While Arizona high school fall Thursday and Friday nights have become an important cornerstone in our state for decades, the focus for a handful of schools will always be faith…
The human body can accomplish amazing feats. Especially when adrenaline overcomes pain. Notre Dame Prep athlete Landon Stych didn’t think much when he felt some pain in his leg blocking…
The start of the 2025 Arizona big high school football regular season is here and, as is usually the case, team expectations are high. Football success is synonymous with the…
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky Andrew Yates’ intentions were simple. His primary goal was to be a high school varsity head football coach….
Life can move fast for teenagers. In an instant, Skyler “Sky” Ormita went from picturesque beaches of sand and surf to vast deserts of scorpions and snakes. For the Chandler…
High school athletics can be a fragile space. In a matter of seconds, the pendulum can swing from one extreme to another. With no redshirts available, it’s a four-year, now or…
While the wait for the upcoming Arizona high school football season inches ever closer, NFL camps have already ramped up with the pre-season schedule now officially underway. “Zone Read” thought late-July…
In many ways, Andrew Taylor saw his football future as just a little boy exploring his vast west Valley neighborhood. “I remember, I had my little Huffy bike,” Taylor, flashing…
For decades, high school football in Arizona had been a tight-knit community affair. Players donned their high school colors with pride, not just because of the love for the game,…
Well, here we are. Mid-July in Phoenix. We often say there is no off-season for Arizona high school football, but this tiny little window, in the dead of the summer,…

