It’s the first week of the playoffs in the 1A Conference, the final round before play-ins for the 4A Conference, and some final ‘prove-it’ games for the remaining conferences. Who…
Best in the West 2020: Week 7 Preview
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…
In 2020, Best in the West will be different. My goal for these notebooks was not only to keep communities informed about the teams around them, but to promote games…
Every week, Sports360AZ’s Sande Charles, Eric Sorenson, and Devon Henry provide stories, facts and tidbits from games they attend and storylines they are keeping an eye on with a roundtable…
Greetings from Peoria, where Sunrise Mountain took down Cactus, 48-7 and a missed PAT by the Mustangs saved the Cobras from a running clock. Feels good to have football…
Best in the West is back in 2020 to preview some of the biggest games and west side battles in the West Valley. This notebook is here to help keep…
With realignment for the 2020 football season nearly completed, the AIA released preliminary region alignments including some unexpected changes. Not only is the 6A Conference just named “Region 1,” “Region…
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The 4A-6A championship matchups are set and Saturday night the Open Division will be, as well. While Friday night brought fewer upsets than a week ago, Cinderella’s glass slipper still…
There are only four West Valley teams remaining in the 2019 State Tournaments, and all of them are in the semifinals looking to punch their tickets to their State Championship…
