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![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page 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-arch-page 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-arch-page 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-arch-page 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/02/b-j-burries-ends-prep-hoops-career-states-top-scorer/"></div> B.J. Burries tried to squeeze out a couple more wins, but his history-making high school basketball career ended Saturday in the 2A state quarterfinals. Worse yet, it ended 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2019/02/b-j-burries-ends-prep-hoops-career-states-top-scorer/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/HSboysBB-115x115.jpg "B.J. Burries ends prep hoops career as state’s top scorer")
B.J. Burries ends prep hoops career as state’s top scorer
Posted on February 18, 2019 | 1 CommentB.J. Burries tried to squeeze out a couple more wins, but his history-making high school basketball career ended Saturday in the 2A state quarterfinals. Worse yet, it ended with […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/08/august-dangerous-time-az-prep-football-players/"></div> It’s August in Arizona. That’s something that no high school football player wants to think about. But it’s an inevitable part of the pre-season training that takes place each […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/08/august-dangerous-time-az-prep-football-players/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Heat-115x115.jpg "August is a dangerous time for AZ prep football players")
August is a dangerous time for AZ prep football players
Posted on August 4, 2018 | 1 CommentIt’s August in Arizona. That’s something that no high school football player wants to think about. But it’s an inevitable part of the pre-season training that takes place each […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/07/sollenberger-football-classic-becoming-irrelevant/"></div> Now you see it. Now you don’t. The Sollenberger Football Kick-off Classic has disappeared once again. And the thought that it may eventually fade away permanently is becoming an […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/07/sollenberger-football-classic-becoming-irrelevant/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/FBhelCU-115x115.jpg "Is the Sollenberger Football Classic becoming irrelevant?")
Is the Sollenberger Football Classic becoming irrelevant?
Posted on July 24, 2018 | No CommentsNow you see it. Now you don’t. The Sollenberger Football Kick-off Classic has disappeared once again. And the thought that it may eventually fade away permanently is becoming an […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/07/ybarra-deasey-win-cadet-titles-fargo-wrestling-natls/"></div> Without a high school wrestler representing Arizona in today’s finals of the Junior Freestyle Nationals at Fargo, ND, those in the already-concluded Cadet division have the spotlight to themselves […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/07/ybarra-deasey-win-cadet-titles-fargo-wrestling-natls/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/wrest3-115x115.jpg "Ybarra, Deasey win Cadet titles at Fargo wrestling nat’ls")
Ybarra, Deasey win Cadet titles at Fargo wrestling nat’ls
Posted on July 17, 2018 | No CommentsWithout a high school wrestler representing Arizona in today’s finals of the Junior Freestyle Nationals at Fargo, ND, those in the already-concluded Cadet division have the spotlight to themselves […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/07/major-coaching-changes-define-2018-prep-football-season/"></div> Sean Hinton‘s mysterious departure from the Thatcher High School football program less than two weeks ago is just the latest in a string of unexpected coaching changes, most within […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/07/major-coaching-changes-define-2018-prep-football-season/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Football-Night-TwoTwentyStudios-iStock-115x115.jpg "Major coaching changes define 2018 prep football season")
Major coaching changes define 2018 prep football season
Posted on July 14, 2018 | No CommentsSean Hinton‘s mysterious departure from the Thatcher High School football program less than two weeks ago is just the latest in a string of unexpected coaching changes, most within […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/06/brophy-xavier-add-gatorade-soccer-poy-honors/"></div> Over the last 10 years, Brophy Prep and Xavier Prep have combined to win six Gatorade Arizona Soccer Player of the Year honors. And this year the two Catholic […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/06/brophy-xavier-add-gatorade-soccer-poy-honors/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/soccrlights-115x115.jpg "Brophy, Xavier add more Gatorade soccer POY honors")
Brophy, Xavier add more Gatorade soccer POY honors
Posted on June 25, 2018 | No CommentsOver the last 10 years, Brophy Prep and Xavier Prep have combined to win six Gatorade Arizona Soccer Player of the Year honors. And this year the two Catholic […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/06/girls-wrestling-az-gets-big-boost-aia-adds-sport/"></div> High School girls wrestling has just been added as an ’emerging sport’ in Arizona, making this state a pioneer in the movement. Supporters hope this move goes as well […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/06/girls-wrestling-az-gets-big-boost-aia-adds-sport/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Gwrest2-115x115.jpg "Girls wrestling in AZ gets big boost as AIA adds the sport")
