Happy Thanksgiving to each and every one of you and hopeful you’re spending it with the most important people in your lives. We’ve made it, somehow, to the playoffs for…
Mid-November greetings from the “Zone Read.” Despite the surging COVID numbers and all the issues which accompany them, it’s an exciting time for high school football fans here in Arizona…
Football weather…finally (for a week)! Yep, I was the person underdressed and running for cover last Friday night as the rain started in the north Valley. Some people just never…
Happy Halloween week to all my “Zone Readers.” Thank you, as always, for checking out this column every Thursday and please stay safe this weekend in whatever holiday festivities are…
It’s fall, y’all. This hasn’t been the best of weeks on the COVID-19 front with regards to Arizona high school football but the big picture view of navigating through the…
Although the rules, circumstances and atmosphere were far different from any game I covered or attended in 2019, being back under the Friday Night Lights last week was both rejuvenating…
We are just about cleared for take off…fingers crossed, of course. For the first time in 10 months I can feel the build up for Arizona high school football —…
It’s only a couple of weeks, really a matter of days, before the return of Arizona high school football and the “Zone Read” is counting it down with anticipation. Here’s…
The countdown is on as Arizona high school football (fingers crossed) appears ready for takeoff in about three weeks. There’s no certainty with much of 2020 but let’s hope Friday…
Let Them Play AND Attend “Zone Read” has heard the whispers from districts around the Valley leaning towards not allowing fans into stadiums once games (hopefully) get started the first…