Simply put, Richard Taylor is an Arizona high school football icon. The 7-time Arizona State Champion, who is approaching 300 AZHS career wins (all at Centennial), is ramping up to…
A Premiere Advantage Less than two weeks after fireworks lit up the Valley, thousands of east Valley high school students grabbed their backpacks and headed back into the classroom as…
Last month former Brophy Prep standout Benjamin Morrison returned to the Valley to host a youth football camp at his downtown Phoenix alma mater. “Zone Read” sat down with the…
“I’m big on loyalty.” Garrett Martin’s message was as clear as the perfectly painted walls serving as a visual lineage to Saguaro’s Arizona High School State Championships and All-Americans proudly…
Former Tucson Salpointe Catholic High standout offensive lineman Bruno Fina has graduated from UCLA and is continuing his academic and football career at Duke. “Zone Read” caught up with the…
From Sabercat to Mountain Lion Andy Johnson brings stability, a visionary blueprint, and two hands full of Arizona State Championship rings to Mountain Ridge. “There’s a culture [at Mountain Ridge]…
Turning the Page Doug Nisenson didn’t mince words when asked to describe his first year at Chaparral. “It was a tough season,” the Firebirds’ head coach said without hesitation in…
Since his time growing up in tiny Larchwood, Iowa, Kyle Vanden Bosch has always had football in his blood. The former Nebraska All-American and three-time NFL Pro Bowl defensive end…
Coleman Owen has earned all of his football success. The former Higley High and NAU star wide receiver (and lacrosse player in high school), is preparing for his first, and…
“For them to love me up the way they did, that made me trust them.” On a windy July afternoon with Ash Fork High’s beat up field as the backdrop,…