3A TO OPEN DIVISION FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
FRIDAY, 7 P.M. KICKOFFS
OPEN DIVISION QUARTERFINAL
No. 8 Chandler Hamilton (9-1) at No. 1 Marana (10-0)
Open Division quarterfinals capsule: No. 8 Chandler Hamilton (9-1) at No. 1 @MaranaFB (10-0). Big-time high school football playoffs come to Southern Arizona with Marana hosting. A game of this magnitude outside of a championship game is rare in this area.
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— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) November 22, 2024
6A QUARTERFINAL
No. 5 Salpointe (8-2) at No. 4 Mesa Mountain View (10-1)
6A quarterfinals playoff capsule: No. 5 @SCLancerNation (8-2) at No. 4 Mesa Mountain View (10-1) – The Lancers face Tucsonan Andy Litten again in the postseason. Litten, the former Marana coach, led Scottsdale Horizon to the 5A championship over Salpointe in 2021 and now he and… pic.twitter.com/WMvDWcreWw
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) November 22, 2024
5A QUARTERFINALS
No. 6 Buckeye Verrado (9-2) at No. 3 Buena (9-2)
5A quarterfinals capsule preview: No. 6 Buckeye Verrado (9-2) at No. 3 @BuenaColtsFB (9-2). Joe Thomas' Colts can match the program record for wins with a victory (Buena finished 10-1 in 1977).
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— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) November 22, 2024
No. 7 Goodyear Desert Edge (7-4) at No. 2 Tucson (9-2)
5A quarterfinals playoff capsule: No. 7 Goodyear Desert Edge (7-4) at No. 2 @_TucsonHigh (9-2). Badgers going after their first semifinal appearance in 53 years.
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— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) November 21, 2024
4A QUARTERFINALS
No. 5 Phoenix Thunderbird (10-1) at No. 4 Mica Mountain (11-0)
4A quarterfinals preview capsule: No. 5 Phoenix Thunderbird (10-1) will travel to No. 4 @MicaMountainFB (11-0) on Friday night. It will be 2,000-yard rusher Elijah Little of Thunderbird going against Mica Mountain's tough defense, one of the best in the state:
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— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) November 21, 2024
No. 9 Walden Grove (8-3) at No. 1 Yuma Catholic (10-1)
Capsulized preview of the 4A quarterfinals matchup between No. 9 @FB_RedWolves (8-3) at No. 1 Yuma Catholic (10-1) on Friday –
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— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) November 20, 2024
SATURDAY
3A SEMIFINALS AT MESA
No. 3 Thatcher (10-2) vs. No. 2 Waddell ALA-West Foothills (12-0), 2 p.m.
No. 4 Pusch Ridge (11-1) vs. No. 1 Queen Creek Franklin (11-1), 6 p.m.
3A semifinals capsule: No. 4 @PRCAFootball (11-1) vs. No. 1 Queen Creek Franklin (11-1) – Lions will attempt to avenge their lone loss of the season to Franklin in Saturday's semifinal game at Mesa HS (6 p.m.). PRCA is in the semifinals for the third time in Kent Middleton's five… pic.twitter.com/Jsw7eY4Dyf
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) November 22, 2024