The quarterfinals of the state football plays have a very familiar feel to it.
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Twenty area teams had their school name placed on a line in the AIA state football playoff brackets Saturday morning.
Three games that intrigue me…..
Three games that intrigue me…
Brophy College Prep extended its perfect season Friday night in Ahwatukee, defeating Desert Vista 21-7.
Results from this week’s action:
The first runs of games shuffled the rankings a bit, but some of the teams still haven’t take the field so there is still a feeling out process.
The DI and DII state wrestling championship at Prescott Valley Event Center on Friday, Feb. 12, 2016.
The regular season for soccer is over and the second season is about to begin with a championship trophy hoisting party just four wins away.
Mountain Pointe defeats Brophy on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. [Arianna Grainey/Special for AFN]
Brophy defeats Basha in overtime on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015.
Basha coach Gerald Todd told his team all week that their game against Brophy was going to be tough, physical and likely come down to the final play.
Chandler dominated Brophy on both sides of the ball, but the return of star running back Chase Lucas shined brighter than the final score - an 28-6 win over Brophy - for the Wolves.
The Desert Twilight XC Festival answered some questions about the cross country teams, but some new questions arose from the individual performances.
Desert Ridge rose above and Brophy did not capitalize.
Near the end of the first quarter, the scoreboard shut off at Red Mountain High School.
The 2015 D-1 boys volleyball state championship game between Hamilton and Brophy at Mesquite High School in Gilbert on May 16, 2015 {Greg Herriman / Special to Trib]
The D-I boys volleyball state semifinals between Highland and Brophy at Mesquite High School on Thursday, May 14, 2015. [Arianna Grainey/Special to Tribune]
First Team:
The men of the diamond return this week and, as always with baseball in Arizona, the level of play will be high and the presence of professional scouts just might outnumber fans in attendance when certain prospects take the mound.
Austin Moyer was close to being the most dominating wrestler this season.
When the state basketball brackets are released on Sunday afternoon some of the teams — the ones earning the top seeds — played a game the night before.
GILBERT - Sasha Hunter couldn’t stop smiling.