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Mismatches begin under new AIA football re-alignment
Size does matter. But it doesn’t always determine the outcome in athletic competition. And that includes high school football. Thanks to the re-alignment implemented by the Arizona Interscholastic Association last year, there will be more opportunities to test the theory as the season progresses. Computerized scheduling now matches schools up according to geographic proximity, rather [...] -
Friday night lights flicker, as 3A, 2A football seasons end
Many of the small schools will wrap up their high school football seasons tonight, while some will begin preparing for the state playoffs. This is the final week of 3A and 2A regular-season play. The long-awaited and much-promoted match-up between the top teams in 3A, No. 1 Blue Ridge HS and No. 2 Show Low [...] -
High winds, low scores carry Scotts Christian to golf title
Strong winds offered just one more obstacle to unseating defending champion Scottsdale Christian Academy in the 1A/2A state golf championships. Desert Christian HS (Tucson), in second place after Monday’s round, had to deal with an eight-stroke lead by SCA going into yesterday’s final round. Desert Christian cut four strokes off the lead, but it wasn’t [...] -
Horizon basketball tourney turns into high-scoring thriller
Hayden Johnson averaged 21 points for Scottsdale Christian Academy during the Horizon Invitational Basketball Tournament, which earned him the Most Valuable Player award for the tourney. But it was SCA’s Park Thomas who got center stage in the tournament’s finale. Johnson scored 25 and pulled down 13 rebounds in the championship game against Boulder Creek [...]
