In the line of fire - Arizona Daily Sun - 10/30/09 Luke Rotter didn't see what hit him. He didn't remember, either.The Flagstaff High School senior quarterback sustained a concussion in Week 3 of the season against Gilbert Williams Field and, as a result, was forced to sit out the next game. "I don't remember a lot about that game," Rotter said through a forced chuckle, "but I watched film and I saw it. It was just one shot."
GCR teams set for golf tournament - Arizona Daily Sun - 10/30/09 If Coconino, Flagstaff High or Sinagua had any plans of getting in a few practice rounds this week in preparation for the Grand Canyon Region golf tournament, their plans were scrapped thanks to Mother Nature.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/preps/315431 - Arizona Daily Star - 10/30/09 Some teams have the playoffs locked up, while others simply don't have a chance. Then, there are the schools still fighting for a state spot — a scenario that both Amphitheater and Douglas face as they match up tonight.
A nearly perfect Storm hits Douglas - Nogales International - 10/30/09 Maybe they haven’t been perfect all season, but with a 3-4 record after Saturday’s 19-8 victory over the Douglas Chargers, the Santa Cruz Country mighty might football team was as close to the perfect Storm as you can get in sunny Arizona.
The outcome wasn’t a surprise. The struggle was. Scottsdale Chaparral remained unbeaten, clinching the 5A Desert Valley Region title in the process, but it wasn’t without a fight from Phoenix North Canyon, a team winless in league play.
Corona tops Dobson on last-minute TD - East Valley Tribune - 10/30/09 Tempe Corona del Sol continued to keep some oxygen in its playoff tank Thursday night, rallying twice in the final 11 minutes to defeat visiting Mesa Dobson, 23-22, in a 5A Central Region game at Hascall Henshaw Stadium.
A nearly perfect Storm hits Douglas - Nogales International - 10/27/09 Maybe they haven’t been perfect all season, but with a 3-4 record after Saturday’s 19-8 victory over the Douglas Chargers, the Santa Cruz Country mighty might football team was as close to the perfect Storm as you can get in sunny Arizona.
NHS boys finish season undefeated - Nogales International - 10/26/09 Some in Apache Country may have been concerned that the Nogales High boys undefeated cross country season was in jeopardy Tuesday when team captain and No. 1 runner Jose Valdez was not in attendance because of an automotive workshop symposium in Phoenix.
Hamilton survives Brophy rally - Arizona Republic - 10/24/09 Chandler Hamilton dominated for a half, then held on in the end to escape Phoenix Brophy Prep 24-21 Friday night in yet another classic showdown between the big-school football rivals.
Up for the block - Explorer - 10/21/09 Don Boorse/Special to The Explorer, Pusch Ridge Christian Academy's Haley Christensen, left, and Abby Maas attempt to block the ball during their match against Northwest Christian Saturday. Last week Pusch Ridge defeated Ray 3-1, but they lost to Northwest Christian 0-3.
Flying High - Arizona Daily Sun - 10/21/09 It was senior night for the Sinagua volleyball team Tuesday, but Flagstaff High ultimately stole the spotlight with a thrilling intracity road victory.
Jesse Parker to be honored with lifetime award - Arizona Republic - 10/20/09 Legendary high school football coach Jesse Parker will be honored Friday during a luncheon in Mesa with a lifetime acheivement award put together by some of his former players and students, his son Jonathan said. Parker, now an assistant at Mesa Red Mountain, will be honored from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Phoenix Mesa Marriott, 200 N. Centennial Way.
Prep Sports Report - AZ Daily Sun - 10/20/09 Tuba City junior Billy Orman made a strong statement in his first race back from a knee injury, winning the hometown Bud Davis Invitational on Friday night.
Baruti back for Mesa in Jan.; Rattay punished - East Valley Tribune - 10/20/09 Mesa High basketball will welcome back forward Blondy Baruti beginning on Jan. 8, 2010, and former East Valley coach Jim Rattay’s Laveen Cesar Chavez football team was banned from this year’s state playoffs under rulings handed down Monday by the AIA.
Prep Sports Report - Arizona Daiy Sun - 10/19/09 Coconino coach Tadd Ragan and Sinagua coach Dave Dirksen were the last two members of their respective programs to leave the field at Cromer Stadium after Coconino’s 34-8 win Friday night. Ragan made sure to catch Dirksen before the Mustangs’ first-year coach caught the bus back to Sinagua. Ragan commended Dirksen for the job he’s doing with the Mustangs’ depleted roster and offered a few words of encouragement.
