A Sabino player runs with the ball during a game in 1990. Arizona Daily Star file photo

 Arizona Daily Star file photo

The first of Jeff Scurran’s three state title teams at Sabino was the first Tucson team to win 14 games in a season. It was a season of drama; a few months before the opener, Scurran was among 280 TUSD teachers scheduled to be laid off. The Sabercats rallied to beat Peoria 31-28 in a classic finish. 

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