Thursday’s Cienega at Sahuaro boys basketball game, featuring two state title contenders, shapes up as the Game of the Year in Tucson, or close.
If you’re going to attend one high school basketball game all year, this would be a good choice, and it goes beyond Sahuaro being 18-2 and Cienega 14-2.
The mother of Sahuaro sophomore guards Devan and Brendan Gary is struggling against cancer, and Sahuaro coach Jim Henry has helped to arrange a Coaches vs. Cancer benefit at the game.
Half of the revenue from tickets and concessions and all of the proceeds from T-shirt sales will go to the American Cancer Society and to the Gary family for medical expenses.
A silent auction will also be held during the contest.
It is a good way to ensure that there will be two winners at the game.
