Thursday night marked the unofficial start of winter sports playoffs. Over the next two-plus weeks, basketball and soccer teams from throughout Southern Arizona will compete for an often-elusive title.Â
Here's a look at Thursday's scores, and schedules for both Friday and Saturday:Â
THURSDAY’S GAMES
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Class 6A state play-in game:
No. 17 Mesa 61 No. 16 Tucson High 49
Class 5A state play-in games:
No. 9 Flowing Wells 62, No. 24 Phoenix South Mountain 44
No. 15 Avondale Agua Fria 46, No. 18 Ironwood Ridge 38
No. 17 Sunnyside at No. 16 Willow Canyon
No. 12 Rincon/University 58, No. 21 Nogales 41
No. 11 Cholla 44, No. 22 Mountain View 39
Class 4A state play-in games:
No. 17 Catalina Foothills 67, No. 16 El Mirage Dysart 45
No. 14 Rio Rico 58, No. 19 Palo Verde 51
No. 10 Salpointe Catholic 60, No. 23 Prescott Valley Bradshaw Mountain 31
BOYS SOCCER
Class 5A state play-in games:
No. 17 Glendale Kellis 3, No. 16 Mountain View 0
No. 15 Phoenix Camelback 2, No. 18 Rincon/University 1
No. 22 Cave Creek Cactus Shadows 4, No. 11 Nogales 4 (Cactus Shadows wins in penalty kicks)
No. 14 Peoria Independence 1, No. 19 Cienega 0
No. 23 Phoenix North Canyon 4, No. 10 Sierra Vista Buena 0
Class 4A state play-in games:
No. 9 Walden Grove 3, No. 24 Casa Grande 0
No. 17 Amphi 2, No. 16 Palo Verde 0
No. 14 Sahuaro 3, No. 19 Phoenix Thunderbird 0
No. 10 Catalina Foothills 5, No. 23 Mohave 2
GIRLS SOCCER
Class 6A state play-in game:
No. 16 Tempe Corona del Sol 1, No. 17 Tucson High 0
Class 5A state play-in games:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
No. 17 Maricopa at No. 16 Marana
No. 12 Mountain View 4, No. 21 Surprise Willow Canyon 2
No. 13 Desert View 3, No. 20 Nogales 2
No. 23 Flowing Wells at No. 10 Ironwood Ridge
Class 4A state play-in games:
(all ames at 6 p.m.)
No. 11 Douglas 2, No. 22 Scottsdale Sahuaro 0
FRIDAY’S GAMES
BOYS BASKETBALL
Class 6A state play-in games:
(all games at 7 p.m.)
No. 17 Tucson High at No. 16 Scottsdale Chaparral
Class 5A state play-in games:
(all games at 7 p.m.)
No. 24 Mountain View at No. 9 Tempe McClintock
No. 18 Cholla at No. 15 Phoenix Carl Hayden
No. 22 Gilbert Williams Field at No. 11 Nogales
No. 20 Flowing Wells at No. 13 Ironwood Ridge
Class 4A state play-in games:
(all games at 7 p.m.)
No. 17 Flagstaff at No. 16 Rio Rico
No. 21 Sahuaro at No. 12 El Mirage Dysart
SATURDAY’S GAMES
BOYS BASKETBALL
Class 1A state play-in game:
(game at 7 p.m.)
No. 13 Patagonia at No. 4 The Gregory SchoolÂ
BOYS SOCCER
Class 3A state quarterfinals:
(game at 2 p.m.)
No. 9 Sahuarita at No. 1 Scottsdale Coronado
GIRLS SOCCER
Class 3A state quarterfinals:
(game at 2 p.m.)
No. 8 Sahuarita at No. 1 American Leadership Academy-Queen Creek
