincon/University (27-16)