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Four basketball teams from Copper Area schools will be competing for a sectional championship and the accompanying automatic bid to next week’s 2016 AIA Division V State Championship Tournament.
The Ray and San Manuel girls’ teams, both members of Section IV, will start with quarterfinal games on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at Thatcher High School.
No. 4-seed Ray will face No. 5-seed Mogollon at 5:15 p.m. with the winner playing No. 1-seed San Carlos on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.
No. 6-seed San Manuel will take on No. 3-seed Duncan at 7 p.m. with the winner advancing to play No. 2-seed Ft. Thomas on Thursday at 5:15 p.m.
On the boys’ side, Superior and San Manuel, also members of Section IV, will play in quarterfinal games, beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at Thatcher High School.
No. 4-seed Superior will battle No. 5-seed Duncan at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday with the winner taking on No. 1-seed San Carlos on Friday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m.
No. 6-seed San Manuel will face No. 3-seed Ft. Thomas at 7 p.m. on Wednesday with the winner advancing to face No. 2-seed Miami on Friday at 5:15 p.m.
Both championship games will take place on Saturday, Feb. 13 at Thatcher High School. The girls’ championship is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. and the boys’ will follow with tipoff scheduled for 7 p.m.
Visit www.azpreps365.com for complete bracket information and results.
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Andrew Luberda began writing for Copper Area News Publishers (CANP) in February 2013 after working 15 years in Healthcare Financial Management. Andy covers sports for 11 high schools. His stories are published in Copper Basin News, San Manuel Miner and Superior Sun, in addition to the San Tan Valley Daily PRSS and CopperArea websites. Additionally, he has written human interest stories and business profiles. In May 2012, he earned an AAS in Sports Management at Central Arizona College before graduating with a BS in Communication from Arizona State University in 2014. He and his wife, Kelli, have three sons – AJ, Kyle, and Kade.
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