Don Ketchum
Former Staff Writer, AZPreps365.com

Last week of 2010 features more holiday tourneys

December 26, 2010 by Don Ketchum, AZPreps365


Holiday tournaments continue beginning Monday (Dec. 27) and through the last week of 2010.
There are two girls basketball tournaments, one in the northeast Valley (Scottsdale Desert Mountain and Phoenix Horizon) and one in Buckeye (Buckeye High), two boys basketball tournaments (Cave Creek Cactus Shadows and Phoenix Northwest Christian/Phoenix Greenway), and a boys and girls soccer tournament in Glendale (Independence).
More tournament information is listed below.
2010 SCOTTSDALE HOLIDAY INVITATIONAL
(Girls basketball)
at Phoenix Horizon and Scottsdale Desert Mountain high schools
Black Division – Scottsdale Desert Mountain, Scottsdale Saguaro, Phoenix Arcadia, Glendale Deer Valley.
Maroon Division – Phoenix Shadow Mountain, Phoenix Barry Goldwater, Phoenix Camelback, Phoenix Washington.
Green Division – Phoenix Horizon, Phoenix Thunderbird, Tempe Corona del Sol, Phoenix Trevor Browne.
Gold Division – Phoenix Mountain Pointe, Phoenix Paradise Valley, Phoenix Central, Phoenix North Canyon.
Monday, Dec. 27
at Scottsdale Desert Mountain – Shadow Mountain vs. Barry Goldwater, 3 p.m.; Arcadia vs. Deer Valley, 4:30 p.m.; Camelback vs. Washington, 6 p.m.; Desert Mountain vs. Saguaro, 7:30 p.m.
at Phoenix Horizon – Corona del Sol vs. Thunderbird, 3 p.m.; Mountain Pointe vs. Paradise Valley, 4:30 p.m.; Central vs. North Canyon, 6 p.m.; Horizon vs. Trevor Browne, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 28
at Scottsdale Desert Mountain – Shadow Mountain vs. Camelback, 3 p.m.; Barry Goldwater vs. Washington, 4:30 p.m.; Saguaro vs. Deer Valley, 6 p.m.; Desert Mountain vs. Arcadia, 7:30 p.m.
at Phoenix Horizon – Corona del Sol vs. Trevor Browne, 3 p.m.; Mountain Pointe vs. Central, 4:30 p.m.; Paradise Valley vs. North Canyon, 6 p.m.; Horizon vs. Thunderbird, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 29
at Scottsdale Desert Mountain – Saguaro vs. Arcadia, 3 p.m.; Barry Goldwater vs. Camelback, 4:30 p.m.; Washington vs. Shadow Mountain, 6 p.m.; Desert Mountain vs. Deer Valley, 7:30 p.m.
at Phoenix Horizon – Thunderbird vs. Trevor Browne, 3 p.m.; North Canyon vs. Mountain Pointe, 4:30 p.m.; Paradise Valley vs. Central, 6 p.m.; Horizon vs. Corona del Sol, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 30
at Scottsdale Desert Mountain – Black 4 vs. Maroon 4, 1:30 p.m.; Black 3 vs. Maroon 3, 3 p.m.; Black 1 vs. Maroon 1, 4:30 p.m.; Black 2 vs. Maroon 2, 6 p.m.
at Phoenix Horizon – Green 4 vs. Gold 4, 1:30 p.m.; Green 3 vs. Gold 3, 3 p.m.; Green 1 vs. Gold 1, 4:30 p.m.; Green 2 vs. Gold 2, 6 p.m. Winners of 4:30 p.m. games for tourney championship, 7:30 p.m.
BUCKEYE HAWK INVITATIONAL
(Girls basketball)
at Buckeye High School, Agee and Buckeye gyms
Monday, Dec. 27
at Agee Gym – Glendale Raymond S. Kellis vs. Glendale Copper Canyon, 12 noon; Copper Canyon vs. Goodyear Estrella Foothills, 1:30 p.m.; Buckeye Verrado vs. Phoenix Maryvale, 3 p.m.; Maryvale vs. El Mirage Dysart, 4:30 p.m.
at Buckeye Gym – El Mirage Dysart vs. Buckeye Verrado, noon; Buckeye vs. Scottsdale Notre Dame Prep, 1:30 p.m.; Notre Dame Prep vs. Laveen Cesar Chavez, 3 p.m.; Goodyear Estrella Foothills vs. Glendale Raymond S. Kellis, 4:30 p.m.; Cesar Chavez vs. Buckeye, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 28
