Big names have led the Chaparral Firebirds football team during their current three-peat as state champions.
Last year as sophomores, quarterback Kyle Allen and wide receiver Mark Andrews from Desert Mountain proved to be one of the state’s top pass-catch threats by year’s end. In total, Allen threw for 2,547 yards and 25 touchdowns.
It was a moment that most kids grow up playing out in their heads.
Brophy junior Devon Allen holds the state record in the 110 meter and 300 meter hurdle events.
“He is just to strong,” is what Brophy star athlete Devon Allen had to say about Deer Valley’s Trae Armstrong after losing to him on the 200 meters by one hundredth of a second at the Arizona State Championship meet on Saturday.
It is not often that an 8th seed in a double elimination tournament makes it all the way to the championship game unscathed.
There were only four teams left in the division II state playoffs and for Salpointe against Liberty, it was win or go home.
Back in 2007 Charlie Ragle took over a Chaparral football program that had seen great success under the direction of Ron Esterbrook. Fast forward to 2012 and under Ragle, the Firbirds are coming off three consecutive state championships.
For young up and coming athletes, the ultimate guidance and coaching comes from players who have had the opportunity to play at the highest level of competition.
Baseball fans have seen some monster home runs out at Phoenix Municipal Park over the years from players in the Oakland Athletics organization like Jason Giambi or from others around the major leagues.
