Trick play helps Saguaro HS pull off big football win vs. CA power
When there’s a big game on the line, it’s good to have a bag of tricks to dig into when the opportunity presents itself. The football coaching staff at Saguaro … Read More
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Another state title for Saguaro football? Not so fast…
Last week’s football match-up with Chaparral High School was supposed to be the litmus test to see if Saguaro High is prepared take on the postseason challenge of competing for a … Read More
Hamilton v. Saguaro football game not what ESPN expected
The ESPN sports network brought its cameras to Arizona Friday night to share a much-hyped high school football game with a national audience. But now they have to be questioning … Read More
Saguaro, Chavez HS change boys’ hoops coaches after 21 yrs
For more than two decades, the Saguaro High School and Cesar Chavez High School boys’ basketball programs have been models of consistency. Their head coaches have returned each season, providing … Read More
Chaparral will try again tonight to rekindle Saguaro rivalry
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. … Read More
Top-ranked Saguaro football among victims of Cali teams
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 … Read More
Yes, a ‘dynasty’…Saguaro wins 6th straight football title
The Arizona Interscholastic Association could have saved a lot of time and money over the last six years by not holding a state championship football game in the 4A … Read More
Unbeaten 4A football teams lining up to dethrone Saguaro
Saguaro High School is still the odds-on favorite to win this year’s 4A football state title, but there is a long line of challengers forming to take on the … Read More
After 4 years, Saguaro v. Chaparral football rivalry is back
With each new football season comes at least one big game on the schedule that fans circle on the calendar and anxiously await. And that certainly holds true at … Read More
Chandler HS, Saguaro begin football with nat’l rankings
California and Texas once again lead the way with putting their high school football teams on the MaxPreps pre-season Top 100 list, Cali with 16 and the Lone Star … Read More
Saguaro HS still hungry after 4 straight football titles
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 … Read More
After 4th straight football title, does Saguaro belong in 4A?
It doesn’t seem to matter where they put Saguaro High School. Nothing has kept the Sabercats from winning a state football championship the last four years. In 2013 and … Read More
Prep football: #4 Higley gets its shot at #1 Saguaro tonight
The Sabercats have begun the task of dismantling their new football conference. Saguaro High School, which has won eight state football championships in the last 10 years, was in … Read More
Add Chandler HS to list of nationally-ranked football teams
Arizona now has three nationally-ranked high school football programs to start the 2016 season. Less than a month ago, we posted a story about the MaxPreps Top 25 preseason … Read More
Saguaro, Mountain Pt. in nat’l prep football rankings
Again this year, the perennial three ‘power states’ in high school football have dominated the list of Top 25 early contenders for national honors, as selected by MaxPreps. Thirteen … Read More
ASU football recruiting hits big payday at Saguaro HS
College recruiting is kinda like fishing. Coaches cast their lines into the talent pool and try to reel in the biggest ‘fish’ in the water. Arizona State’s head football … Read More
Mixed results for Scottsdale football powers in Week 7
A couple of Scottsdale’s high school football powers used this week’s games to reaffirm their right to be ranked among the top teams in their respective divisions. But there … Read More
No surprise: Christian Kirk is prep football Player of Year
The selection of Christian Kirk as the 2014 Arizona Football Player of the Year, announced by azcentral sports over the weekend, was almost like an afterthought this year following … Read More
Saguaro HS makes tough call, fires football coach Sanders
John Sanders, it turns out, wasn’t bullet-proof. Some high school coaches become so successful, they begin to think they’re bullet-proof, that they can do pretty much what they want without … Read More
Saguaro’s 65-0 loss sends wrong signal for prep football
When does a high school sports program become more about winning than just playing the game? How about when a football coach keeps his best players out of an important … Read More