Girls wrestling in AZ gets big boost as AIA adds the sport
Posted on June 2, 2018 | No CommentsHigh School girls wrestling has just been added as an ’emerging sport’ in Arizona, making this state a pioneer in the movement. Supporters hope this move goes as well […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/05/perry-hs-ends-xaviers-6-year-reign-beach-volleyball/"></div> Perry High School will have its toughest challenge so far in the beach volleyball state tournament tonight when it faces off against No. 1-seeded Sandra Day O’Connor High School […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/05/perry-hs-ends-xaviers-6-year-reign-beach-volleyball/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Beach-1-115x115.jpg "Perry HS ends Xavier’s 6-year reign in beach volleyball")
Perry HS ends Xavier’s 6-year reign in beach volleyball
Posted on May 1, 2018 | No CommentsPerry High School will have its toughest challenge so far in the beach volleyball state tournament tonight when it faces off against No. 1-seeded Sandra Day O’Connor High School […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/03/webster-fetkenhier-gave-73-years-prep-coaching-az/"></div> We’re just a little more than two months into the new year and in just two unexpected off-season moves, the state of Arizona lost 73 years of coaching experience. […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2018/03/webster-fetkenhier-gave-73-years-prep-coaching-az/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/coach3-115x115.jpg "Webster, Fetkenhier gave 73 years to prep coaching in AZ")
Webster, Fetkenhier gave 73 years to prep coaching in AZ
Posted on March 9, 2018 | No CommentsWe’re just a little more than two months into the new year and in just two unexpected off-season moves, the state of Arizona lost 73 years of coaching experience. […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/12/nike-toc-showed-az-girls-hoops-teams-still-struggling/"></div> Arizona has been hosting the Nike Tournament of Champions for girls’ basketball since 2001 when Chandler High School and the Chandler School District took on the responsibility 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/12/nike-toc-showed-az-girls-hoops-teams-still-struggling/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/girlsBBhands-115x115.jpg "Nike TOC showed AZ girls’ hoops teams still struggling")
Nike TOC showed AZ girls’ hoops teams still struggling
Posted on December 26, 2017 | No CommentsArizona has been hosting the Nike Tournament of Champions for girls’ basketball since 2001 when Chandler High School and the Chandler School District took on the responsibility of […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/05/boys-prep-volleyball-titles-go-boulder-creek-cienega/"></div> With all the excitement on campus centered on yesterday’s softball state championship at Cienega High School, it’s easy to lose sight of the other state title that came just […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/05/boys-prep-volleyball-titles-go-boulder-creek-cienega/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/VB3hands-115x115.jpg "Boys’ prep volleyball titles go to Boulder Creek, Cienega")
Boys’ prep volleyball titles go to Boulder Creek, Cienega
Posted on May 16, 2017 | No CommentsWith all the excitement on campus centered on yesterday’s softball state championship at Cienega High School, it’s easy to lose sight of the other state title that came just […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/04/prep-baseball-softball-teams-put-az-national-spotlight/"></div> As the 2017 baseball and softball season winds down in Arizona, a handful of high school teams have managed to leave their mark on the national sports landscape. 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/04/prep-baseball-softball-teams-put-az-national-spotlight/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/hsbasebll-115x115.jpg "Prep baseball, softball teams put AZ in national spotlight")
Prep baseball, softball teams put AZ in national spotlight
Posted on April 20, 2017 | No CommentsAs the 2017 baseball and softball season winds down in Arizona, a handful of high school teams have managed to leave their mark on the national sports landscape. One […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/03/new-pitch-count-rules-mean-big-changes-prep-baseball/"></div> It will be interesting to see if the new rules limiting pitch counts for Arizona’s high school baseball pitchers will have an effect on game scores. More rest should […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/03/new-pitch-count-rules-mean-big-changes-prep-baseball/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Pitch3-115x115.jpg "New pitch-count rules mean big changes to prep baseball")
New pitch-count rules mean big changes to prep baseball
Posted on March 20, 2017 | No CommentsIt will be interesting to see if the new rules limiting pitch counts for Arizona’s high school baseball pitchers will have an effect on game scores. More rest should […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/03/year-round-team-practices-thinking/"></div> This should have been a no-brainer. Instead, the members of the AIA legislative council apparently left their brains at the door. That’s perhaps the best explanation for what happened […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2017/03/year-round-team-practices-thinking/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/camping-115x115.jpg "Year-round team practices…what were they thinking?!")
