Boys Preseason Basketball Tournament updates
by Andy Morales on Nov. 20, 2012, under Sports
Donald Selig blocking out Matt Bushman. Andy Morales Photos.
The first day of the Salpointe Tipoff Classic got off with a wild game between Sabino and Amphitheater.
Amphitheater only returns five players from last year when they finished 30-4 and lost to Peoria 50-48 in the Division II state championship game. Sabino, on the other hand, finished 7-22 and looks to make a run this year.
The Sabercats got a huge game from senior guard Jameson Siek (28 points) and another strong performance from junior standout Matt Bushman (13) to help build a lead that reached 17 points (45-28) with 6:06 left in the third quarter.
Amphi would cut into the lead slowly and would enter the fourth quarter down 56-45. Sabino would take a 64-52 lead with 5:14 left in the game but that was the last time the Sabercats would score.
The Panthers went on a 11-0 run to end the game but came up short 64-63. Bushman fouled out of the game and that helped to jump start Amphi’s run. Bushman had collected four blocked shots and clogged up the middle but the Panthers were able to drive to the basket with him out of the game.
Sabino also took a couple of quick shots near the end of the game even though there is no shot clock in high school. That, and the aggressive play of Donald Selig (19 points) and Michael Perkins (16 points) made things close.
Nogales and Palo Verde played close with Nogales taking a slim 37-31 lead at the half and 57-44 after the third period but Nogales built a 72-54 lead with 4:11 left in the game and coasted from there.
Bryan Cervantes scored 18 points for Nogales but he hurt his right wrist early in the fourth quarter and had to leave the game and sat on the bench with an ice bag on his wrist.
Andres Marquez led Nogales with 28 points from his point guard position. Ezini Ugbisien scored 18 for Palo Verde and Derek Wilson added 17.
Salpointe’s 79-46 victory over Santa Rita got away from the Eagles early as the Lancers took a 24-7 lead after the first period.
Salpointe took a 52-25 lead at the half and played out the rest of the game. With constant substitutions, Salpointe had plenty of leaders with Hunter Lowry scoring 16 points. Corey Smith scored 15 to lead Santa Rita.
Catalina Foothills ended the night with a 75-44 win over Rincon/UHS.
Austin Nehls paced Foothills early and finished with 20 points to lead all scorers. Chaz Mack added 18.
Asha Esprit scored 19 for Rincon. There were three dunks on the night (Salpointe’s Jaylyn Juan and Palo Verde’s Seantre Luster-Smith) but it was Esprit’s alley-oop dunk from Kevionte Alexander that proved to be the best.
Rincon pulled to within 54-41 after three periods but they could only get three points thee rest of the way.
Salpointe Tipoff Classic: November 19-21
Monday, November 19
Sabino 64, Amphi 63
Nogales 79, Palo Verde 63
Salpointe 79, Santa Rita 46
Catalina Foothills 75, Rincon 44
Tuesday, November 20
Amphi vs. Rincon, 3:30 pm
Santa Rita vs. Nogales, 5 pm
Catalina Foothills vs. Sabino, 6:30 pm
Salpointe vs. Palo Verde, 8 pm
Wednesday, November 21
Palo Verde vs. Santa Rita 3:30 pm
Sabino vs. Rincon, 5 pm
Amphi vs. Catalina Foothills, 6:30 pm
Salpointe vs. Nogales, 8 pm
Friday, November 23
Bracket Play: 9 am-8 pm
Saturday, November 24
Bracket Play: 9 am-8 pm
Boyd Baker Small School Invite: November 19-21
At Green Fields
Monday, November 19
Patagonia – Pusch Ridge
Coolidge – Tombstone
Green Fields – Coolidge
Pusch Ridge – Green Fields
Tuesday, November 20
11:30 Pusch Ridge – Coolidge
2:30 Tombstone – Patagonia
5:30 Patagonia – Green Fields
8:30 Green Fields – Tombstone
At St. Gregory
Monday, November19
Ray – St. Gregory
Tohono O’Odham – Ray
Desert Christian – San Manuel
St. Gregory – Desert Christian
Tuesday, November 20
11:30 Tohono O’Odham – San Manuel
5:30 St. Gregory – Tohono O’Odham
7:00 Desert Christian – Ray
8:30 San Manuel – St. Gregory
Catalina Hardwood Classic: November 19-24
Monday, November 19
Cholla 71, Ironwood Ridge 59
Sahuaro 70, Catalina 43
Tuesday, November 20
6:00 pm Ironwood Ridge vs. Sahuaro
7:30 pm Catalina vs. Cholla
Wednesday, November 21
6:00 pm Sahuaro vs. Cholla
7:30 pm Ironwood Ridge vs. Catalina
Friday, November 23
Tucson vs. Phoenix teams
noon -4 :30 pm
Saturday, November 24
Championship play
noon- 4:30 pm
Buena Safeway Classic: November 23-24
Friday, November 23
Rio Rico/Buena, 9 am
Sunnyside/Safford. 10:20 am
Cienega/Empire, 11:40 am
CDO/Pueblo, 1 pm
Safford/Shadow Mountain, 2 pm
Rio Rico/Marana, 2:20 pm
Flowing Wells/Cienega, 3:30 pm
Pueblo/Walden Grove, 3:40 pm
Sunnyside/Shadow Mountain, 5 pm
Buena/CDO, 5 pm
Empire/Flowing Wells, 6:20 pm
Marana/Walden Grove, 7:40 pm
Saturday, November 24
Marana/Safford, 9 am
Empire/Walden Grove, 10 am
CDO/Sunnyside, 10:30 am
Flowing Wells/Rio Rico, 11:30 am
Cienega/Shadow Mountain, noon
Pueblo/Buena, 1 pm
Sunnyside/Marana, 1:30 pm
Rio Rico/Empire, 2:30 pm
Walden Grove/ Flowing Wells, 2 pm
Safford/Pueblo, 4:30 pm
Cienega/CDO, 6 pm
Buena/Shadow Mountain, 7:30 pm
