Here is the Week 1 Arizona high school football schedule. High school sports reporter Richard Obert's picks are in capital letters.
All games are at 7 p.m., unless noted.
3A Conference
Aug. 20
THATCHER at ALA Ironwood
MORENCI at Safford
Aug. 21
HERITAGE ACADEMY MARICOPA at Heritage Academy Gateway, 5 p.m.
Phoenix Shadow Mountain at ALA MESA NORTH
GILBERT CHRISTIAN at ALA Vistancia
GILBERT SAN TAN CHARTER at Apache Junction
LAKESIDE BLUE RIDGE at Chinle
QUEEN CREEK BENJAMIN FRANKLIN at El Mirage Dysart
PAYSON at Fountain Hills
Tohatchi (New Mexico) at GANADO
WINSLOW at Holbrook
WINDOW ROCK at Keams Canyon Hopi
ST. JOHNS at Kayenta Monument Valley
Kingman at PAGE
QUEEN CREEK CRISMON at Mohave Valley River Valley
Coolidge at ELOY SANTA CRUZ
Florence at SHOW LOW
Buckeye Odyssey Institute
at TONOPAH VALLEY
Aug. 22
TUCSON PUSCH RIDGE at San Tan Foothills
2A Conference
Aug. 21
Scottsdale Coronado at ALA SIERRA VISTA
GLOBE at Whiteriver Alchesay
Tuba City at ARETE PREP
Chino Valley at PHOENIX ARIZONA LUTHERAN
Bisbee at BENSON
San Pasqual at PHOENIX BOURGADE CATHOLIC
Tucson Santa Rita at TUCSON CATALINA
SCOTTSDALE PREP at Chandler Prep
ALA ANTHEM SOUTH at Tucson Desert Christian
Pinecrest Acad-Cadence at DESERT STAR
PINON at Tuba City Greyhills Academy
Madison Highland at HIGHLAND PREP
LINCOLN PREP at Highland Prep West
ANTELOPE at Mountainside
PARKER at Needles (California)
Tucson Tanque Verde at PHOENIX CHRISTIAN
SCOTTSDALE CHRISTIAN at Pima
AVONDALE ST. JOHN PAUL II at San Carlos
MIAMI at Tombstone
PHOENIX CORTEZ at Buckeye Trivium Prep
RED MESA at Sanders Valley
Camp Verde at VERITAS PREP
Tucson Palo Verde at WILLCOX
Aug. 22
HERITAGE ACADEMY LAVEEN at Heritage Academy Mesa
1A Conference
Aug. 21
Maryvale Prep at BAGDAD
Joseph City at DESERT HEIGHTS
DUNCAN at Lordsburg (New Mexico)
WILLIAMS at Mayer
Mohave Accelerated at HEBER MOGOLLON
ST. DAVID at Kearny Ray
FORT THOMAS at Salome
SCOTTSDALE CICERO PREP/NORTH PHOENIX PREP at Sedona Red Rock
WINKELMAN HAYDEN at Superior
Aug. 22
SAN MANUEL at Phoenix Valley Lutheran
Richard Obert has been covering high school sports since the 1980s for The Arizona Republic. Catch the best high school sports coverage in the state. Sign up for Azcentral Preps Now. And be sure to subscribe to our daily sports newsletters so you don't miss a thing. To suggest human-interest story ideas and other news, reach Obert at richard.obert@arizonarepublic.com or 602-316-8827. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter: @azc_obert
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