Friday Flashback: Most unbeatens should stay perfect - East Valley Tribune - 10/19/09 It’s time to pick six. With some assistance (ahem) from a blocked extra point, and a 28-0 lead that disappeared in 12 minutes, a half-dozen East Valley undefeateds remain with three weeks to go in the regular season: Chandler Hamilton, Phoenix Mountain Pointe, Tempe Marcos de Niza, Scottsdale Chaparral, Gilbert Williams Field and Cave Creek Cactus Shadows.
Desert Mtn. tops N. Canyon; eyes playoffs - Arizona Republic - 10/16/09 It has been 12 years since Scottsdale Desert Mountain enjoyed a playoff-football game.With a stingy defense and a good-enough passing game, its hopes of returning remained alive Thursday night with a 20-0 victory over visiting Phoenix North Canyon.
Harris helps Rincon win on senior night - Arizona Daily Star - 10/16/09 advertisement Last year Rincon/University swimmer Lyda Harris was one of the underclassmen responsible for giving flowers to senior teammates at the last home meet on senior night. Harris, then a junior, said she imagined being in her teammates' position and thought that sad feelings would sweep over her during her last home meet.
St. Mary's shakes off bad start, tops Horizon - East Valley Tribune - 10/16/09 It could have been a worse start to a football game, but not much worse. Phoenix St. Mary’s gave up two touchdowns in the first four minutes of Thursday’s game against Scottsdale Horizon before rallying for a 31-28 homecoming victory at Phoenix College’s Hoy Field.
Cibola outclocks Yuma Catholic - Yuma Sun - 10/15/09 Cibola's Jose Guerrero and Letty Gonzalez each claimed medalist honors for the Raiders in their dual meet wins against Yuma Catholic. The Raiders' boys team won 47-15 and the girls team won 40-21.
Gila Ridge, Cibola split dual - Yuma Sun - 10/15/09 Gila Ridge's Emily Reh took first place in the 100-yard freestyle and 50-yard freestyle for the Hawks in their win over the Raiders 96-74. Reh finished the 100 free with a time of 57.81 seconds and the 50 free with a time of 26.25.
NHS finally has a reason to smile - Nogales International - 10/15/09 Despite throwing for more than 1,000 yards in the first five games of the season, Nogales High quarterback Keith Zuniga didn’t have much to smile about until Friday. That’s when the Apaches won their second straight game, and began Kino Region play by beating guest Sahuaro High 40-13 on Homecoming night.
Red Mtn., Chandler rested coming off bye - East Valley Tribune - 10/15/09 Fourth-ranked Mesa Red Mountain and Chandler High were more than happy to get a bye on their schedules last week after absorbing a wire-to-wire beating from Phoenix Brophy and a gut-wrenching, last-second loss to Chandler Hamilton, respectively.
Perfect in pink - Yuma Sun - 10/14/09 Plenty about the Yuma Catholic volleyball team's home win against Antelope qualified as big. It came against a region rival for the Shamrocks first region win. It was their second overall win of the year. And it involved bouncing back from a rough third-game loss. But perhaps biggest of all was winning in pink.
Sinagua volleyball sweeps Coconino - Arizona Daily Sun - 10/14/09 The Sinagua volleyball team hosted Coconino Tuesday in the second and final regular season matchup between the two squads and the Mustangs won in three games (26-24, 25-16, and 26-24), the second time they have shut out the Panthers this season.
Rangers rally to beat Lancers - Arizona Daily Star - 10/14/09 Close did not cut it Tuesday night for the Salpointe Catholic volleyball team. Before their home crowd, the Lancers lost their first 5A Southern Region matchup of the 2009 season in a back-and-forth game with Rincon/University.
NHS finally has a reason to smile - Nogales International - 10/14/09 Despite throwing for more than 1,000 yards in the first five games of the season, Nogales High quarterback Keith Zuniga didn’t have much to smile about until Friday. That’s when the Apaches won their second straight game, and began Kino Region play by beating guest Sahuaro High 40-13 on Homecoming night.
Without Chandler Hamilton being in the way and with Phoenix Brophy Prep out of the way, who has a legitimate shot at taking down Peoria Centennial and its No.4 national ranking.
MOUNTAIN VIEW 20, MARANA 7 -Arizona Daily Star - 10/13/09 Mountain View liked playing in the daylight after it traveled to Marana and beat the Tigers on Monday in a makeup game. The Lions improved to 2-5, and Marana fell to 3-3. Mountain View led 6-0 at halftime.
