FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
5A BUENA(1-0) at 5A Paradise Valley (0-1), 7 p.m.
It took a pandemic and some creative scheduling to get this game together. Buena scrambled to play San Tan Valley Combs to open up the season and then the game scheduled for this Friday at Salpointe had to be postponed due to CIVID-19 concerns with the Lancers. The method of not knowing your opponent until a few days before competition appears to be the way for a few teams in the state this fall.
Buena and Paradise Valley have never met but the Colts could go 2-0 and be on track to be the only big school from Southern Arizona to qualify for the state tournament.
3A Pusch Ridge (1-0) at 3A YUMA CATHOLIC (1-0), 7 p.m.
Yuma Catholic is 3-1 against the Lions of Pusch Ridge dating back to Shamrocks’ first season in 2001. Pusch Ridge won that battle but Yuma Catholic has come out on top since then with two of the three victories coming in the state playoffs.
3A Coolidge (1-0) at 2A SANTA CRUZ (1-0), 7 p.m.
Coolidge holds a 38-31-1 advantage over Eloy Santa Cruz dating back to 1949. The two programs played each other every year from 1949 to 2017 and Coolidge put together 19 straight wins from 1991 to 2008.
Hunter Ogle gained 246 rushing yards with three TDs last week for the Dust Devils.
2A Miami (1-0) at 2 BENSON (1-0), 7 p.m.
Benson is 4-0 against Miami dating back to 2008 and the two teams haven’t played since 2015.
2A BISBEE (0-1) at 2A Globe (0-0), 7 p.m.
Bisbee is 15-14 against Globe dating back to 1936 including back-to-back wins in the last two years.
2A Tombstone (0-1) at 2A MARICOPA SEQUOIA PATHWAY (1-0), 7 p.m.
The first meeting between the two schools with this being Sequoia Pathway’s first season in the AIA.
1A ST. DAVID (1-0) at 1A Elfrida Valley Union (0-1), 6 p.m.
The two programs have been playing since the 1950s but accurate records against the two are hard to come by but Valley Union holds a slim 10-9 advantage in modern times but St. David won big 70-12 last year.
1A SAN MANUEL (0-0) at 1A Duncan (0-1), 6 p.m.
San Manuel is in the 1A Conference this year and the Miners are 1-1 against Duncan dating back to 2001.
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