The initial AIA boys volleyball rankings were released on Monday morning and six of the top ten teams were from Southern Arizona, including the top spot, taken by Mountain View Marana.
Saguaro went 5-0 this past week at the Salpointe Lancer Baseball Classic with big wins over Marana (10-6), Pueblo (8-0), Rincon/University (10-0) and Redlands, California (6-5) before holding on to defeat Catalina Foothills Saturday afternoon.
The top team from each of the seven sections will earn an automatic berth to the state playoffs and eight at-large berths will be awarded to the remaining teams based on iWr Ranking.