There are some big Arizona high school football games this week with Chandler against Peoria Centennial in a heavyweight 6A bout leading the way. Here is the Arizona Interscholastic Association schedule for games on Oct. 15-16. The Arizona Republic's picks to win are in capital letters. All games are 7 p.m., unless noted.
6A Conference
Thursday, Oct. 15
CORONA DEL SOL at Desert Ridge
Boulder Creek at LIBERTY
Shadow Ridge at HIGLEY
Friday, Oct. 16
ALA Queen Creek at CASTEEL
CENTENNIAL at Chandler
QUEEN CREEK at Desert Vista
HORIZON at Highland
BASHA at Mesa
Westwood at PERRY
HAMILTON at Pinnacle
MESA MOUNTAIN VIEW at Red Mountain
SALPOINTE CATHOLIC at Saguaro
BROPHY PREP at Williams Field
5A Conference
Thursday,
Oct. 15
SUNNYSLOPE at Barry Goldwater
Friday, Oct. 16
YUMA CATHOLIC at Apollo
ALA GILBERT NORTH at Arizona College Prep
Casa Grande at BUENA
BETTY H FAIRFAX at Camelback
Verrado at CANYON VIEW
Canyon del Oro at DESERT VIEW
Vista Grande at IRONWOOD RIDGE
SUNNYSIDE at Maricopa
Ironwood at MCCLINTOCK
Gilbert at MOUNTAIN POINTE
MARANA MOUNTAIN VIEW at Nogales
SOUTH MOUNTAIN at North
Cactus Shadows at NOTRE DAME PREP
DOBSON at Paradise Valley
MILLENNIUM at Raymond S Kellis
CAMPO VERDE at Skyline
DESERT EDGE at Tolleson
CENTRAL at Trevor Browne
MARANA at Tucson
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN at West Point
CACTUS at Willow Canyon
4A Conference
Thursday, Oct. 15
MARYVALE at Alhambra
PRESCOTT vs. Flagstaff, at NAU Walkup Skydome
NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN vs. St. Mary's, at Washington
Paradise Honors at THUNDERBIRD
Lake Havasu at YOUNGKER
Friday, Oct. 16
Westview at AGUA FRIA
MICA MOUNTAIN at Amphitheater
BRADSHAW MOUNTAIN at Buckeye
Rincon University at CHOLLA
Yuma at CIBOLA
LEE WILLIAMS at Coconino
MESQUITE at Combs
ESTRELLA FOOTHILLS at Deer Valley
Kofa at DESERT SUNRISE
Somerton at GILA RIDGE
Glendale at MARCOS DE NIZA
MINGUS at Mohave
GREENWAY at Moon Valley
Carl Hayden at NORTH CANYON
ALA West Foothills at PEORIA
ARCADIA at Poston Butte
Rio Rico at PUEBLO
Empire at SAHUARITA
Douglas at SAHUARO
La Joya Community at SIERRA LINDA
Eastmark at SNOWFLAKE
Independence at TEMPE
Catalina Foothills at WALDEN GROVE
COPPER CANYON at Washington
3A Conference
Friday, Oct. 16
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN at ALA Ironwood
SHADOW MOUNTAIN at ALA Vistancia
ALA MESA NORTH at Apache Junction
SHOW LOW at Blue Ridge
GILBERT CHRISTIAN at Crismon
KINGMAN at Dysart
San Tan Foothills at HERITAGE ACADEMY MARICOPA
VALLEY CHRISTIAN at Odyssey Institute
Thatcher at PAYSON
Safford at PUSCH RIDGE
Heritage Academy Gateway at ROUND VALLEY
Florence at SABINO
River Valley at SETON CATHOLIC
CHINLE at Window Rock
PAGE at Winslow
2A Conference
Thursday, Oct. 15
Palo Verde at BISBEE
ALA Sierra Vista at PIMA
HERITAGE ACADEMY MESA at Scottsdale Prep
Friday, Oct. 16
LINCOLN PREP at ALA Anthem Prep
Valley at ALCHESAY
CHANDLER PREP at Arete Prep
WILLCOX at Benson
CORTEZ at Bourgade Catholic
SCOTTSDALE CHRISTIAN at Camp Verde
GLOBE at Catalina
ST. JOHN PAUL II at Coronado
TRIVIUM PREP at Desert Star
CHINO VALLEY at Fountain Hills
TUBA CITY at Greyhills Academy
Madison Highland at HERITAGE ACADEMY LAVEEN
Mountainside at HIGHLAND PREP
San Pasqual at HIGHLAND PREP WEST
Red Mesa at HOPI
SAN TAN CHARTER at Miami
ST. JOHNS at Morenci
ARIZONA LUTHERAN at Parker
San Carlos at SANTA RITA
Tombstone at TANQUE VERDE
PHOENIX CHRISTIAN at Veritas Prep
1A Conference
Thursday, Oct. 15
HAYDEN at Duncan
Friday, Oct. 16
Superior at CICERO PREP/NORTH PHOENIX PREP
FORT THOMAS at Maryvale Prep
Joseph City at MOGOLLON
WILLIAMS at Mohave Accelerated
Mayer at RAY
Desert Heights Prep at SALOME
Baboquivari at SAN MANUEL
Bagdad at ST. DAVID
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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