Desert Ridge High School’s homecoming pep assembly came and went last week — and the Jaguettes never showed at the Gilbert Unified School District school located in Mesa.

Pat Herrera, who coached Desert Ridge baseball to consecutive state championships in 2009 and 2010, resigned on Thursday, according to athletic director Darrell Stangle.

Mesa Desert Ridge is looking for a new boys basketball coach after Robb Floco resigned on Wednesday.

Parker Rasmussen will not be playing on Friday against Red Mountain.

Darrell Stangle ignored the whispers from fellow athletic directors and trusted his instincts.

Last Friday was a good day, not only because it was Week 6 of the high school football season and marquee matchups were every which way, but because, at places like McClintock, the past few seasons of on-field woes might actually lead to a brighter future.

In our bigger-is-better world, maintaining the status quo never seems particularly enticing.

In our bigger-is-better world, maintaining the status quo never seems particularly enticing.

He used to try to stop them, but now Ernie Zavallos has joined them.