This is the third week of the Arizona high school football season, the second week for the big schools (6A-4A).
There are plenty of good games to see this week, with most played on Friday, Sept. 4. Some creative, last-minute scheduling helped Scottsdale Chaparral find a replacement for Scottsdale Saguaro, which had to cancel its rivalry game over safety concerns after suffering some injuries in the Scottsdale Desert Mountain loss in the opening week. Tempe has stepped in to replace Saguaro on Chaparral's schedule, after Tempe's opponent, Phoenix Carl Hayden, canceled its game.
Here is this week's high school football schedule. The Republic's Richard Obert picks the favorites in capital letters. All games are at 7 p.m., unless noted. Check azcentral.com
for updated scores starting Thursday night.
6A Conference
Sept. 3, Thursday
MESA at Phoenix Sandra Day O'Connor
Sept. 4, Friday
BROPHY PREP at Boulder Creek
South Mountain at CACTUS CANYON
PERRY at Las Vegas Centennial
Cathedral Catholic (California) at CHANDLER
HIGLEY at Dakota Ridge (Colorado)
Arbor View (Nevada) at HAMILTON
Inglewood (California) at HIGHLAND
CASTEEL at Lake Oswego (Oregon)
ALA QUEEN CREEK at Lehi (Utah)
Corner Canyon (Utah) at LIBERTY
CORONA DEL SOL at Majave (Nevada)
Desert Vista at MOUNTAIN POINTE
Desert Ridge at MOUNTAIN RIDGE
BASHA at Orange Lutheran (California)
Mesa Mountain View at PINNACLE
Williams Field at QUEEN CREEK
Westwood at RED MOUNTAIN
Tucson at SALPOINTE CATHOLIC
CENTENNIAL at Servite (California)
Valley Vista at SHADOW RIDGE
5A Conference
Sept. 3
West Point at VERRADO
Sept. 4
Tempe at CHAPARRAL
Cactus Shadows at ALA GILBERT NORTH
HORIZON at Apollo
Camelback at ARCADIA
Deer Valley at BARRY GOLDWATER
Alhambra at BETTY FAIRFAX
Skyline at BUENA
Marana at CANYON VIEW
Cienega at DESERT EDGE
Arizona College Prep at DESERT MOUNTAIN
Sahuaro at DESERT VIEW
MARICOPA at Empire
AMPHITHEATER at Flowing Wells
YUMA CATHOLIC at Holtville (California)
Sunrise Mountain at IRONWOOD
CAMPO VERDE at Ironwood Ridge
Gilbert at MCCLINTOCK
Canyon del Oro at MICA MOUNTAIN
Cactus at MILLENNIUM
Trevor Browne at MARANA MOUNTAIN VIEW
Rio Rico at NOGALES
CASA GRANDE at North
Sunnyslope at NOTRE DAME PREP
TOLLESON at Paradise Valley
Raymond S Kellis at PEORIA
SUNNYSIDE at Pueblo
Central at VISTA GRANDE
DOBSON at Willow Canyon
4A Conference
Sept. 3
SIERRA LINDA at Copper Canyon
Cholla at MARYVALE
BUCKEYE at Moon Valley
Yuma at PALO VERDE (California)
Sept. 4
SNOWFLAKE at ALA West Foothills
DOUGLAS at Bisbee
Independence at BRADSHAW MOUNTAIN
SOMERTON at Calexico (California)
Rincon University at COMBS
WASHINGTON at Cortez
SAHUARITA at Desert Sunrise
PARADISE HONORS vs. Flagstaff, at Walkup Skydome
CIBOLA at Glendale
GILA RIDGE at Greenway
LEE WILLIAMS at Kingman
LA JOYA at Kofa
Mesquite at MARCOS DE NIZA
ESTRELLA FOOTHILLS at Mingus
LAKE HAVASU at Mohave
CATALINA FOOTHILLS at North Canyon
Poston Butte at NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN
Coconino vs. ST. MARY'S, at Washington
Prescott at THUNDERBIRD
Eastmark at WALDEN GROVE
IMPERIAL (California) at Westview
AGUA FRIA at Youngker
3A Conference
Sept. 3
HERITAGE ACADEMY MARICOPA at ALA Anthem South
Coronado at HERITAGE GATEWAY
Trivium Prep at ODYSEEY INSTITUTE
SHOW LOW at Page
Sept. 4
GILBERT CHRISTIAN at ALA Mesa North
PARKER at ALA Vistancia
CHINLE at Apache Junction
VALLEY CHRISTIAN at Blue Ridge
Fountain Hills at COOLIDGE
SABINO at Dysart
ALA Ironwood at FLORENCE
TUBA CITY at Ganado
MONUMENT VALLEY at Holbrook
San Tan Foothills at PAYSON
CRISMON at Pusch Ridge
Pima at ROUND VALLEY
Safford at SETON CATHOLIC
RIVER VALLEY at Shadow Mountain
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN at Thatcher
PINON at Window Rock
Valley at WINSLOW
2A Conference
Sept. 3
SAN TAN CHARTER at Arizona Lutheran
TANQUE VERDE at Palo Verde
Bourgade Catholic at SCOTTSDALE CHRISTIAN
BENSON at Tombstone
Sept. 4
Madison Highland at ALA SIERRA VISTA
Santa Rita at DESERT CHRISTIAN
Chino Valley at DESERT STAR
San Carlos at GLOBE
Catalina at HERITAGE ACADEMY MESA
Mountainside at LINCOLN PREP
Arete Prep at MIAMI
WILLCOX at Morenci
Highland Prep at PHOENIX CHRISTIAN
GREYHILLS ACADEMY at Red Mesa
HOPI at San Pasqual
ST. JOHNS at Santa Cruz
HERITAGE ACADEMY LAVEEN at Scottsdale Prep
Highland Prep West vs. ST. JOHN PAUL II, at Trivium Prep
Antelope at VERITAS PREP
1A Conference
Sept. 3
Valley Lutheran at MAYER
Sept. 4
FORT THOMAS at Baboquivari
Cicero Prep/North Phoenix Prep at DESERT HEIGHTS
Sedona Red Rock at DUNCAN
ST. DAVID at Mancos (Colorado)
Bagdad at MOGOLLON
HAYDEN at Ray
JOSEPH CITY vs. Salome, at Wickenburg
MOHAVE ACCELERATED at San Manuel
Superior at WILLIAMS
Mesilla Valley (New Mexico) at MARYVALE PREP
Last week: 95-20
Overall: 132-33
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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