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Sahuaro boys ranked No. 5 in Open Division, No. 2 in 4A

Sahuaro coach Jim Henry is in his 13th year leading the Cougar program (Javier Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)

AIA 2022-23 OPEN DIVISION BOYS HOOPS RANKING

As of Jan. 13, 2023 -- the top eight (8) highest rated teams from the 4A-6A conferences, along with the next eight (8) highest rated teams combined from the 4A-6A conferences, will qualify for the Open playoffs. All 32 teams will be seeded based on their rating. Records listed do not include in-season tournaments that are not recognized by the AIA.
SCHOOL REGION RECORD
1 Perry
6A Premier 10-1
2 Basha
6A Premier 11-0
3 Campo Verde
5A San Tan 8-0
4 ALA Gilbert North
4A East Sky 11-0
5 Sahuaro
4A Kino 11-0
6 Liberty
6A Desert Valley 9-1
7 Bradshaw Mountain
4A Grand Canyon 11-0
8 Highland
6A Central 8-1
9 Boulder Creek
6A Desert Valley 6-2
10 Peoria
4A West Valley 8-1
11 Notre Dame Prep
5A Northeast Valley 10-1
12 Mesa
6A East Valley 8-1
13 Brophy Prep
6A Premier 8-3
14 Ironwood
5A Northwest 7-2
15 Millennium
5A Desert West 7-2
16 Pinnacle
6A Desert Valley 7-3
17 Canyon View
5A Desert West 10-2
18 Sunnyslope
6A Desert Valley 7-4
19 Mesquite
4A Desert Sky 9-3
20 O'Connor
6A Desert Valley 8-3
21 North Canyon
5A Metro 7-1
22 Central
5A Metro 10-0
23 St. Mary's
4A Desert Sky 5-5
24 Desert Mountain
5A Northeast Valley 8-2
25 Cactus
4A West Valley 8-2
26 Centennial
5A Northwest 10-2
27 Thunderbird
4A Skyline 9-1
28 Tucson
6A South 9-2
29 Gilbert
6A Central 4-4
30 Cactus Shadows
5A Northeast Valley 7-3
31 Dobson
6A East Valley 6-3
32 Pueblo
4A Kino 9-3

The following 1A to 6A rankings include top 10 teams overall and then Southern Arizona teams that are ranked in the top 25 (records reflect only AIA-sanctioned games, not in-season tournament results):

6A RANKINGS

1 Perry 10-1

2 Basha 11-1

3 Liberty 9-0

4 Highland 8-1

5 Boulder Creek 6-2

6 Mesa 8-1

7 Brophy Prep 8-3

8 Pinnacle 7-3

9 Sunnyslope 7-4

10 O’Connor 8-3

11 Tucson 9-2

21 Rincon/University 5-5

5A RANKINGS

1 Campo Verde 8-0

2 Notre Dame Prep 10-1

3 Ironwood 7-2

4 Millennium 7-2

5 Canyon View 10-2

6 North Canyon 7-1

7 Central 10-0

8 Desert Mountain 8-2

9 Centennial 10-2

10 Cactus Shadows 7-3

11 Cholla 7-1

13 Cienega 8-3

14 Catalina Foothills 6-3

18 Buena 6-4

23 Marana Mountain View 7-3

24 Ironwood Ridge 6-3

4A RANKINGS

1 ALA – Gilbert North 11-0

2 Sahuaro 11-0

3 Bradshaw Mountain 11-0

4 Peoria 8-1

5 Mesquite 9-3

6 St. Mary’s 5-5

7 Cactus 8-2

8 Thunderbird 9-1

9 Pueblo 9-1

10 Salpointe Catholic 6-4

14 Mica Mountain 6-3

22 Amphi 8-3

24 Walden Grove 7-4

3A RANKINGS

1 Valley Christian 10-0

2 Monument Valley 10-0

3 Fountain Hills 8-0

4 Blue Ridge 5-0

5 Coolidge 7-0

6 Yuma Catholic 9-0

7 Holbrook 6-2

8 Scottsdale Christian 5-2

9 Chinle 7-4

10 ALA – Ironwood 6-3

2A RANKINGS

1 San Tan Charter 14-0

2 Pima 9-1

3 Rancho Solano Prep 9-3

4 Bisbee 10-1

5 Arizona Lutheran 8-1

6 Phoenix Christian 8-1

7 LEA – Gilbert 10-3

8 Phoenix Country Day 6-2

9 Highland Prep 7-3

10 Trivium Prep

14 Benson 4-3

25 St. Augustine 6-4

1A RANKINGS

1 Hayden 10-0

2 North Valley Christian 10-1

3 Baboquivari 8-0

4 St. David 12-2

5 Mogollon 5-2

6 Salome 8-2

7 Desert Christian 7-3

8 El Capitan Academy 9-1

9 Cicero Prep 7-3

10 Fort Thomas 7-4

15 The Gregory School 5-6

22 San Manuel 3-5

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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He is a former Arizona Daily Star beat reporter for the Arizona basketball team, including when the Wildcats won the 1996-97 NCAA title. He has also written articles for CollegeAD.com, Bleacher Report, Lindy’s Sports, TucsonCitizen.com, The Arizona Republic, Sporting News and Baseball America, among many other publications. He has also authored the book “The Highest Form of Living” , which is available at Amazon. He became an educator five years ago and is presently a special education teacher at Gallego Fine Arts Intermediate in the Sunnyside Unified School District.

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