Raul Soto-Romero of Jet Sports Network talked with me about this week’s matchups in the 4A and 6A semifinals involving Southern Arizona high school football teams Mica Mountain and Salpointe, respectively, in our weekly video podcast show.
VIDEO PODCAST
AUDIO PODCAST
SOUTHERN ARIZONA SCHOOLS IN THE POSTSEASON
FRIDAY AT 7 P.M.
6A SEMIFINALS
No. 8 Salpointe (7-5) at No. 4 Queen Creek Casteel (7-5)
6A SEMIFINALS: NO. 8 SALPOINTE (7-5) AT NO. 4 QUEEN CREEK CASTEEL (7-5) – Salpointe, under second-year coach Pat Ryden, going for its first state championship appearance since 2021 and seventh appearance overall.
Capsule preview: https://t.co/B4esHpOUE6
— pic.twitter.com/vhHXOIrINj— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) November 27, 2025
4A SEMIFINALS
No. 7 Mica Mountain (10-2) at No. 6 Yuma Gila Ridge (11-1)
4A SEMIFINALS: NO. 7 MICA MOUNTAIN (10-2) AT NO. 6 YUMA GILA RIDGE (11-1) – In his first season as Mica Mountain's coach, Jay Campos is going for his fifth state championship appearance after four at Sabino. His record in semifinals games with the Sabercats was 4-1.
Capsulized… pic.twitter.com/7xUKo7uFjM
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) November 27, 2025
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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He is a former Arizona Daily Star beat reporter for the Arizona basketball team, including when the Wildcats won the 1996-97 NCAA title. He has also written articles for CollegeAD.com, Bleacher Report, Lindy’s Sports, TucsonCitizen.com, The Arizona Republic, Sporting News and Baseball America, among many other publications. He has also authored the book “The Highest Form of Living”, which is available at Amazon. He became an educator five years ago and is presently a special education teacher at Gallego Fine Arts Intermediate in the Sunnyside Unified School District











