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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GLENDALE – A season full of highs, lows, thrills, and battles with adversaries came to a conclusion in Glendale on the field of Mountain Ridge High …
Pima falls in heartbreaker to SCA in 2A State Championship, 28-27 Read More
TweetPinShareBy Tucker L. Sennett/Cronkite News TEMPE – Before the game even started, a lineman from the No. 14 BYU Cougars yelled, “It’s like a home game,” as he ran to …
Chaos in Tempe: ASU hangs on to beat BYU, nears berth in Big 12 championship game Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – The Thatcher Eagles (10-1 conference, 10-2 overall) are preparing to take on the unbeaten No. 2-ranked ALA – West Foothills Guardians (10-0 conference, 12-0 …
Thatcher’s Bingham and Brown take 3A South Region Offensive and Defensive Player-of-the-Year Read More
TweetPinShareBy Tucker L. Sennett/Cronkite News TEMPE – The last time Arizona State football finished the season undefeated at home came in 2004. Kenny Dillingham, then a 14-year-old freshman in high …
‘Don’t get lost in the sauce’: No. 21 Arizona State preps for landmark game against No. 14 BYU Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com “Ain’t nothing but barbecue chicken after that.” Pima Head Football Coach Josh Wilkins PIMA – The No. 3 Pima Roughriders overcame a sluggish start to run …
Pima closes Edd Hubbard Field fittingly with hard-nosed win Read More
TweetPinShareRoughriders outlast Redskins, host No. 6 Bisbee By Raymundo Frasquillo THATCHER – Two South Region members remain in post-season contention following first-round pairings on Nov. 8. South Region entrants, Thatcher …
Eagles advance, welcome No. 6 Florence Read More
TweetPinShareRiders welcome No. 14 Redskins to Edd Hubbard Field. By Raymundo Frasquillo THATCHER – Two 3A South Region members qualified for the 2024 post-season beginning with the first round on …
Eagles host No. 14 Knights on Friday Read More
TweetPinShareBy Fletcher Anderson/Cronkite News PHOENIX — One of the strongest messages from Tuesday’s initial College Football Playoff ranking was the committee’s lack of respect for the Big 12. Despite an …
Did the CFP disrespect the Big 12? First poll reveals little love for BYU Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com ELOY – It was a dogfight of a game in Eloy on Friday night as the Pima Roughriders spoiled the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils’ homecoming …
Pima upends Santa Cruz with Hail Mary Read More
TweetPinSharePima draws St. Johns as a first-round opponent By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX – The brackets are in and Pima and Santa Cruz flip-flopped while Thatcher slid to third for …
Pima and Thatcher both ranked third as 2A/3A Conference football playoffs begin Read More