FOOTBALL - Chandler certainly has the talent to compete with any team in 5A-I this season, but a pair of late letdowns against Phoenix Brophy and Chandler Hamilton have left the Wolves 3-3 on the year. They will host Mesa Red Mountain on Friday in a game with big power point implications. Both teams will get a boost if starting tailbacks Taylor Walstad (Chandler) and Derek Molina (Red Mountain) can return after missing time with injuries.
Miami offers Hamilton's Westerman - Arizona Republic - 10/12/09 Chandler Hamilton junior offensive right tackle Christian Westerman's latest football scholarship offer has him "stoked," his father, Chris, said in an e-mail. It came from the University of Miami.
Rotter’s record night - Arizona Daily Sun - 10/12/09 Luke Rotter tied a team record with five passing touchdowns to lead Flagstaff High past rival Sinagua 42-26 tonight in the Grand Canyon Region opener for both teams.
Sentenials Fall to St. David - Arizona Daily Star - 10/12/09 St. David's Nathan Mayberry stiff-arms ASDB/St. Augustine's Brandon Davis during the second quarter. Playoff-bound St. David defeated the Sentinels 52-0 at the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind on Saturday.
Eagles, Panthers in key Gila game - Arizona Daily Star - 10/12/09 Santa Rita coach Jeff Scurran has won almost 80 percent of his high football games. Amphitheater's Vern Friedli is the winningest football coach in the state, with a total of 314. Both rank among the dominant figures in Southern Arizona coaching history.
Pinnacle girls, Mtn. View boys win at Conley - East Valley Tribune - 10/12/09 Mesa Mountain View’s top duo beat the top tandem from Phoenix Pinnacle in its head-to-head showdown. But it was the depth of Pinnacle’s girls cross country team that proved to be too strong as the Pioneers won the team title at Saturday’s 37th annual Doug Conley Invitational held in Tempe.
Montano not concerned with next year - Arizona Daily Star - 10/08/09 If the name Alejandro Montano doesn't ring a bell, it will soon. Montano is a junior from Catalina who could be the top runner in the state next year. He is currently in the top five, but the other four are seniors. When those four graduate, his door should open.
Streetballers win, send message - Nogales International - 10/06/09 Forget defense and give me nothing but high-flying, fast-paced offensive fury. And 1’s SPYDA (top) slams one home with some flare Thursday, while teammate Africa (middle) and Nogales Legend Miguel Maldonado look on in amazement. On the surface, that was the message that was sent Thursday when the And 1 ESPN Streetball Legends came to town and topped the Nogales Legends 136-107 at Nogales High School’s Ray Molera Gymnasium.
Cross country hitting home stretch - East Valley Tribune - 10/06/09 Friday’s Desert Twilight Cross Country Festival was a huge success, with more than 50 high school teams, a good collection of college runners and a perfect night to race. Next up is the Doug Conley Invitational, which features another great field and a good group of individual runners.
JC Baker the Touchdown Maker lived up to his nickname Friday night.The Yuma High senior running back scored three times to set a Yuma High record with 36 in his career as the Criminals won another shootout against Lake Havasu, coming away with a 48-31 win over the Knights at Doan Field in the 5A Gila Valley Region opener for both teams.
Leonesio, Brophy dominate Red Mountain - Arizona Republic - 10/05/09 Phoenix Brophy Prep's offensive line dominated Mesa Red Mountain's defensive line, and Max Leonesio took advantage. The senior tailback rushed for five touchdowns in Brophy's 46-17 win Friday night in Mesa. The victory was doubly important because it knocked previously undefeated Red Mountain (5-1, 1-1) down a peg in the Class 5A Fiesta Region standing.
Salpointe next to take on power in Phoenix area - Arizona Daily Star - 10/05/09 Another major Phoenix-area-versus-Southern Arizona showdown is coming. After Canyon del Oro routed Scottsdale Saguaro by 44 points in Oro Valley last week, Salpointe Catholic is northbound on Friday to face a nationally recognized Chandler Hamilton squad — the fifth-ranked team in the West Region, according to USA Today.
IRHS is where NHS wants to be - Nogales International - 10/05/09 What is, and what could be played out at Kino Golf Course in Nogales Monday afternoon when the defending Class 5 A-II champion Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks hit the links against the Class 4 A-I Nogales High Apaches.
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