FRIDAY, AUGUST 27
3A Sabino at 3A Chandler AZ College Prep, 7 p.m.
First meeting between the two programs. The Knights went 5-3 last year and Sabino went 2-0.
3A Sahuarita at 3A Thatcher, 7 p.m.
The two schools are even at 2-2 but all games took place between 1970 to 1973. Thatcher was 5-4 last year and Sahuarita was 0-3.
3A Pusch Ridge at 2A Benson, 7 p.m.
Benson has a 7-3 advantage over Pusch Ridge dating back to 1999 but 2015 was the last game between the two. The Lions were 8-2 last year and Benson was 9-1 with a runner-up finish at the 2A level.
2A Catalina at 2A Bisbee, 7 p.m.
Remarkable that these two programs have never played against each other. Bisbee was 1-6 last year and the Trojans did not play.
2A Eloy Santa Cruz at 2A Gilbert San Tan Charter, 7 p.m.
Santa Cruz beat San Tan Charter 61-0 and the team finished 9-1 with a 2A state championship. The Roadrunners went 3-5.
2A Tombstone at 2A Santa Rita, 7 p.m.
Tombstone is 3-0 against Santa Rita since 1969 but the two programs didn’t play again until 2018. Santa Rita went 0-2 last year and Tombstone was 0-7.
2A Heritage Academy Laveen vs. 2A Tanque Verde at Cienega, 7 p.m.
The first meeting between the two. Tanque Verde was 3-0 last year and the Heroes were 0-7.
2A Globe at 2A Willcox, 7 p.m.
The two programs are 3-3 against each other dating back to 1975 with Globe winning the last match in 2015. Willcox was 3-3 last year and Globe was 1-4.
1A Kearny Ray (0-1) at 1A San Manuel, 7 p.m.
San Manuel holds an 18-9-1 lead on Ray dating back to a tie in 1956 but the two teams haven’t played since 2010. The Bearcats did not play last year and San Manuel went 3-2.
1A Cibecue at 1A St. David, 7 p.m.
St. David beat Cibecue 45-0 in 2019. Cibecue didn’t play last year and St. David went 5-1.
1A Bullhead City Mohave Accelerated (1-0) at 1A Valley Union (1-0), 7 p.m.
Valley Union beat Mohave Accelerated 48-44 last year. The Patriots finished 0-6 last year and the Blue Devils were 0-4.
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