After a successful NFL career, coaching basketball was Chris Singleton’s new game plan. However, after a persuasive 20-minute conversation with Gilbert football’s head coach Derek Zellner, Singleton quickly changed his mind and reverted back to football.

Desert Vista’s football program entered Friday’s contest desperately seeking a “get right” game that would hopefully lead to some resemblance of consistency.

All season long Basha has proven the preseason hype surrounding its talent-filled roster was warranted.

Arizona College Prep football has had a whirlwind of a season thus far. With only two games remaining in the regular season for them, the Knights will look to make their record 5-4 against a struggling Fountain Hills team.

In sports, there are an abundance of obstacles and barriers that stand in the way of any team or player.

Daniel Pike is a sports journalism student at Arizona State University covering Desert Ridge High School athletics.

Sammy Miller is a sports journalism student at Arizona State University covering Highland High School athletics. 

Playing football in any capacity is tough enough, but when playing the quarterback position, the bright lights are pointing directly toward you every week.

Zach Woolley is a sports journalism student at Arizona State University covering Casteel High School athletics.

While their fields are six miles apart, the Gilbert Tigers and Campo Verde Coyotes are all too familiar with one another. The two bitter foes face off in a regional battle this Friday at 7 p.m. at Campo Verde High School.

The saying, “defense wins championships” has always reigned true, but great football teams play both sides of the ball and Highland football has a mastermind behind its offensive schemes. 

At the team’s final invitational meet of the season, where competition was strong and stakes were high, Casteel swim had one goal in mind: keep improving.

Carson Sundem, 20, has brought passion and a new perspective to the ACP swim team in his first year as a coach. Together with veteran coach Kristine Nelson, Sundem is looking to continue to improve the ACP swim program in the years to come.

Sammy Miller is a sports journalism student at Arizona State University covering Highland High School athletics. 

There is one topic that Clark Fleming and his team discuss constantly.

It isn’t the first time Hamilton High School’s girls’ volleyball team has competed at a national level with top-ranked teams from around the country. And it certainly won’t be the last.

Mick Signa is a sports journalism student at Arizona State University covering Gilbert High School athletics.

It is always important to celebrate the positives that are hard to come by during a rough season. With all of its struggles this year, Desert Ridge volleyball picked up a small victory despite a 2-1 loss to Verrado on Friday.

For the third time this season one of Arizona’s elite high school football programs took on competition one of the surrounding states.

Mick Signa is a sports journalism student at Arizona State University covering Gilbert High School athletics.

The first edition of the AIA football rankings this past Tuesday revealed what eight teams currently meet the standards for the Open Division playoffs at the end of the regular season.

Nick Elsner is a sports journalism major at Arizona State University, covering Mountain View Athletics.

Sammy Miller is a sports journalism student at Arizona State University covering Highland High School athletics. 

Remy Mastey is a sports journalism student at Arizona State University covering Gilbert High School athletics.  

The first thing that people notice as they enter the main doors of Mesquite High School is the large glass cases lining the walls. Trophies of polished wood, silver and gold are what covers the shelves. Each trophy not only represents a prestigious win but the individual story of a team and …