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Arizona Sports (AZCentral)- Week 9 Arizona high school football story lines: Bubble trouble October 18, 2017
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![Every sports team at Perry High School has the same motivator when a new season begins: be the first team in the history of the 10-year-old Gilbert school to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/badminton-115x115.jpg "In 2017, Perry HS has options to get first-ever state title")
In 2017, Perry HS has options to get first-ever state title
Posted on October 18, 2017 | No CommentsEvery sports team at Perry High School has the same motivator when a new season begins: be the first team in the history of the 10-year-old Gilbert school to […] -
![It sucks to have to compete in the 5A football conference this season. After seven weeks, four of the top 5-ranked teams are still undefeated. But last night the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/hsFootbll-115x115.jpg "Prep football shockers: unbeaten Perry, Cactus lose BIG")
Prep football shockers: unbeaten Perry, Cactus lose BIG
Posted on October 7, 2017 | No CommentsIt sucks to have to compete in the 5A football conference this season. After seven weeks, four of the top 5-ranked teams are still undefeated. But last night the […] -
![Samantha Schadler, who has been running in the shadow of her big sister, Allie, for the past two years was able to use last weekend’s Desert Twilight Cross Country […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/HSXC-115x115.jpg "Samantha Schadler keeps Desert Twilight XC title in family")
Samantha Schadler keeps Desert Twilight XC title in family
Posted on October 5, 2017 | No CommentsSamantha Schadler, who has been running in the shadow of her big sister, Allie, for the past two years was able to use last weekend’s Desert Twilight Cross Country […] -
![Xavier volleyball is back. And no team in the state’s top high school conference is more painfully aware of that than Corona del Sol High School, the 6A defending […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/hsvollybl-115x115.jpg "Top AZ team: Xavier Prep volleyball takes 3rd at Nike TOC")
Top AZ team: Xavier Prep volleyball takes 3rd at Nike TOC
Posted on October 2, 2017 | No CommentsXavier volleyball is back. And no team in the state’s top high school conference is more painfully aware of that than Corona del Sol High School, the 6A defending […] -
![Arizona high school football gets one more chance to show it can compete on the national stage. That happens tonight when Centennial High School plays host to the No. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/FBplayers-115x115.jpg "Centennial is AZ’s last chance at nat’l football recognition")
Centennial is AZ’s last chance at nat’l football recognition
Posted on September 29, 2017 | No CommentsArizona high school football gets one more chance to show it can compete on the national stage. That happens tonight when Centennial High School plays host to the No. […] -
![Being a head coach always looks easier from the outside looking in. If you’re an assistant coach for a struggling team, it’s only natural to think you could do […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/football-115x115.jpg "Homecoming loss a big setback for Arcadia HS revival")
Homecoming loss a big setback for Arcadia HS revival
Posted on September 28, 2017 | No CommentsBeing a head coach always looks easier from the outside looking in. If you’re an assistant coach for a struggling team, it’s only natural to think you could do […] -
![What a difference a year makes. The winner of this year’s girls Elite Division at the 45th annual Doug Conley Cross Country Invitational didn’t even enter that competition last year, […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BoysXC-115x115.jpg "Highland HS squeezes out slim win at Doug Conley Invite")
Highland HS squeezes out slim win at Doug Conley Invite
Posted on September 26, 2017 | No CommentsWhat a difference a year makes. The winner of this year’s girls Elite Division at the 45th annual Doug Conley Cross Country Invitational didn’t even enter that competition last year, […] -
![When the Corona del Sol High School girls’ volleyball team won last year’s 6A state championship it ended a long title drought that began back in 1991 when the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/VB3hands-115x115.jpg "Corona del Sol’s win at Westwood TOC may be prophetic")
Corona del Sol’s win at Westwood TOC may be prophetic
Posted on September 25, 2017 | No CommentsWhen the Corona del Sol High School girls’ volleyball team won last year’s 6A state championship it ended a long title drought that began back in 1991 when the […] -
![Each year, the high school football rankings begin to shake out about midway through the season, separating the contenders from the pretenders. It looks like the process is well […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/FBfacingoff-115x115.jpg "Wk 5 prep football sorted 6A contenders from pretenders")
Wk 5 prep football sorted 6A contenders from pretenders
Posted on September 23, 2017 | No CommentsEach year, the high school football rankings begin to shake out about midway through the season, separating the contenders from the pretenders. It looks like the process is well […] -
![A couple of cross country invitationals over the weekend gave Arizona fans a chance to check out one runner in the final year of an outstanding high school career, […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Maya-Smith-Twilight-finish-2-115x115.jpg "Smith, Schadler off to fast start in prep girls’ cross country")
