Saguaro freshman receiver Christian Kirk has been offered a scholarship by UCLA, Sabercats offensive coordinator Jason Mohns said.
Kirk led the team with 24 catches for 589 yards and tied for the team lead with six receiving touchdowns this season. With Player of the Year D.J. Foster graduating, Kirk will probably assume the hybrid wide receiver/running back role that Saguaro used Foster in when he was a junior.
UCLA recently hired assistant coaches Noel Mazzone and Steve Broussard from Arizona State, both of whom have good relationships with the Saguaro coaches and …

Here are the Final Four results from the Dobson Mustang Classic.
The championship matches are Saturday (Dec. 31) at 9 a.m. (girls) and 11 a.m. (boys) at Dobson High School.
Boys Semifinals
Red Mtn 2, Millenium 0
Camelback 4,  Central 1
Girls Semifinals
Red Mtn. 1,   Campo Verde 0
Desert Vista 1  Mesquite 1  (Mesquite wins 4-3 in PK)
Championship matches
Girls:  Red Mtn.  vs. Mesquite (9 a.m.)
Boys:  Red  Mtn. vs. Camelback (11 a.m.)

Sooner or later, Corona del Sol is going to play a full week of basketball with its entire roster available.
Until then, the Aztecs will just keep on winning.
Avery Moss, Andrus Peat and Cassius Peat all missed the team’s game against American Fork (Utah) on Friday, but it hardly mattered as Calaen Robinson’s 30 points led top-ranked Corona to a 77-56 victory in the VisitMesa.com Basketball Challenge at Mountain View. The Aztecs (13-1) have won 11 consecutive games.
“We’ve had injuries and we’ve had a lot of things go on, but it’s …

It’s Brophy vs. Gilbert in the first edition of the Arizona Soccer Showcase tournament championship.
Arizona Soccer Showcase boys final will be played Friday afternoon on Field No. 4 at 1 p.m. at the Scottsdale Sports Complex.
Brophy – again considered one of the Division I favorites in pursuit of its second consecutive state championship – needed a comeback against Hamilton late to win, 2-1. Ryan Grotjohn missed a penalty kick early, but came back and scored both goals for Brophy, the game-winner coming with a minute left in the second overtime.
That …

The semifinals are set on both the boys and girls soccer sides in the Mustang Classic. The matches will be played at 9 a.m. Friday at Red Mountain Park.
Boys matchups:
Red Mountain vs. Millennium; Camelback vs. Central.
Girls matchups:
Desert Vista vs. Mesquite; Red Mountain vs. Campo Verde
Here are the results from Thursday:
Boys:
Central 3, Dobson 2
Red Mountain 3, Williams Field 0
Camelback 3, Millenium 1
Cesar Chavez 2, Skyline 1
Girls:
Basha 5, Ironwood 0
Dobson 5, Skyline 1
Campo Verde 7, Mesa 0
Red Muountain 2, Mesquite 0
Desert Vista 2, Mountain View 1

The VisitMesa.com Basketball Challenge has filled out its Friday schedule, which can be found here.
The featured attractions will be South Sioux City (Neb.) against Pinnacle at noon followed by Corona del Sol against American Fork (Utah) at 1:30 p.m. Pinnacle and Corona del Sol have been the most impressive Arizona teams in the tournament, while South Sioux City and American Fork have been the best out-of-state teams.
All four are undefeated heading into Thursday’s action.
 

Desert Ridge star Jordan Becerra has committed to play for Harvard, according to an email from his parents, Ted and Karen.
Becerra and Joey Counts led the Jaguars to a surprise appearance in the 5A Division I championship game in 2010, and after Parker Rasmussen returned from injury this year, Becerra moved back to his natural position of wide receiver and helped the team reach the Division I semifinals.
Becerra finished this season with 920 rushing yards, 16 total touchdowns, and had a pair of interceptions on defense to make the All-Tribune …

Here are the final scores from Wednesday’s action of the Mustang Soccer Classic:
Boys Bracket:
Millenium 2, Cesar Chavez 1
Red Mountain 1, Dobson 0
Central 6, Williams Field 1
Camelback 4, Maricopa 1
Skyline 1, Carl Hayden 0 (forfeit)
Girls Bracket:
Desert Vista 7, Ironwood 0
Basha 1, Mtn. View 0
Red Mtn. 4, Skyline 0
Mesquite 6, Mesa 0
Campo Verde 1, Dobson 0

The Arcadia girls basketball team captured the tournament title at its own Lady Titan Winter Hoops Classic on Wednesday night.
The Titans defeated Saguaro, 48-27, in the championship game. Arcadia was the only undefeated team in the tournament, finishing 5-0. Saguaro went 4-1 for second place, as did Buena, which finished in third by defeating Horizon 39-26 in the third place game.
Here are the teams from the East Valley that participated, their record in the tournament, and what placed they finished in:
1. Arcadia (5-0)
2. Saguaro (4-1)
4. Horizon (3-2)
10. Marcos de …

I watched No. 2 Pinnacle play against Oakland McClymonds and No. 1 Corona del Sol face off with Anchorage Bartlett in back-to-back games at the VisitMesa.com Basketball Challenge this afternoon.
These two teams, along with Desert Vista and Basha, have been the most impressive Division I teams from the East Valley this year.
Pinnacle defeated McClymonds 87-52, shooting 60.7 percent for the game and hitting 13-of-20 three-pointers to improve to 13-1 on the season.
Corona del Sol watched its 18-point second half lead drop to four in the final minute, but the Aztecs …