No. 7 Palo Verde beat No. 10 Horizon Honors 31-0 to open up the first round of the 3A playoffs Tuesday night at home and the victory was remarkable for several reasons. The Titans started out 1-13 in 2024 with a program built on inner-city athletes who showed up for every game despite only scoring 30 points all season. They came to play. They came to learn.
“I was a part of the first the first season in program history,” Palo Verde head coach Danny Hunt said. “We went one and 13, then last summer was huge for us. So every girl we have, they played with us over summer and they just took a huge step, and they believe in themselves, and our thing here is compete every play. Don’t fall in love with flag football or basketball. Fall in love with competing, and we do that every day.”
Palo Verde over Horizon Honors 31-0 in 3A action #azpreps365 https://t.co/lfltBAA4o8
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Esteri Susana with a 38-yard run, followed by a 15-yard run and a score from Caleena Blackburne. @pvtitans up 6-0 on Horizon Honors 4:52 in the first #azpreps365 https://t.co/Z4LcnRuVXH
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18-yard pass from Kylee Ellison to Caleena Blackburne, 17-yard pass from Ellison to Blackburne, 15-yard run from Esteri Susana, 2-yard score from Blackburne. 12-0 Palo Verde over Horizon Honors 9:27 in the half #azpreps365 https://t.co/auN2noe5y5
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50-yard TD pass from Kylee Ellison to Caleena Blackburne. 19-0 Palo Verde 19 seconds left in the third quarter #azpreps365 https://t.co/62jwrDE9bc
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Interception from Caleena Blackburne set up another score from Blackburne. 25-0 Palo Verde over Horizon Honors 9:35 left in the fourth #azpreps365 https://t.co/uieBRO52VO
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Sophia Ravonu interception return for a TD. Palo Verde beats Horizon Honors 31-0 to advance to the 3A quarterfinal round on Saturday #azpreps365 https://t.co/RTrLSIbqNn
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) November 11, 2026
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10
3A-6A FLAG FOOTBALL FIRST ROUND
6A No. 6 Marana 28, No. 11 Queen Creek 21
5A No. 9 Scottsdale Chaparral 14, No. 8 Buena 8
5A No. 6 Scottsdale Desert Mountain 3, No. 11 Nogales 0
4A No. 3 Salpointe 45, No. 14 ALA-Queen Creek 0
3A No. 7 Palo Verde 31, No 10 Phoenix Horizon Honors 0
4A-5A VOLLEYBALL QUARTERFINALS
5A No. 3 Scottsdale Chaparral over No. 6 Salpointe, 3-2 (25-21, 25-9, 19-25, 25-27, 15-12)
5A No. 1 Scottsdale Notre Dame over No. 9 Canyon del Oro, 3-1 (25-15, 25-15, 19-25, 25-18)
4A No. 1 Ironwood Ridge over No. 9 Phoenix Arcadia, 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-14)
4A No. 6 Mica Mountain at No. 3 Phoenix Thunderbird, 3-2 (22-25, 25-22, 25-15, 22-25, 15-12)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12
4A VOLLEYBALL SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Glendale Cactus at No. 1 Ironwood Ridge, 6 p.m.
No. 7 Scottsdale Saguaro at No. 6 Mica Mountain, 6 p.m.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13
6A TACKLE FOOTBALL FIRST ROUND
No. 19 Salpointe at No. 14 Mesa Red Mountain, 7 p.m.
4A/5A TACKLE FOOTBALL SECOND ROUND (7 P.M.)
5A No. 11 Glendale Cactus at No. 6 Desert View
5A No. 16 Marana at No. 1 Scottsdale Desert Mountain
4A No. 15 Phoenix Thunderbird at No. 2 Mica Mountain
4A No. 11 Mesa Eastmark at No. 6 Walden Grove
2A/3A TACKLE FOOTBALL QUARTERFINALS (7 P.M.)
3A No. 6 Chandler Valley Christian at No. 3 Thatcher
3A No. 5 Pusch Ridge at No. 4 Show Low
3A No. 9 Florence at No. 1 Queen Creek Franklin
2A No. 6 Benson at No. 3 Willcox
2A No. 5 Eloy Santa Cruz at No. 4 Chandler Prep
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14
CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS AT CAVE CREEK GOLF COURSE
3A/4A/6A FLAG FOOTBALL QUARTERFINALS (2 P.M.)
6A No. 6 Marana at No. 3 Anthem Boulder Creek
4A No. 6 Gilbert Mesquite at No. 3 Salpointe
3A No. 7 Palo Verde at No. 2 Queen Creek Franklin
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