Members of the Salpointe girls basketball team cut down the nets after winning the 4A state title Thursday in Phoenix.

The moment Sahuaro boys basketball’s late efforts to hold on against Glendale Deer Valley comes up just short, and the Skyhawks clinch the 4A state title Thursday in Phoenix.

Saguaro boys basketball coach Jim Henry, after his Cougars fall in 4A state title game, on what getting this far means to a program with a long hoops history.

Sahuaro falls in overtime to Deer Valley, finishing 23-24 as 4A boys high school basketball runner up.

Sahuaro HS down 4 in final minute, comes back to tie and and send 4A state championship to overtime against Glendale Deer Valley. The Cougars’ final bucket to knot it up in regulation:

Big 3 that helped Sahuaro’s boys basketball team go up 6 over Glendale Deer Valley in second qtr of 4A boys state championship in Phoenix. DV storms back to take 35-33 lead at halftime.

Salpointe Catholic celebrates its Arizona 4A state championship Thursday, a 59-49 win over Gilbert Mesquite in Phoenix. Salpointe 4A champs for second time in 3 years.

Salpointe up 52-44 inside 2 mins to play and Lancers' star Taliyah Henderson thrown to the floor hard under the basket. Tended to by team staff. Takes a minute but she's up and back to SC bench. Landed on her back on a hard Mesquite foul. SC coaches livid.

Early 4th, Salpointe 47, Gilbert Mesquite 36 in 4A girls basketball state championship game in Phoenix.

Salpointe Catholic up 35-20 over Gilbert Mesquite early in the third quarter of 4A state championship game in Phoenix.

And later tonight, No. 4 Sahuaro plays for the boys 4A championship vs No. Glendale Deer Valley, also at the Coliseum in Phoenix. (2/2)

Arizona’s women’s basketball vs. USC isn’t the only big-time Tucson-connected basketball game tonight: No. 1 Salpointe Catholic warms up before taking on No. 2 Gilbert Mesquite in the Arizona 4A girls state championship game at 6 p.m. at the Coliseum in Phoenix. (1/2)

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End of 3rd quarter: No. 1 Salpointe 54, No. 5 Estrella Foothills 27

Halftime: Salpointe Catholic 37, Estrella Foothills 10

End of 1st quarter: Salpointe Catholic leads Estrella Foothills 19-8.

10 minutes away from the 4A state girls semifinals between top seed Salpointe Catholic and No. 5 Estrella Foothills.