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It’s been a roller coaster season all around but Sahuaro has taken over the top spot in Southern Arizona thanks to a 5-2 win over Ironwood Ridge on Thursday. The Cougars started the day ranked No. 1 in 5A action according to the AIA/MaxPreps rankings, thanks to an 8-6 win at No. 2 Cienega on Tuesday, but the team also has big losses to Canyon del Oro, Marana and Desert View on their record.

Chris Moon was an All-State pitcher and outfielder from Tucson High who was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 2007 but he chose to stay home and play for the University Arizona instead but Moon, like Pat Tillman before him, felt a higher calling during his freshman year with the Wildcats and he left baseball and the obvious path to a promising professional career to join the military so he could serve our country.

Desert Ridge has been on a major roll. The Jaguars have finished with at least 10 wins a year since 2010 and 11 wins since 2012 but it doesn’t seem to matter that the Jaguars finished runner-up in the state’s highest division last year, the team feels they have to prove themselves all over again.
Football Andy Morales September 3, 2016