The fate of Arizona State’s quarterbacks coach — whom Dirk Koetter calls "one of the best-kept secrets in college football" — seemed to be the worst-kept secret in Tempe in recent days.

The fate of Arizona State’s quarterbacks coach — whom Dirk Koetter calls "one of the best-kept secrets in college football" — seemed to be the worst-kept secret in Tempe in recent days.

Kansas State quarterback Ell Roberson was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at the team hotel early Thursday, calling into question his status for tonight's Fiesta Bowl game against Ohio State.

Tempe may have lost more than just a game Friday night. The Buffaloes’ postseason aspirations took a big hit with a stunning 40-26 loss to host El Mirage Dysart in 4A-II non-region action.

Tempe had managed just 64 points leading up to Friday's 4A Division II East Sky Region game at Coronado.

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Phoenix Arcadia wore down Tempe High, 28-6, Friday night in a 4A East Sky game at Arcadia.

Isaac Smith paced a balanced ground attack, rushing for 100 yards and a touchdown Friday, as host Tempe defeated Page, 42-12, in 4A nonregion play.

Host Tempe High got its first shutout in two seasons with a 16-0 win over Phoenix Cortez in a 4A II nonregion game.

Outlook: Apache Junction is currently seventh in the 4A-II powerpoint rankings.

The Tempe Prep football team showed a flair for the dramatic Friday night, despite an easy 51-16 victory against host Phoenix Veritas Prep that had playoff implications in the 1A West Region.

With a huge region game against Arcadia looming next week, this week's game against Tempe could have been a trap for Queen Creek.

Scottsdale Chaparral celebrated Matt Berney's birthday with a 55-6 drubbing of the visiting Tempe Buffaloes in a 4A nonregion matchup Thursday. Berney got his cake and ate it too with 43 rushing yards and a touchdown to go with three catches for 33 yards and a sack.

Tempe handily won its first game of the season Friday night, spoiling Page’s homecoming, 27-14, despite a penalty-ridden performance in which the visitors drew 22 yellow flags for 157 yards.

Tempe has started strong. The finish is another issue. On Friday night, Tempe built a 20-point lead and held off Buckeye Union (1-2) for a 23-13 win in a 4A nonregion football game at Tempe’s Harper Memorial Stadium.

Tempe Corona del Sol was on a roll until the final two weeks of the season, when a series of injuries sideswiped its 2006 playoff appearance.

The search for Mesa High's quarterback is going down to the wire.

The Cardinals-Bears preseason game Friday night presented Arizona fans with a chance to see what is — Jeff Blake — and what could have been — Kordell Stewart — at quarterback.

The Tempe Buffaloes saw their first playoff trip since 2001 end in disappointment as the Phoenix Greenway Demons eliminated them 35-13 in Friday night’s Class 4A-II first-round matchup at Greenway.

High school coaches love to play the "teenagers are hard to figure out" card when things aren’t going well. In the case of Tempe High football coach Mark Rhiner, apparently that cliché is right on target.