The 6A
Conference seedings and pairings were announced by the Arizona Interscholastic
Association on Saturday (Feb. 9) and Xavier got the No. 2 seed behind
top-seeded Chandler Hamilton.
That means
the Gators will be in the bottom half of the bracket, which without question is
stronger than the top half.
The bottom
bracket is where third-seeded Gilbert Perry, sixth-seeded two-time defending
state champion Surprise Valley Vista, and seventh-seeded Scottsdale Chaparral
reside.
And there is
one lower seed that lurks in the bottom-bracket pond, and that would be No. 15
Phoenix Desert Vista, which is Xavier’s opponent in the opening round on
Wednesday (Feb. 13) at Xavier (7 p.m. tipoff).
Xavier
defeated Desert Vista 61-49 at Desert Vista on Dec. 7, but the Thunder figure
to give the Gators all they can handle.
The Gators
also defeated Chaparral on Dec. 14 in Scottsdale.
Chaparral
will meet No. 10 seed Chandler High in the first round, and the winner of that
game would meet Xavier in the second round if Xavier defeats Desert Vista.
Xavier split
two games with Perry in 6A Premier Region play. Perry will open against Valley
Vista, which defeated Xavier for last year’s title. One of those two is a
potential opponent for Xavier in the semifinals should the Gators advance that
far.
As they have
all season, the Gators will be led by their three senior guards – Leilani
McIntosh, Addie Putnam and Paris Rasheed-Moore.
McIntosh
keeps the offense running as smoothly as possible from the point. Putnam is the
long-range shooting specialist. And Rasheed-Moore might be playing the best of
all at the moment at both ends of the floor.
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