He’s back. After three successful seasons at Millard South High School in Omaha, Nebraska, which included a Class A State Championship in November, Ty Wisdom has returned to the Valley,…

Maybe we’ll call it, “How the West Was Won.” No, not the famous 1962 Western starring James Stewart and John Wayne (yes, I Googled this), but the 2024 Arizona high…

“Zone Read” would like to wish all the fine people who consume this weekly column a Happy New Year. As we roll into 2025, let’s take the liberty of making…

Season ends, off-season begins. While coaching changes are as common this month as Santa sightings at shopping centers, this season’s Arizona high school football coaches’ merry-go-round is filled with more…

Three years ago Wyatt Horton was just another young quarterback on the depth chart at Pinnacle High School. Not only would Horton lead Pinnacle to the 6A State Championship later…

Good things come to those who wait. Like many, Parker Navarro’s college football journey has taken a unique path, from balmy big city Orlando, to Athens, Ohio – with a…

Here we are. What started for eight teams early in 2024, will end, for better or worse, this weekend at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe. There is unique balance in…

Last week one of the most successful, and respected, Arizona high school head coaches decided to call it a career. Rick Garretson has resigned at Chandler. Garretson started his Wolves…

It’s here. The Open Division playoffs kick off this weekend in the most unique-looking field since the concept’s inception in 2019. Out are some household names. In are a few…

Seton Catholic Prep’s turn around this fall has been one of the feel-good stories in Arizona high school football. And the stories not done yet. Pete Walheim’s squad went from…