Year-round team practices…what were they thinking?!
Posted on March 7, 2017 | No CommentsThis should have been a no-brainer. Instead, the members of the AIA legislative council apparently left their brains at the door. That’s perhaps the best explanation for what happened […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/11/desert-vista-sweeps-xc-state-titles-girls-set-team-record/"></div> Every once in a while a cross country team slips past Desert Vista High School to win a state title. But not this year. The DV boys team won […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/11/desert-vista-sweeps-xc-state-titles-girls-set-team-record/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/XC1-115x115.jpg "Desert Vista sweeps XC state titles; girls set team record")
Desert Vista sweeps XC state titles; girls set team record
Posted on November 7, 2016 | No CommentsEvery once in a while a cross country team slips past Desert Vista High School to win a state title. But not this year. The DV boys team won […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/11/prep-football-playoffs-begin-2016-winners-losers/"></div> Another high school football regular season is in the books. Some teams are preparing for the state tournaments, which begin Friday for the 2A through 6A conferences. Other teams […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/11/prep-football-playoffs-begin-2016-winners-losers/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/FballCU-115x115.jpg "As prep football playoffs begin, the 2016 winners & losers")
As prep football playoffs begin, the 2016 winners & losers
Posted on November 2, 2016 | No CommentsAnother high school football regular season is in the books. Some teams are preparing for the state tournaments, which begin Friday for the 2A through 6A conferences. Other teams […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/09/casa-grande-hs-upsets-moros-bid-tie-coaching-record/"></div> The 27-13 upset pulled off by Casa Grande Union High School in Friday night’s 4A football match-up with previously undefeated Marcos de Niza High, is an unexpected setback for the Tempe […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/09/casa-grande-hs-upsets-moros-bid-tie-coaching-record/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/footblgrass-115x115.jpg "Casa Grande HS upsets Moro’s bid to tie coaching record")
Casa Grande HS upsets Moro’s bid to tie coaching record
Posted on September 25, 2016 | No CommentsThe 27-13 upset pulled off by Casa Grande Union High School in Friday night’s 4A football match-up with previously undefeated Marcos de Niza High, is an unexpected setback for the Tempe […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/08/arizonas-top-prep-basketball-player-commits-ua/"></div> If you’re a high school point guard with lots of talent and upside, what better place to play in college than a school often referred to as ‘Point Guard […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/08/arizonas-top-prep-basketball-player-commits-ua/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Barcello-115x115.jpg "Arizona’s top prep basketball player commits to UA")
Arizona’s top prep basketball player commits to UA
Posted on August 29, 2016 | No CommentsIf you’re a high school point guard with lots of talent and upside, what better place to play in college than a school often referred to as ‘Point Guard […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/08/bibby-commits-usf-basketball-barcello-considering-ua/"></div> Arizona’s reigning azcentral sports’ Boys Basketball Player of the Year has evidently found a new home in Florida, where he will begin his college career after graduating in May from […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/08/bibby-commits-usf-basketball-barcello-considering-ua/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/bbCU-115x115.jpg "Bibby commits to USF basketball, Barcello considering UA")
Bibby commits to USF basketball, Barcello considering UA
Posted on August 10, 2016 | No CommentsArizona’s reigning azcentral sports’ Boys Basketball Player of the Year has evidently found a new home in Florida, where he will begin his college career after graduating in May from […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/08/sollenberger-classic-returns-help-kick-off-2016-football/"></div> For nine years, the Sollenberger Kick-Off Classic became the traditional start to the high school football season in Arizona, pitting the top teams in this state with those outside […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/08/sollenberger-classic-returns-help-kick-off-2016-football/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/fbcrazy-115x115.jpg "Sollenberger Classic returns to help kick off 2016 football")
Sollenberger Classic returns to help kick off 2016 football
Posted on August 8, 2016 | No CommentsFor nine years, the Sollenberger Kick-Off Classic became the traditional start to the high school football season in Arizona, pitting the top teams in this state with those outside […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/06/lanier-swift-athletes-year-odds/"></div> What are the chances of getting selected as one of the two high school ‘Athletes of the Year’ in Arizona? If you do the math, you might be surprised. […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/06/lanier-swift-athletes-year-odds/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/volleyball1224-115x115.jpg "Lanier, Swift are ‘Athletes of Year’…what were the odds?")
