The state’s Division II high school boys basketball playoffs begin this week and it is clearly one of the most contested seasons ever in Tucson. Cholla is 22-1 overall and has won 18 straight. Sunnyside is 23-4, Cienega is 22-3, Sahuaro is 24-4 and Nogales is 22-6. They’re all ultimately trying to unseat defending state champion Phoenix Shadow Mountain, which is without star guard Michael Bibby, who is out with a knee injury. Wednesday’s doubleheader at Cholla High School — Cienega vs. Sahuaro and Sunnyside vs. Nogales — is virtually a state Final Four in itself.
Local boys high school basketball heating up
Cholla's Jorge Carrasco (1), right, drives past Tucson's Deondre Eason (12) during the MLK Basketball Classic at University of Arizona's McKale Center, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Cholla beat Tucson High 69-58. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
