Chandler senior running back Dae Dae Hunter could not stop smiling after his Wolves defeated Saguaro 42-35 in the state’s first AIA Open Division Football Championship on Saturday evening.

It was billed as arguably the biggest game in the history of high school football in Arizona.

Williams Field tight end Joshua Gale dropped to his knees and sobbed before burying his face into his helmet near midfield at Sun Devil Stadium.

Red Mountain coach Mike Peterson sprinted toward the north end of Sun Devil Stadium to hug every one of his players as they exited the field.

“It’s pretty cool,” first-year Mesquite football coach Scott Hare said of the No. 6 Wildcats’ 28-23 defeat of No. 4 Desert Edge in the AIA 4A championship game Friday, in as nonchalant a fashion as he could muster.

Saguaro football has made a habit of playing deep into November and early December each football season, but its final game in 2019 presents a new challenge.

It’s finally happening.

As Chandler’s head football coach Rick Garretson stood in front of his team after their semifinal victory over Salpointe Catholic, the passion could be heard in his voice.

It didn’t take much convincing by Mesquite head coach Scott Hare to talk his brother, Cory, and father, Steve, to join him as assistant coaches this season.

The month-long search for the next head football coach at Mountain Pointe High School has come to an end, as Marcos de Niza coach Eric Lauer has been recommended to take over the Pride program.

An 18-year streak has finally come to an end for the Red Mountain High School football program. 

Plenty has changed for the Williams Field High School football team since it opened the 2019 season with two straight losses.

Arizona State University’s clear bag policy will be in effect for all fans planning to attend any of the three Arizona Interscholastic Association football championship games taking place at Sun Devil Stadium this weekend.

Campo Verde football coach Max Ragsdale was hesitant to predict the outcome of the 2019 season when his team began padded practices in August.

There was never any doubt in the mind of Mesquite’s players or head coach Scott Hare when the Wildcats lined up to stop Cactus’ two-point try in the 4A semifinals.

It’s a sport rarely ever seen in Arizona, and one that has never had a team representing the Grand Canyon State. 

Park University – Gilbert women’s basketball coach Jeff Fore will take on the role as athletics director, the school announced in a press release Nov. 12.

After leading his team to its seventh straight championship appearance, Saguaro head football coach Jason Mohns has been named the Arizona Cardinals High School Coach of the Year.

Higley High School head football coach Eddy Zubey has committed to be an assistant coach in the Under Armour All-America Game.

The Highland High School cross-country program endured success at the state cross-country meet Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Cave Creek Golf Course in Phoenix. Both the boys and girls teams walked away with hardware. 

As the dust settled from the morning races at the AIA state cross country meet in Phoenix, the Division II boys prepared to run their final race of the season for a state title.