Smith, Schadler off to fast start in prep girls’ cross country
Posted on September 19, 2017 | No CommentsA couple of cross country invitationals over the weekend gave Arizona fans a chance to check out one runner in the final year of an outstanding high school career, […] -
![Chaparral High‘s sophomore quarterback Jack Miller had something to prove, and what better way to do it than to direct a 33-7 blow-out over a defending state champion that […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JackMillr-115x115.jpg "Jack’s back! Miller and Chaparral HS football win big")
Jack’s back! Miller and Chaparral HS football win big
Posted on September 18, 2017 | No CommentsChaparral High‘s sophomore quarterback Jack Miller had something to prove, and what better way to do it than to direct a 33-7 blow-out over a defending state champion that […] -
![Before Paul Moro took over the Marcos de Niza High School football program in Tempe last year, he spent two seasons as the head coach at Poston Butte High […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/FBsilhouette-115x115.jpg "Cancer diagnosis isn’t keeping Coach Moro from football")
Cancer diagnosis isn’t keeping Coach Moro from football
Posted on September 14, 2017 | No CommentsBefore Paul Moro took over the Marcos de Niza High School football program in Tempe last year, he spent two seasons as the head coach at Poston Butte High […] -
![To quote Yogi Berra, it’s ‘deja vu all over again’ for the Perry High School girls’ volleyball team. The Pumas won this year’s House of Payne Volleyball Invite over […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/volleyball_large-115x115.jpg "Perry volleyball wins House of Payne…good omen or jinx?")
Perry volleyball wins House of Payne…good omen or jinx?
Posted on September 12, 2017 | No CommentsTo quote Yogi Berra, it’s ‘deja vu all over again’ for the Perry High School girls’ volleyball team. The Pumas won this year’s House of Payne Volleyball Invite over […] -
![The similarities between the paths that the University of Arizona and Arizona State football programs have traveled the past five years is almost eerie. And Saturday’s losses by both […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/RRod-115x115.jpg "ASU, UA football on parallel paths to declining fortunes")
ASU, UA football on parallel paths to declining fortunes
Posted on September 11, 2017 | No CommentsThe similarities between the paths that the University of Arizona and Arizona State football programs have traveled the past five years is almost eerie. And Saturday’s losses by both […] -
![When the No. 1 high school team in the state’s top football division gets upset, as happened Friday night when No. 4 Mountain Pointe High School beat Chandler High, 24-21, […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/HSfoot4-115x115.jpg "Upset of #1 Chandler football not only surprise in Wk 3")
Upset of #1 Chandler football not only surprise in Wk 3
Posted on September 10, 2017 | No CommentsWhen the No. 1 high school team in the state’s top football division gets upset, as happened Friday night when No. 4 Mountain Pointe High School beat Chandler High, 24-21, […] -
![There was plenty of opportunity over the weekend for the state’s high school cross country programs to test their readiness as the 2017 season gets underway. In addition to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cross_country_1000-115x115.jpg "AZ prep cross country season kicks off with top invites")
AZ prep cross country season kicks off with top invites
Posted on September 6, 2017 | No CommentsThere was plenty of opportunity over the weekend for the state’s high school cross country programs to test their readiness as the 2017 season gets underway. In addition to […] -
![Just a couple of weeks into the high school football season and it looks like we’re going to shake things out early at the top of the state’s top […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/FBhelCU-115x115.jpg "If Chandler HS stumbles, Perry is poised to move into #1")
If Chandler HS stumbles, Perry is poised to move into #1
Posted on September 5, 2017 | No CommentsJust a couple of weeks into the high school football season and it looks like we’re going to shake things out early at the top of the state’s top […] -
![When you open your football schedule against a team that you regularly beat by four to five touchdowns, it takes a little marketing creativity to get the fan base […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/NAUstrtarm-115x115.jpg "NAU football ready for UA and its bobblehead frenzy")
NAU football ready for UA and its bobblehead frenzy
Posted on August 31, 2017 | No CommentsWhen you open your football schedule against a team that you regularly beat by four to five touchdowns, it takes a little marketing creativity to get the fan base […] -
![N’Keal Harry and Chase Lucas, two of the best football players to graduate from Chandler High School, are teammates again, playing for the Arizona State Sun Devils and getting ready to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/LucasHarry-115x115.jpg "Chandler’s Lucas & Harry team up again for ASU football")
Chandler’s Lucas & Harry team up again for ASU football
Posted on August 28, 2017 | No CommentsN’Keal Harry and Chase Lucas, two of the best football players to graduate from Chandler High School, are teammates again, playing for the Arizona State Sun Devils and getting ready to […] -
