Boys Football

Marcos de Niza closes out Deer Valley's season

Tom Gibbons

Tempe Marcos de Niza held a comfortable lead late in the second quarter Friday night. But the Padres had no plans to take it easy. Marcos blew open the game, scoring 17 points in the final three minutes of the half on the way to a 44-14 victory... Full story

Willow Canyon grinds out win at Deer Valley

Richard Smith

Willow Canyon likes to balance its offense, and spread the ball around to six or more skill position players. But with less than four minutes left in the first half of Friday's game at Deer Valley, coach Michael Hudnutt went back to basics to try... Full story

Centennial perseveres, beats Desert Vista

Richard Smith

Centennial shook off three quarters of frustration, scoring twice in the final minutes to down Phoenix Desert Vista 20-7 Thursday. Leading rusher John Hughes, after finding yards hard to come by all night, powered through the middle for a four-yard... Full story

Centennial ready for another East Valley powerhouse

Richard Smith

Centennial coach Dick Taylor understands Phoenix Desert Vista's frame of mind heading into Thursday night's game. Thunder defensive end Devon Kennard, a consensus top 10 player nationally, tore his anterior cruciate ligament while making a... Full story

Sunrise Mountain dominated by Desert Ridge

Bob Bendetti

Powered by more than 300 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns from Mesa Desert Ridge senior Chris Heldore, the host Jaguars (2-2) defeated Sunrise Mountain (1-3) 52-10 in a 5A-II nonregion game Friday. “I was just trying to help our team... Full story

West Valley Football Scoreboard for Sept. 26

Cactus 39Sandra Day O'Connor 10 Peoria 26Apollo 14 Mountain Ridge 35Pinnacle 31 Centennial 77North 7 Willow Canyon 35Camelback 20 Copper Canyon 45Liberty 28 Deer Valley 37Ironwood 31 Coronado 41Raymond S. Kellis 19 Desert Ridge 52Sunrise... Full story

Northwest Valley football scoreboard for Sept. 19

Cactus 13Canyon del Oro 12 Peoria 47Marana 7 Mountain Ridge 26Skyline 17 Centennial 60Rincon 0 Ironwood Ridge 49Willow Canyon 3 Liberty 41Gila Ridge 15 Mountain View 56Ironwood 0 Moon Valley 30Raymond S. Kellis 0 Trevor Browne 20Sunrise... Full story

Peoria coach Clapp wins 200th against Marana

Richard Smith

Friday night, a little more than 22 years after he became head coach at Peoria, Doug Clapp earned his 200th win in a 47-7 romp over Marana (0-4). "It's not about me," Clapp said. "We've just had a lot of kids that have been dedicated and a lot of... Full story

Westview grounds Deer Valley in Thursday night special

Richard Smith

In the end, Avondale Westview's ground game outscored Deer Valley's bomb squad. The teams took opposite approaches in Thursday's game, a 35-20 Westview victory. A pair of rare passes by the Knights at the end of the first half proved to be the... Full story

Centennial stakes claim as state's best, stuns Hamilton

Jeff Simon

That clean sweep of defending state champions came to an abrupt end Friday night. Centennial, No. 1 ranked in 5A Div.-II, made sure of that with a convincing 35-16 home victory over 5A Div.-I No. 1-ranked Chandler Hamilton. Having already... Full story

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