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Hello 3A fans!!!

Wow where do I even start!! This has been a whirlwind weekend as we were able to see some of the best fans across the state of AZ in The Wildcat Den in Wildcat Country this past weekend! It was absolutely amazing!

If you have heard about the fans waiting hours and hours before a game for tickets you can now see this live in video as we were able to do a pre-game show on top of the Wildcat Den and bring you all of the sites of the top fans bar none up North! Here is the link that you can watch our pre-game show with all of the fans lining up!

http://azsportsnetwork.com/videos/340/azsports-pre-game-show:-3a-north-fans

WE have posted some parts of the game that we received from fans across the USA so here are some videos of this weekends action and we hope you enjoy! WE want to thank all of the fans for listening in to our broadcast and making it the top show with 6,000 viewers on Friday and we averaged near 2,000+ the other 2 days at the Den! That is amazing!

Go to this link and see all the footage of the North Regionals:
http://azsportsnetwork.com/category/3a-north-basketball-regionals

Now on to other other pressing matters:

Playoffs Recap:

Estrella vs SPointe:

Well they lit up the scoreboard with 11, yes, 111 vs South Pointe who was able to get into the playoffs with some great play in the west regionals. getting there was great but they had to face the EFH team who has been virtually unbeatable all season. I know many asked me about my viewpoint concerning the high point totals for EFH but to me if this was the regular season then maybe I would question the sportsmanship but when you get to the playoffs all bets are off and a coach does whatever he feels best doing to make sure his team stays focused and stays sharp! The playoffs are not for the weak of heart who want to have good feelings after a game. if a team like SP wants to get in and play with the best then they have to be willing to understand that along with playing with the best you must be able to know you may get beat and get beat badly as they were Monday evening. if you want to play with the big dogs then you better be able to be okay when the bigger, faster and meaner dog puts it on you and doesn't allow you even close to the BONE you are trying to get.

Here is some footage on EFH:
http://azsportsnetwork.com/category/bbb-wwp-vs-efh-1-15-2010

Chinle vs Parker:

Lets just say after the loss to Winslow I would have hated to be Parker! All Winslow did was awaken the GIANT(s) from Chinle and now they are ticked off and I believe in the end we may see that the loss, although we all hate, may have shown Chinle that they cannot take leads lightly and now they will not slow down in any part of the game and annihilate their opponents. From the top 5 to the others on the bench Chinle really never allowed Parker to be in the game. If you know the history of Parker you will know that back in the days of Vegas David who played at Tennessee that they have a great history of basketball but with numbers very low they barely qualify for the 3A classification and have not been as good as in past years. But no matter how the game was lost they have some very young talent so keep an eye on this team in the future. As for Chinle they now get to avenge a loss to Round Valley who beat them in the finals of the RV Tournament.

Here is some footage on Chinle:

http://azsportsnetwork.com/videos/339/bbb-winslow-vs-chinle-2010-3a-north-regional

Sedona vs Holbrook:

Wow what a game! It seemed at first that the Roadrunners had their Dynamite on their back and were gonna run away with this game early but the Sedona team had something else planned as they were able to fight their way back and keep it close until the very end. Once again Holbrook showed why they were in our top 5 most of the season! With a team that can play inside or out and run with any team in the state they can be a threat to win it all and will give EFH all they can handle if they are able to handle the crowd. One major thing is they need to have their senior Stingley get out and have a great game. They are much better than a 9 seed and should be able to give a good performance against EFHs.

Florence vs Window Rock:

Did we tell you this was not a normal WRock #12 seed! After watching this team play at regionals we had a feeling a good Florence team might be in trouble. We also predicted that once the treys started to fall the game last night was bound to be close in the end. With Ashley, Perkins and Mansen doing it all year the X-factor Taliman showed us something at regionals and he came thru for the Scouts! Florence was led by Washington with points.

Here is some video on Window Rock:
http://azsportsnetwork.com/videos/342/tuba-city-vs-windowrock

Winslow vs Santa Cruz:

I was worried about a letdown for Winslow based on their emotional victory against Chinle but that was not the case as they came out with "snorting fire out of their noses" and are playing some great ball right now! Santa Cruz was on the brink this year of playing with the best but there is a huge difference between the South and even the lower North teams and it showed with them playing one of the top teams in the North who we had at #3 to end the regular season rankings. Winslow with both Shirleys has a great chance to go all of the way but they must first get by WRock and a very good EFH team.

Here is some footage on Winslow:
http://azsportsnetwork.com/videos/339/bbb-winslow-vs-chinle-2010-3a-north-regional

Round Valley vs Fountain Hills:

This was a very evenly matched game as Ft. Hills was better than an 311 seed and RV is somewhere near a #6 seed so this was a great match going in. This game went into overtime which was a huge accomplishment by the team from Fountain Hills since it is hard to win in the Dome. Now RV must go to Chinle who they beat at the Dome in the RV tournament for the championship. Although Chinle did beat them this will not be a game that Chinle will overlook.

I will post more later today!