Lanier, Swift are ‘Athletes of Year’…what were the odds?
Posted on June 16, 2016 | No CommentsWhat are the chances of getting selected as one of the two high school ‘Athletes of the Year’ in Arizona? If you do the math, you might be surprised. […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/06/underclassmen-dominate-baseball-softball-poy-awards/"></div> There will be lots of competition for next year’s Player of the Year awards in baseball and softball because three of the four winners this year will be back […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/06/underclassmen-dominate-baseball-softball-poy-awards/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hsbsbll-115x115.jpg "Underclassmen dominate baseball, softball POY awards")
Underclassmen dominate baseball, softball POY awards
Posted on June 1, 2016 | No CommentsThere will be lots of competition for next year’s Player of the Year awards in baseball and softball because three of the four winners this year will be back […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/05/summerset-smith-named-tf-athletes-year/"></div> There were 19 spots on this year’s azcentral sports’ All-Arizona Girls’ Track & Field Team that was announced over the weekend. More than half of those were filled by […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/05/summerset-smith-named-tf-athletes-year/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/track-115x115.jpg "Summerset, Smith named T&F Athletes of the Year")
Summerset, Smith named T&F Athletes of the Year
Posted on May 24, 2016 | No CommentsThere were 19 spots on this year’s azcentral sports’ All-Arizona Girls’ Track & Field Team that was announced over the weekend. More than half of those were filled by […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/04/not-may-yet-already-major-prep-coaching-changes/"></div> There are almost 250 high schools in Arizona that are members of the Arizona Interscholastic Association, which governs prep sports in the state. Each year, there are hundreds 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/04/not-may-yet-already-major-prep-coaching-changes/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/balls-115x115.jpg "It’s not May yet, and already major prep coaching changes")
It’s not May yet, and already major prep coaching changes
Posted on April 25, 2016 | No CommentsThere are almost 250 high schools in Arizona that are members of the Arizona Interscholastic Association, which governs prep sports in the state. Each year, there are hundreds of […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/03/47424/"></div> 1996. Mike Bibby, a senior point guard at Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, wraps up his high school career by helping the Matadors to a state title. 2016. […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/03/47424/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/BBhandNet-115x115.jpg "Prep hoops honors to Big Schools POYs Bibby, Barcello")
Prep hoops honors to Big Schools POYs Bibby, Barcello
Posted on March 28, 2016 | No Comments1996. Mike Bibby, a senior point guard at Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, wraps up his high school career by helping the Matadors to a state title. 2016. […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/03/47119/"></div> It would be hard to find a bigger contrast in outcomes than the results from the girls’ big-school state basketball championships. In Division I, Hamilton High won its first-ever […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/03/47119/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/girlsbball-115x115.jpg "Seton girls win 8th state hoops title, Hamilton earns first")
Seton girls win 8th state hoops title, Hamilton earns first
Posted on March 2, 2016 | 1 CommentIt would be hard to find a bigger contrast in outcomes than the results from the girls’ big-school state basketball championships. In Division I, Hamilton High won its first-ever […] -
![<div class="at-above-post-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/03/47095/"></div> All those games against out-of-state teams really paid off for the Shadow Mountain High School boys’ basketball program. The Matadors played five games against some of the better teams […]<!-- 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-arch-page addthis_tool" data-url="http://phxfan.com/2016/03/47095/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/boysbb-115x115.jpg "Shadow Mtn., Mesa HS snag big-school boys’ hoops titles")
Shadow Mtn., Mesa HS snag big-school boys’ hoops titles
Posted on March 1, 2016 | No CommentsAll those games against out-of-state teams really paid off for the Shadow Mountain High School boys’ basketball program. The Matadors played five games against some of the better teams […]