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Hello 1A Fans!!

What a great Tuesday morning! I could not sleep all night after broadcasting the Boys Patagonia vs St. Augustine game Monday evening! This game went down to the wire and it did not just end up that way at the last minute. These 2 teams gave their all for the entire game and the 4th quarter was as intense as I have seen in a game this season. There was no letdown at all by either team as they battled to tie after tie and with both teams taking no more than a 3 pt lead it was a spectacular finish where Patagonia was able to prevail in the end! I am still exhausted just talking about it.

GBB: St. Augustine: The Lobos continued their winning ways and right now this program has jumped into the top 10 for a long time and very well we may be seeing the best turnaround in 1A girls for the 2009-2010 basketball season after they won maybe 2-3 games all of last year! This team plays with heart and a lot of depth. They have good shooting and can run and press as well.

Coach of the Year: I think an early candidate for Coach of the Year because of such a great turnaround this season the the Patagonia Lobos HC Ralph Padilla. I had talked with Coach Padilla at the beginning of the season and he felt they could be a pretty good team this year.

South Playoff Power Points: if the season were to stop today here are the 4 teams that would be in the state tournament from the South Division from 1-4 seeds:

Girls: Gila Bend, Patagonia, Green Fields, Valley Union

Boys: Valley Union, St. Gregory, Tanque Verde, St. Augustine

One key note here is that although St. Gregs has beaten VU, they would still be the 2nd seed in the playoffs. This could get interesting as the teams will meet again. We could see St. Gregs win both games and still be the #2 seed!

GBB: Northland Prep: A day after playing a tough game and almost beating Rock Point the NPrep girls team lost by 20 to St. Michaels. The coach stated how his team was very lethargic after the game from Rock Point. I would think his team needs to know that the playoffs are back to back days and if they make state they must play hard each night. This game forced us to move them out of the top 10 rankings but we feel they are still a good team.