This is the first full week of the Arizona high school football season, as big schools (6A-4A) kick of their seasons.
Highlighting the schedule is the Saturday night, Aug. 29, battle between top-25 nationally ranked teams Basha and Chandler in a rematch of last year's Open Division state final. Basha is ranked No. 1 in 6A by The Arizona Republic. Chandler is ranked third. USA TODAY has Basharanked No. 11 nationally this week with Chandler at No. 20. The game is being televised nationally by ESPN.
Here is the Week 2 schedule with reporter Richard Obert's picks to win in capital letters. All games start at 7 p.m., unless noted. Final scores are posted online at azcentral.com/sports/high-schools.
6A Conference
Thursday, Aug. 27:
PEORA CENTENNIAL at ALA Queen Creek
CHANDLER HAMILTON vs. Phoenix Brophy Prep, at Central
Mesa Red Mountain at QUEEN CREEK CASTEEL
Tucson Salpointe Catholic at MARANA
GILBERT HIGLEY at Queen Creek
Friday, Aug. 28
GILBERT HIGHLAND at Anthem Boulder Creek
Glendale Mountain Ridge at GLENDALE CACTUS
GILBERT WILLIAMS FIELD at Gilbert Campo Verde
Surprise Valley Vista at TEMPE CORONA DEL SOL
PHOENIX SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR at Phoenix Desert Vista
PHOENIX PINNACLE at Edison (Huntington Beach, California)
Mesa Desert Ridge at GILBERT
PEORIA LIBERTY at Mesa
Las Vegas (Nevada) at MESA MOUNTAIN VIEW
Laveen Cactus Canyon at GILBERT PERRY
SCOTTSDALE DESERT MOUNTAIN at Scottsdale Saguaro
Bishop Mora Salesian (Los Angeles, California) at MESA WESTWOOD
Civica (North Las Vegas, Nevada) at SURPRISE SHADOW RIDGE, 8 p.m.
Saturday's game, Aug. 29
Chandler at BASHA, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
5A Conference
Aug. 27
TOLLESON at Avondale Agua Fria
Nogales vs. TUCSON AMPHITHEATER, at Flowing Wells
GOODYEAR DESERT EDGE at Cave Creek Cactus Shadows
TEMPE McCLINTOCK at Phoenix Camelback
Phoenix Trevor Browne at ORO VALLEY CANYON DEL ORO
Aug. 28
Surprise Willow Canyon at CHANDLER ARIZONA COLLEGE PREP
Glendale Raymond S Kellis at PHOENIX BARRY GOLDWATER
GOODYEAR MILLENNIUM at Laveen Betty H Fairfax
VAIL CIENEGA at Sierra Vista Buena
ALA GILBERT NORTH at Casa Grande
Peoria Sunrise Mountain at TUCSON DESERT VIEW
MESA SKYLINE at Mesa Dobson
FLOWING WELLS at Douglas
Buckeye Verrado at PHOENIX HORIZON
Glendale Apollo at GLENDALE IRONWOOD
Tucson Catalina Foothills at ORO VALLEY IRONWOOD RIDGE
PHOENIX MOUNTAIN POINTE at Maricopa
TUCSON at Marana Mountain View
PARADISE VALLEY at Phoenix North
WADDELL CANYON VIEW at Phoenix South Mountain
CASA GRANDE VISTA GRANDE at Tucson Sunnyside
Phoenix Central at PHOENIX SUNNYSLOPE
SCOTTSDALE CHAPARRAL at Avondale West Point
SCOTTSDALE NOTRE DAME PREP at Yuma Catholic
4A Conference
Aug. 27
TEMPE MARCOS DE NIZA vs. Flagstaff, at NAU Walkup Skydome
Lake Havasu at YUMA GILA RIDGE
SAN TAN VALLEY COMBS at Rio Rico
Cottonwood Mingus vs. PHOENIX ST. MARY'S, at Phoenix Washington
Aug. 28
KINGMAN LEE WILLIAMS at ALA Vistancia
