Beginning this week, a new wrinkle in the high school sports postseason picture will unfold for the first time, and it'll be met with, predictably, unpredictability.

The Highland girls basketball team’s offense was like a faulty faucet Saturday night.

The third season has arrived.

Division I

Instead of chanting "one-two-three-defense!" to open the championship game of the Division I, Section III tournament, No. 2 Desert Vista should have given its offense the shout-out.

Instead of chanting "one-two-three-defense!" to open the championship game of the Division I, Section III tournament, No. 2 Desert Vista should have given its offense the shout-out.

As was the case back on Nov. 24 when Pinnacle and Mountain Pointe got together in the championship game of the Lady Hawk Basketball Tournament, Saturday’s Division I, Section III girls final showcased two of the bigger stars in Arizona: the Pioneers’ Sydney Wiese and the Pride’s Kayla Lupoe.

February Frenzy has finally slowed down after an action-packed few weeks.

MLK Basketball Classic

Dobson's girls basketball team had little trouble in a rematch with Tucson High to open the Division I, Section 2 tournament on Tuesday.

No. 3 Highland beat No. 2 Dobson, 46-36, in the second round of the Division I, Section II, girls basketball sectional tournament at Mesquite High School on Thursday.

It was a very physical, chippy game between No. 1 Chandler and No. 4 Red Mountain in the second round of the Division I, Section II girls basketball tournament at Mesquite High School, but the Lions (21-7) walked away with a 54-50 win.

All-Tribune First Team

St. Mary’s had so much star power this season that any number of players could explode for a big scoring night.

The top of the Division I girls basketball scene will have a familiar look this season, as many of the top six seeds from last year's 5A Division I state tournament have significant talent returning.

Not many teams can lose a pair of college-bound stars and be just as good as the year before.

ANTHEM - Mountain Pointe emerged from a sloppy first half of play to upset No. 14 Boulder Creek 43-36 in a first-round matchup in the Division I state tournament on Wednesday.

ANTHEM - Mountain Pointe emerged from a sloppy first half of play to upset No. 14 Boulder Creek 43-36 in a first-round matchup in the Division I state tournament on Wednesday.

At Mesquite High School, Chandler beat Vail Cienega 65-21 in the first round of the Division I, Section II girls basketball tournament.

It was hardly a knockout punch. Seton Catholic is still alive in the running for a girls basketball state championship after winning three straight titles in a couple different classifications.

The Valley Christian girls basketball team captured the Division III, Section III championship with a 71-65 win over Buckeye Saturday night at Surprise Valley Vista High School.

 It’s the quick glance at Amy Patton’s downtime that shows why she’s so good when the lights go on.