Phoenix Country Day’s boys advanced to the finals of the 1A-2A team tournament with a 5-2 victory over Tucson Pusch Ridge Friday at the Tucson Racquet Center.

February 20, 2005

TUCSON - Style points don't count toward power rankings. Good thing for Gilbert Christian's boys basketball team following a 56-45 win Saturday over Thatcher that could be described as ugly.

The Phoenix Country Day boys tennis team came up short of a 1A/2A state team title Saturday when Thatcher beat the Eagles, 5-2.

It was a source of pride for Chandler Valley Christian. No one had beaten the Trojans on the field this season.

It is one thing to get to your first high school state basketball championship game. It is quite another to win your first title.

Tempe Prep quarterback Max Weise broke off a 73-yard touchdown in the third quarter to give the visiting Knights their first lead of the game in a 20-14 road victory over the Eagles on Thursday night.

Time: 5 p.m. (Saturday)

As long as Tempe Prep took care of the football, the third-seeded Knights would have success. For much of Saturday afternoon Tempe Prep looked stronger than No. 6 Thatcher in their Division V state quarterfinal game at Higley High School.

Playing Valley Christian is like pushing against a train. Once it gets rolling, you’re helpless to stop it. More often than not, the Trojans’ train has rolled over teams via the 42-point mercy rule, including the first two rounds of the state playoffs.

The former head basketball coach at Eastern Arizona College has been arrested on charges related to a sexual affair he is accused of having with a 16-year-old Thatcher girl.

Connor Patterson will admit last year’s Class 1A boys basketball title game was not his shining moment.