![What does it take to keep teenage football players motivated after winning four consecutive state championships? Hunger, says their coach. That’s a big motivation for this year’s Saguaro High […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Footballs-630x420-115x115.jpg "Saguaro HS still hungry after 4 straight football titles")
Saguaro HS still hungry after 4 straight football titles
Posted on August 19, 2017 | No CommentsWhat does it take to keep teenage football players motivated after winning four consecutive state championships? Hunger, says their coach. That’s a big motivation for this year’s Saguaro High […] -
![Arizona has just made a major contribution to the Duke basketball program. And one of the state’s Pac-12 programs is the loser in the deal. Marvin Bagley III, who […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/marvin-115x115.jpg "UA loses out; Marvin Bagley III picks Duke basketball")
UA loses out; Marvin Bagley III picks Duke basketball
Posted on August 15, 2017 | No CommentsArizona has just made a major contribution to the Duke basketball program. And one of the state’s Pac-12 programs is the loser in the deal. Marvin Bagley III, who […] -
![From second fiddle to leader of the band… Chandler High School’s football team no longer has to play in the shadow of cross-town rival Hamilton High. The reigning state […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FballCU-115x115.jpg "Chandler HS football, with #7 nat’l ranking, is team to beat")
Chandler HS football, with #7 nat’l ranking, is team to beat
Posted on August 14, 2017 | No CommentsFrom second fiddle to leader of the band… Chandler High School’s football team no longer has to play in the shadow of cross-town rival Hamilton High. The reigning state […] -
![Last year’s football teams at Pac-12 rivals Arizona and Arizona State had one glaring trait in common – besides the fact that their head coaches suffered through one of […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/TGraham-115x115.jpg "ASU, UA football share big problem: rebuilding defenses")
ASU, UA football share big problem: rebuilding defenses
Posted on August 7, 2017 | No CommentsLast year’s football teams at Pac-12 rivals Arizona and Arizona State had one glaring trait in common – besides the fact that their head coaches suffered through one of […] -
![It looks like those days are fast fading when Grand Canyon University could be counted on to provide a landing spot for girl basketball players graduating from Arizona high […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/GCUcoaches-115x115.jpg "GCU women’s hoops has new look, new recruiting plan")
GCU women’s hoops has new look, new recruiting plan
Posted on August 4, 2017 | No CommentsIt looks like those days are fast fading when Grand Canyon University could be counted on to provide a landing spot for girl basketball players graduating from Arizona high […] -
![Expectations will be high again this year as the University of Arizona basketball team takes another shot at not only getting into the NCAA tournament in March, but helping […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/SeanM-115x115.jpg "Locals on board as UA’s Miller tries again for Final Four")
Locals on board as UA’s Miller tries again for Final Four
Posted on August 2, 2017 | No CommentsExpectations will be high again this year as the University of Arizona basketball team takes another shot at not only getting into the NCAA tournament in March, but helping […] -
![Northern Arizona University fields a Division I football team. But, when the school’s mid-major FCS program tries to recruit in-state it has to take its place in line behind […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/NAUfbTeam-115x115.jpg "Former local prep stars lead NAU football into 2017 season")
Former local prep stars lead NAU football into 2017 season
Posted on July 28, 2017 | No CommentsNorthern Arizona University fields a Division I football team. But, when the school’s mid-major FCS program tries to recruit in-state it has to take its place in line behind […] -
![Cassius Peat has become Arizona’s version of The Travelin’ Man. The football stand-out from Corona del Sol High School in Tempe is just settling into his third college since […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/CassiusP-115x115.jpg "Bad trend? Cassius Peat is latest AZ prep star to transfer")
Bad trend? Cassius Peat is latest AZ prep star to transfer
Posted on July 26, 2017 | No CommentsCassius Peat has become Arizona’s version of The Travelin’ Man. The football stand-out from Corona del Sol High School in Tempe is just settling into his third college since […] -
![Some ‘coincidences’ are really hard to wrap your head around. Such is the case with the news just days ago of Jesse Parker’s death. Parker is a high school […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/helmetsBW-620x251-115x115.jpg "Jesse Parker follows Friedli in death by less than 24 hours")
Jesse Parker follows Friedli in death by less than 24 hours
Posted on July 24, 2017 | No CommentsSome ‘coincidences’ are really hard to wrap your head around. Such is the case with the news just days ago of Jesse Parker’s death. Parker is a high school […] -
![In the summer before the 2014 high school football season, USA Today ran an article that included musings about what a Mount Rushmore of Arizona coaching legends might look […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Friedli-115x115.jpg "Death won’t dim iconic football legacy of Coach Friedli")
Death won’t dim iconic football legacy of Coach Friedli
Posted on July 23, 2017 | No CommentsIn the summer before the 2014 high school football season, USA Today ran an article that included musings about what a Mount Rushmore of Arizona coaching legends might look […]