TEMPE at Phoenix Alhambra
Prescott Valley Bradshaw Mountain at PHOENIX ARCADIA
Yuma at TUCSON CHOLLA
Tucson Rincon University at YUMA CIBOLA
Mesa Eastmark at QUEEN CREEK CRISMON
La Joya Community at GOODYEAR ESTRELLA FOOTHILLS
PHOENIX NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN at Glendale Independence
PHOENIX MARYVALE at Yuma Kofa
Desert Sunrise at GILBERT MESQUITE
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRD at Phoenix Moon Valley
Bullhead City Mohave at SURPRISE PARADISE HONORS
Glendale Deer Valley at PEORIA
TUCSON MICA MOUNTAIN at Poston Butte
Phoenix Greenway at PRESCOTT
BUCKEYE YOUNGKER at Tucson Pueblo
SAHUARITA WALDEN GROVE at Sahuarita
Tucson Empire at TUCSON SAHUARO
PHOENIX NORTH CANYON at Phoenix Shadow Mountain
Phoenix Carl Hayden at PHOENIX SIERRA LINDA
Flagstaff Coconino at SNOWFLAKE
GLENDALE COPPER CANYON at Yuma Somerton
BUCKEYE UNION at Summit Academy (Utah)
GLENDALE at Washington
ALA WEST FOOTHILLS at Avondale Westview
3A Conference
Aug. 28
Mohave Valley River Valley at QUEEN CREEK BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
SAFFORD at Lakeside Blue Ridge
TUBA CITY at Chinle
Tucson Sabino at GILBERT CHRISTIAN
COOLIDGE at Heritage Academy Maricopa
WINSLOW at Buckeye Odyssey Institute
Page at PAYSON
ALA Ironwood at TUCSON PUSCH RIDGE
GANADO at Red Mesa
Florence at EAGAR ROUND VALLEY
Chandler Seton Catholic at GILBERT SAN TAN CHARTER
EL MIRAGE DYSART at San Tan Foothills
Apache Junction at THATCHER
Show Low at CHANDLER VALLEY CHRISTIAN
TUBA CITY GREYHILLS ACADEMY at Wickenburg
WHITERIVER ALCHESAY at Fort Defiance Window Rock
Aug. 29
Needles vs. KAYENTA MONUMENT VALLEY, at Williams, noon
2A Conference
Aug. 27
HIGHLAND PREP WEST at Madison Highland
ALA ANTHEM SOUTH at Tucson Palo Verde
CHANDLER LINCOLN PREP at San Carlos
Holbrook at ST. JOHNS
Aug. 28
PHOENIX CHRISTIAN at Benson
PHOENIX CORTEZ at Bisbee
DESERT STAR at Camp Verde
ALA SIERRA VISTA at Tucson Catalina
PHOENIX BOURGADE CATHOLIC at Scottsdale Coronado
ELOY SANTA CRUZ at Globe
Tucson Desert Christian at HERITAGE ACADEMY LAVEEN
Chino Valley at HIGHLAND PREP
HERITAGE ACADEMY MESA at Mountainside
Fountain Hills at PARKER
Tombstone at PIMA
Keams Canyon Hopi at PINON
MIAMI at Tucson Santa Rita
PHOENIX VERITAS PREP at Scottsdale Prep
Morenci at TUCSON TANQUE VERDE
CHANDLER PREP at Trivium Prep
PHOENIX ARIZONA LUTHERAN at Willcox
Aug. 29
San Pasqual vs. AVONDALE ST. JOHN PAUL II
1A Conference
Aug. 27
DESERT HEIGHTS at Maryvale Prep
SAN MANUEL at Kearny Ray
Aug. 28
Williams at BAGDAD
HEBER MOGOLLON at Scottsdale Cicero Prep/North Phoenix Prep
Duncan FORT THOMAS
Salome at WINKELMAN HAYDEN
Sedona Red Rock at MOHAVE ACCELERATED
Sells Baboquivari at ST. DAVID
Mayer at SUPERIOR
Last week's record: 37-13
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
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Republic's high school football picks. Basha-Chandler tops schedule
