Former Red Mountain coach and current San Tan Foothills assistant Jim Jones is expected to be Mesquite's new football coach.

We will remember 2012 as a year of change and extremely hard work by our board, staff and countless volunteers. As we wrap up the year, we thought we would take this opportunity to summarize what your Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce has been up to since January of this year.

It was just another record breaking night at the office for Yuma Catholic running back Kody Hazlett as he led the Shamrocks to a 49-8 victory over San Tan Foothills.

This is Week 9 of the high school football season, normally the time of year for slide rulers, calculators, mathematicians and prognosticators rule the roost. Schools and fans try and guess whether kids will be playing playoff football, and what has to happen or not happen for that to become a reality.

Most people believe bigger isn’t always better: Cars, cameras, music players, computers, phones, even clothes.

Seton Catholic was playing Friday night without starting quarterback Ryan Bresnahan, who broke a bone in his hand last week, but it seemed to have little impact on the outcome. The Sentinels took down San Tan Foothills 63-7, carrying a shutout late in to the fourth quarter.

Ron Wisniewski could afford to be picky.

San Tan Foothills Sabercats

The Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce thanks the many volunteers who assisted us in putting together this year’s Red, White and Boom Fireworks Celebration. These volunteers give up their family time for the good of the community and we are grateful for their help. Presented by Vision Community Management at the Ahwatukee Country Club, the chamber is proud to continue this 37-year Ahwatukee tradition.

With little chance of rain for the next few weeks, Ahwatukee Foothills residents can safely take advantage of a local car wash that will benefit a nonprofit organization and help a local mom raise some funds for the New York City Marathon.

Community tradition enhances experience with more activities

Maybe it's the holiday season. Maybe it's the cooler weather. Maybe it's the sudden jolt of reality that hits when you wake up the day after football championships were crowned and there's abruptly nothing left.

It's Nostalgia Week at Varsity Xtra.

With the clock having expired on San Tan Foothills' season, senior running back Carlos Melendez kept his helmet on, trying to hold in the emotions of a two-week stretch that saw both improbable triumph and tragedy.

Division V semifinals

Hardly complex. Wildly effective.

Is revenge a dish best served in the playoffs?

A laugh, but not a doubt.

An early look at what to watch in Divisions IV through VI this season:

San Tan Foothills Sabercats

The Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce hopes to form its own non-profit group early next year to raise donations for community events such as feeding the homeless on Thanksgiving and for academic scholarships.

The Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce hopes to form its own non-profit group early next year to raise donations for community events such as feeding the homeless on Thanksgiving and for academic scholarships.

Five things to watch on Friday night: