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![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/11/ua-football-makes-bold-move-shore-defense/"></div> The Arizona Wildcats are coming off a major loss going into today’s football game with Oregon State. But recovering from it won’t be as simple as moving on after playing […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/11/ua-football-makes-bold-move-shore-defense/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/UAvsOSU-115x115.jpg "UA football makes bold move to shore up its defense")
UA football makes bold move to shore up its defense
Posted on November 2, 2019 | No CommentsThe Arizona Wildcats are coming off a major loss going into today’s football game with Oregon State. But recovering from it won’t be as simple as moving on after playing […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/11/open-division-rankings-change-final-game/"></div> With just one regular-season game left on the high school football schedule, it’s time to take a look at what’s happened to those teams that were expected at the beginning […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/11/open-division-rankings-change-final-game/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1572643405354_fbcatch-115x115.jpg "Open Division rankings could change with final game")
Open Division rankings could change with final game
Posted on November 1, 2019 | No CommentsWith just one regular-season game left on the high school football schedule, it’s time to take a look at what’s happened to those teams that were expected at the beginning […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/jcaa-names-xaviers-menne-player-year-4th-time/"></div> As far back as 2016, it was apparent that Ashley Menne was going to be a force to reckon with in high school girls’ golf. She was a freshman […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/jcaa-names-xaviers-menne-player-year-4th-time/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Menne-IP-Jan4-115x115.jpg "JCAA names Xavier’s Menne Player of Year for 4th time")
JCAA names Xavier’s Menne Player of Year for 4th time
Posted on October 30, 2019 | No CommentsAs far back as 2016, it was apparent that Ashley Menne was going to be a force to reckon with in high school girls’ golf. She was a freshman […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/asu-football-must-clean-penalties-ucla-game/"></div> After a 30-year career as a football coach, you’d think Herm Edwards had pretty much seen everything. But his Arizona State Sun Devils gave him a new experience in Saturday’s […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/asu-football-must-clean-penalties-ucla-game/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/HermEdw-115x115.jpg "ASU football must clean up penalties before UCLA game")
ASU football must clean up penalties before UCLA game
Posted on October 22, 2019 | No CommentsAfter a 30-year career as a football coach, you’d think Herm Edwards had pretty much seen everything. But his Arizona State Sun Devils gave him a new experience in Saturday’s […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/catholic-school-football-powers-try-recover-wk-8/"></div> Last week the spotlight of high school football shone brightly on Notre Dame Prep, which went into its game with Horizon High School looking for its 33rd straight regular-season […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/catholic-school-football-powers-try-recover-wk-8/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/fbTackl-115x115.jpg "Catholic-school football powers try to recover from Wk 8")
Catholic-school football powers try to recover from Wk 8
Posted on October 17, 2019 | No CommentsLast week the spotlight of high school football shone brightly on Notre Dame Prep, which went into its game with Horizon High School looking for its 33rd straight regular-season […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/far-can-freshman-qb-take-asu-football/"></div> Jayden Daniels has engineered winning drives late in the fourth quarter in three of the six games he’s started. And each time, the true freshman exhibited the poise of […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/far-can-freshman-qb-take-asu-football/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Jayden-115x115.jpg "How far can the freshman QB take ASU? Maybe all the way")
How far can the freshman QB take ASU? Maybe all the way
Posted on October 14, 2019 | No CommentsJayden Daniels has engineered winning drives late in the fourth quarter in three of the six games he’s started. And each time, the true freshman exhibited the poise of […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/nau-qb-cookus-uas-tate-set-high-bar-asus-daniels/"></div> Jayden Daniels has a couple of tough acts to follow when he takes the field tomorrow. The Arizona State quarterback didn’t play last Saturday because the Sun Devils had […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/nau-qb-cookus-uas-tate-set-high-bar-asus-daniels/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Tate-115x115.jpg "NAU QB Cookus, UA’s Tate set high bar for ASU’s Daniels")
NAU QB Cookus, UA’s Tate set high bar for ASU’s Daniels
Posted on October 11, 2019 | No CommentsJayden Daniels has a couple of tough acts to follow when he takes the field tomorrow. The Arizona State quarterback didn’t play last Saturday because the Sun Devils had […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/az-volleyball-teams-fall-short-hamilton-4th-nike-toc/"></div> Corona del Sol High School didn’t come back from the Nike Tournament of Champions volleyball tournament last week with a championship trophy. But the Aztecs can say they beat […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/az-volleyball-teams-fall-short-hamilton-4th-nike-toc/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/VB4-115x115.jpg "AZ volleyball teams fall short; Hamilton is 4th at Nike TOC")
AZ volleyball teams fall short; Hamilton is 4th at Nike TOC
Posted on October 8, 2019 | No CommentsCorona del Sol High School didn’t come back from the Nike Tournament of Champions volleyball tournament last week with a championship trophy. But the Aztecs can say they beat […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/bijan-robinson-breaks-state-rushing-record-isnt-done/"></div> Salpointe Catholic has four more games yet to play in the regular season, plus at least one more in the state playoffs. That’s at least five more opportunities for […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/bijan-robinson-breaks-state-rushing-record-isnt-done/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/hsFootbll-115x115.jpg "Bijan Robinson breaks state rushing record, but isn’t done")
Bijan Robinson breaks state rushing record, but isn’t done
Posted on October 7, 2019 | No CommentsSalpointe Catholic has four more games yet to play in the regular season, plus at least one more in the state playoffs. That’s at least five more opportunities for […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/ua-soccer-climbing-hill-first-16-ucla-now-5-usc/"></div> The climb just keeps getting steeper. But the University of Arizona women’s soccer team is taking it in stride, one ranked team at a time. The Wildcats (7-2) lost […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/ua-soccer-climbing-hill-first-16-ucla-now-5-usc/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/UAUCLA-115x115.jpg "UA soccer climbing the hill: first #16 UCLA, now #5 USC")
UA soccer climbing the hill: first #16 UCLA, now #5 USC
Posted on October 5, 2019 | No CommentsThe climb just keeps getting steeper. But the University of Arizona women’s soccer team is taking it in stride, one ranked team at a time. The Wildcats (7-2) lost […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/perry-football-looking-first-win-1-chandler-hs/"></div> Two words might best sum up a good reason for optimism for the Perry High School football team as the Gilbert school prepares for tomorrow night’s 6A conference match-up […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/perry-football-looking-first-win-1-chandler-hs/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/HSfoot2-115x115.jpg "Perry football looking for first win against #1 Chandler HS")
Perry football looking for first win against #1 Chandler HS
Posted on October 3, 2019 | No CommentsTwo words might best sum up a good reason for optimism for the Perry High School football team as the Gilbert school prepares for tomorrow night’s 6A conference match-up […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/doug-conley-desert-twilight-show-off-azs-top-xc-runners/"></div> It had already been dark for a couple of hours when Leo Daschbach slipped quietly into the Casa Grande night, emerging almost 15 minutes later as the winner of […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/10/doug-conley-desert-twilight-show-off-azs-top-xc-runners/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Cross-Country-115x115.jpg "Doug Conley, Desert Twilight show off AZ’s top XC runners")
Doug Conley, Desert Twilight show off AZ’s top XC runners
Posted on October 1, 2019 | No CommentsIt had already been dark for a couple of hours when Leo Daschbach slipped quietly into the Casa Grande night, emerging almost 15 minutes later as the winner of […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/asu-volleyball-ready-break-uas-rivalry-dominance/"></div> It’s been a month since Arizona State fans got a sneak peek at their women’s volleyball team. Tonight, for the first time since the team held its annual preseason […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/asu-volleyball-ready-break-uas-rivalry-dominance/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ASU2-115x115.jpg "Is ASU volleyball ready to break UA’s rivalry dominance?")
Is ASU volleyball ready to break UA’s rivalry dominance?
Posted on September 26, 2019 | No CommentsIt’s been a month since Arizona State fans got a sneak peek at their women’s volleyball team. Tonight, for the first time since the team held its annual preseason […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/2-2-nau-football-desperate-need-running-game/"></div> One statistic stands out from all the rest when evaluating Northern Arizona University‘s football loss to Illinois State. And that single stat goes a long way toward explaining the […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/2-2-nau-football-desperate-need-running-game/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/NAUrush-115x115.jpg "At 2-2, NAU football in desperate need of a running game")
At 2-2, NAU football in desperate need of a running game
Posted on September 23, 2019 | No CommentsOne statistic stands out from all the rest when evaluating Northern Arizona University‘s football loss to Illinois State. And that single stat goes a long way toward explaining the […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/chaparral-will-try-tonight-rekindle-saguaro-rivalry/"></div> When it comes to high school football rivalries, the one between Chaparral High School and Saguaro High that kicks off tonight in Scottsdale is as good as it gets. […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/chaparral-will-try-tonight-rekindle-saguaro-rivalry/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Football-and-helmets-115x115.jpg "Chaparral will try again tonight to rekindle Saguaro rivalry")
Chaparral will try again tonight to rekindle Saguaro rivalry
Posted on September 20, 2019 | No CommentsWhen it comes to high school football rivalries, the one between Chaparral High School and Saguaro High that kicks off tonight in Scottsdale is as good as it gets. […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/queen-creek-hs-3-1-one-loss-dims-title-hopes/"></div> At Queen Creek High School, all the talk in the preseason was about having a chance this year to win a state football championship. The reasoning was simple: Joe […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/queen-creek-hs-3-1-one-loss-dims-title-hopes/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/football-115x115.jpg "Queen Creek HS is 3-1, but that one loss dims title hopes")
Queen Creek HS is 3-1, but that one loss dims title hopes
Posted on September 16, 2019 | No CommentsAt Queen Creek High School, all the talk in the preseason was about having a chance this year to win a state football championship. The reasoning was simple: Joe […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/lightning-strikes-ua-soccer-storms-4-0-start/"></div> The University of Arizona women’s soccer team was supposed to open the season Aug. 22 with a game against Long Beach State, but the game was cancelled when a […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/lightning-strikes-ua-soccer-storms-4-0-start/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Clifford-115x115.jpg "Lightning strikes…and UA soccer storms to a 4-0 start")
Lightning strikes…and UA soccer storms to a 4-0 start
Posted on September 13, 2019 | No CommentsThe University of Arizona women’s soccer team was supposed to open the season Aug. 22 with a game against Long Beach State, but the game was cancelled when a […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/50-pt-loss-centennial-played-mater-dei/"></div> The question shouldn’t be how Centennial High School got rolled by one of the best prep teams in the country. The question should be whether the game should have […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/50-pt-loss-centennial-played-mater-dei/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/FBfacingoff-115x115.jpg "A 50-pt. loss…should Centennial have played Mater Dei?")
A 50-pt. loss…should Centennial have played Mater Dei?
Posted on September 9, 2019 | No CommentsThe question shouldn’t be how Centennial High School got rolled by one of the best prep teams in the country. The question should be whether the game should have […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/time-nau-football-gets-14th-try-beat-ua/"></div> During the bygone comedic era of slapstick comedy, an act called The Three Stooges was the best of its day. Curly was the guy in the middle, the one […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/time-nau-football-gets-14th-try-beat-ua/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CookusNAU-115x115.jpg "It’s that time again: NAU football gets 14th try to beat UA")
It’s that time again: NAU football gets 14th try to beat UA
Posted on September 7, 2019 | No CommentsDuring the bygone comedic era of slapstick comedy, an act called The Three Stooges was the best of its day. Curly was the guy in the middle, the one […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/prep-basketball-factories-raising-arizonas-natl-profile/"></div> Arizona is becoming an increasingly popular stop on the college basketball recruiting trail, thanks in part to the growing number of “basketball factories” popping up all over the desert, […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/prep-basketball-factories-raising-arizonas-natl-profile/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/bballs-many-115x115.jpg "Prep ‘basketball factories’ raising Arizona’s nat’l profile")
Prep ‘basketball factories’ raising Arizona’s nat’l profile
Posted on September 4, 2019 | No CommentsArizona is becoming an increasingly popular stop on the college basketball recruiting trail, thanks in part to the growing number of “basketball factories” popping up all over the desert, […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/top-ranked-saguaro-football-among-victims-cali-teams/"></div> California is close enough that Arizona high school football programs are increasingly scheduling early-season games with teams from the Golden State. It provides the local schools with some good […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/09/top-ranked-saguaro-football-among-victims-cali-teams/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/HSfootb-115x115.jpg "Top-ranked Saguaro football among victims of Cali teams")
Top-ranked Saguaro football among victims of Cali teams