at Agee Gym – Scottsdale Notre Dame Prep vs. Buckeye Verrado, 12 noon; Glendale Raymond S. Kellis vs. El Mirage Dysart, 1:30 p.m.; Glendale Copper Canyon vs. Notre Dame Prep, 3 p.m.; Goodyear Estrella Foothills vs. Phoenix Maryvale, 4:30 p.m.
at Buckeye Gym – Laveen Cesar Chavez vs. Goodyear Estrella Foothills, 12 noon; Phoenix Maryvale vs. Buckeye, 1:30 p.m.; Buckeye Verrado vs. Cesar Chavez, 3 p.m.; El Mirage Dysart vs. Glendale Copper Canyon, 4:30 p.m. Buckeye vs. Glendale Raymond S. Kellis, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 29
Teams re-seeded after Monday’s and Tuesday’s pool play for single-elimination event, times TBA.
GREAT DESERT SHOOTOUT
(Boys basketball)
at Cave Creek Cactus Shadows, Blue and Gray gyms
Tuesday, Dec. 28 and Wednesday, Dec. 29
Games at both gyms at following times – 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 30
Games at both gyms at following times – 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. Tournament championship, Blue Gym, 4 p.m.
Participating teams – Phoenix Valley Lutheran, Phoenix North Pointe Prep, Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor, Avondale La Joya, Queen Creek, Phoenix Sierra Linda, Gilbert Campo Verde, Tempe, Phoenix Arcadia, Avondale Westview, Casa Grande, Yuma Cibola, Tucson Santa Rita, San Tan Valley Combs, Buckeye, Cave Creek Cactus Shadows, Yuma Kofa, Nogales, Flagstaff Coconino, Tucson Canyon del Oro.
NORTHWEST VALLEY HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
(Boys basketball)
at Phoenix Northwest Christian and Phoenix Greenway
Monday, Dec. 27, Tuesday, Dec. 28 and Wednesday, Dec. 29
Games at both schools at following times – 3 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 30
All games at Greenway
Games at 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. (championship).
Participating teams – Glendale Raymond S. Kellis, Buckeye Verrado, Chandler Valley Christian, Peoria Centennial, Glendale Copper Canyon, Flagstaff, Glendale Independence, Phoenix Northwest Christian, Phoenix Alhambra, Phoenix Washington, Peoria, Tolleson, Glendale Ironwood, Surprise Valley Vista, Phoenix Greenway, Peoria Sunrise Mountain.
INDEPENDENCE HOLIDAY SOCCER INVITATIONAL
at Glendale Independence High
Boys
Tuesday, Dec. 28
Glendale Raymond S. Kellis vs. Peoria Centennial, 9 a.m.; Glendale Copper Canyon vs. Tucson Ironwood Ridge, 1 p.m.; Glendale Independence vs. Phoenix Alhambra, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 29
Peoria Centennial vs. Glendale Independence, 11 a.m.; Phoenix Alhambra vs. Glendale Copper Canyon, 3 p.m.; Tucson Ironwood Ridge vs. Glendale Raymond S. Kellis, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 30
Glendale Independence vs. Tucson Ironwood Ridge, 11 a.m.; Glendale Raymond S. Kellis vs. Phoenix Alhambra, 3 p.m.’ Glendale Copper Canyon vs. Peoria Centennial, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 31
Championship match, 12 noon.
Girls
Tuesday, Dec. 28
Glendale Independence vs. Apache Junction, 11 a.m.; Goodyear Millennium vs. Peoria, 3 p.m.; Chandler Seton Catholic vs. Peoria Centennial, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 29
Apache Junction vs. Goodyear Millennium, 9 a.m.; Peoria vs. Chandler Seton Catholic, 1 p.m.; Peoria Centennial vs. Glendale Independence, 5 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 30
Chandler Seton Catholic vs. Apache Junction, 9 a.m.; Goodyear Millennium vs. Peoria Centennial, 1 p.m.; Glendale Independence vs. Peoria, 5 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 31
Championship match, 10 a.m.