This is the Arizona Interscholastic Association high school football schedule for Oct. 22-23. The Republic's picks are in capital letters. All games are 7 p.m., unless noted.
The game of the week is Hamilton at Liberty in a big 6A showdown of top-five ranked teams. The first-round of the 1A, 8-man state playoffs are Friday, Oct. 23.
6A Conference
Friday, Oct. 23
Brophy Prep at BASHA
SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR at Boulder Creek
PINNACLE at Cactus Canyon
Queen Creek at CORONA DEL SOL
ALA QUEEN CREEK at Desert Vista
RED MOUNTAIN at Gilbert
Desert Ridge at HIGHLAND
Saguaro at HIGLEY
HAMILTON at Liberty
CENTENNIAL at Mountain Ridge
Casteel at MESA MOUNTAIN VIEW
Salpointe Catholic at PERRY
CHANDLER at Valley Vista
MESA at Westwood
Shadow Ridge at WILLIAMS FIELD
10 Arizona high school football games, Oct. 22-23
5A Conference
Friday, Oct. 23
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN at Apollo
Ironwood at BARRY GOLDWATER
CENTRAL at Betty H Fairfax
West Point at CACTUS
Chaparral at CACTUS SHADOWS
North at CAMELBACK
BUENA at Canyon del Oro
MILLENNIUM at Canyon View
Raymond S Kellis at DESERT EDGE
Cienega at DESERT VIEW
MCCLINTOCK at Dobson
DESERT MOUNTAIN at Horizon
TUCSON at Ironwood Ridge
Marana Mountain View at MARANA
NOGALES at Maricopa
Skyline at MOUNTAIN POINTE
Arizona College Prep at NOTRE DAME PREP
Flowing Wells at SUNNYSIDE
Paradise Valley at SUNNYSLOPE
SOUTH MOUNTAIN at Trevor Browne
Tolleson at VERRADO
CASA GRANDE at Vista Grande
Willow Canyon at YUMA CATHOLIC
Campo Verde at ALA GILBERT NORTH
4A Conference
Thursday, Oct. 22
SNOWFLAKE at Mesquite
Friday, Oct. 23
THUNDERBIRD at ALA West Foothills
WASHINGTON at Alhambra
Coconino at BRADSHAW MOUNTAIN
MARYVALE at Carl Hayden
MICA MOUNTAIN at Catalina Foothills
NORTH CANYON at Copper Canyon
BUCKEYE UNION at Deer Valley
Westview at DESERT SUNRISE
ARCADIA at Eastmark
Rincon University at EMPIRE
SIERRA LINDA at Gila Ridge
TEMPE at Glendale
MARCOS DE NIZA at Greenway
Moon Valley at INDEPENDENCE
CIBOLA at Kofa
AGUA FRIA at La Joya
ESTRELLA FOOTHILLS at Lake Havasu
Mohave at LEE WILLIAMS
FLAGSTAFF at Mingus
PEORIA at Northwest Christian
Combs at POSTON BUTTE
Youngker at PRESCOTT
CHOLLA at Rio Rico
PUEBLO at Sahuarita
Amphitheater at SAHUARO
Paradise Honors vs. ST. MARY'S, at Washington
Douglas at WALDEN GROVE
SOMERTON at Yuma
3A Conference
Friday, Oct. 23
SETON CATHOLIC at ALA Ironwood
Crismon at BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
ALA MESA NORTH at Blue Ridge
PAGE at Chinle
SAFFORD at Florence
WINSLOW at Ganado
VALLEY CHRISTIAN at Gilbert Christian
Heritage Gateway at HERITAGE MARICOPA
ALA Vistancia at KINGMAN
Window Rock at MONUMENT VALLEY
DYSART at Odyssey Institute
PAYSON at River Valley
Apache Junction at ROUND VALLEY
THATCHER at Sabino
COOLIDGE at San Tan Foothills
SHOW LOW at Shadow Mountain
2A Conference
Thursday, Oct. 22
TRIVIUM PREP at Antelope
MIAMI at Arete Prep
Scottdale Prep at CAMP VERDE
Madison Highland at CHINO VALLEY
HERITAGE MESA at Fountain Hills
VERITAS PREP at Highland Prep West
ALCHESAY at Holbrook
Globe at LINCOLN PREP
Tuba City at PINON
VALLEY at Red Mesa
Desert Star at SAN PASQUAL
Hopi at ST. JOHN PAUL II
Friday, Oct. 23
San Carlos at CATALINA
MORENCI at ALA Anthem South
Palo Verde at BENSON
ALA SIERRA VISTA at Bourgade Catholic
PIMA at Chandler Prep
PARKER at Cortez
BISBEE at Desert Christian
PHOENIX CHRISTIAN at Heritage Laveen
Greyhills at HIGHLAND PREP
St. Johns at SAN TAN CHARTER
Tombstone at SANTA CRUZ
Coronado at SANTA RITA
Arizona Lutheran at SCOTTSDALE CHRISTIAN
Tanque Verde at WILLCOX
1A Confernce
First-round playoffs
Friday, Oct. 23
RAY at Cicero Prep/North Phoenix Prep
Salome at JOSEPH CITY
Duncan at MOGOLLON
San Manuel at SUPERIOR
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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