Posted on September 3, 2019 | No CommentsCalifornia is close enough that Arizona high school football programs are increasingly scheduling early-season games with teams from the Golden State. It provides the local schools with some good […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/08/qb-daniels-makes-history-leading-asu-win-opener/"></div> “Going out the tunnel I had butterflies, but after the first snap I was fine.” That was Jayden Daniels‘ response to the media’s question after Arizona State‘s football victory […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/08/qb-daniels-makes-history-leading-asu-win-opener/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Daniels-115x115.jpg "QB Daniels makes history leading ASU to win in opener")
QB Daniels makes history leading ASU to win in opener
Posted on August 31, 2019 | No Comments“Going out the tunnel I had butterflies, but after the first snap I was fine.” That was Jayden Daniels‘ response to the media’s question after Arizona State‘s football victory […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/08/paul-moro-stadium-honors-blue-ridge-coaching-legend/"></div> Paul Moro would have been proud of the way his former Blue Ridge High School football team played its opening game last week, starting the 2019 season with a […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/08/paul-moro-stadium-honors-blue-ridge-coaching-legend/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Blue-Ridge-main-115x115.jpg "‘Paul Moro Stadium’ honors Blue Ridge coaching legend")
‘Paul Moro Stadium’ honors Blue Ridge coaching legend
Posted on August 29, 2019 | No CommentsPaul Moro would have been proud of the way his former Blue Ridge High School football team played its opening game last week, starting the 2019 season with a […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/08/az-prep-football-opens-early-standings-upsets/"></div> It’s usually somewhere around the middle of the high school football season that the ‘pretenders’ begin to separate themselves from the ‘contenders.’ But this season the process might be […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/08/az-prep-football-opens-early-standings-upsets/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/fbTackl-115x115.jpg "Ouch! AZ prep football opens by sorting out the rankings")
Ouch! AZ prep football opens by sorting out the rankings
Posted on August 27, 2019 | No CommentsIt’s usually somewhere around the middle of the high school football season that the ‘pretenders’ begin to separate themselves from the ‘contenders.’ But this season the process might be […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/08/herm-picks-frosh-daniels-will-start-q/"></div> When Rich Rodriguez was running the University of Arizona football program a few years back he liked to have a cupboard full of quarterbacks each season, and wouldn’t announce […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/08/herm-picks-frosh-daniels-will-start-q/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Footballs-630x420-115x115.jpg "Herm picks the frosh; Daniels will start at QB for ASU")
Herm picks the frosh; Daniels will start at QB for ASU
Posted on August 14, 2019 | No CommentsWhen Rich Rodriguez was running the University of Arizona football program a few years back he liked to have a cupboard full of quarterbacks each season, and wouldn’t announce […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/08/esports-online-streaming-keep-az-high-schools-date/"></div>It isn’t always easy to keep up with this rapidly-evolving digital age, but the governing body for high school sports in Arizona is making the effort to keep up with […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/08/esports-online-streaming-keep-az-high-schools-date/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/FBhelmCU-115x115.png "Esports, online streaming keep AZ high schools up-to-date")
Esports, online streaming keep AZ high schools up-to-date
Posted on August 12, 2019 | No CommentsIt isn’t always easy to keep up with this rapidly-evolving digital age, but the governing body for high school sports in Arizona is making the effort to keep up with […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/08/let-rain-artificial-turf-ready-asu-football-camp-t/"></div> More than a half-century ago, Frank Kush laid claim to a picturesque, pine-covered site near Payson and set about developing the idyllic setting into a place where his Arizona […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/08/let-rain-artificial-turf-ready-asu-football-camp-t/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CampTfield-115x115.jpg "Let it rain…artificial turf ready for ASU football at Camp T")
Let it rain…artificial turf ready for ASU football at Camp T
Posted on August 5, 2019 | No CommentsMore than a half-century ago, Frank Kush laid claim to a picturesque, pine-covered site near Payson and set about developing the idyllic setting into a place where his Arizona […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/08/women-coaching-boys-high-school-hoops-new-trend/"></div> As happens every year, during the off-season there were a lot of head-coach changes taking place at high school programs around the state. Some of those were significant enough […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/08/women-coaching-boys-high-school-hoops-new-trend/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/HandsatRim-115x115.jpg "Women coaching boys’ high school hoops…a new trend?")
Women coaching boys’ high school hoops…a new trend?
Posted on August 2, 2019 | No CommentsAs happens every year, during the off-season there were a lot of head-coach changes taking place at high school programs around the state. Some of those were significant enough […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/07/miller-still-landing-top-recruits-ua-despite-fbi-probe/"></div> Local prep star Dalen Terry committed last week to play for the University of Arizona basketball program. Terry is a four-star recruit who played his junior season at Hillcrest Prep […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get_the_excerpt --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/07/miller-still-landing-top-recruits-ua-despite-fbi-probe/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Millerpoints-115x115.jpg "Miller still landing top recruits at UA despite FBI probe")
Miller still landing top recruits at UA despite FBI probe
Posted on July 30, 2019 | No CommentsLocal prep star Dalen Terry committed last week to play for the University of Arizona basketball program. Terry is a four-star recruit who played his junior season at Hillcrest Prep […]