Region races are important because everyone wants bragging rights as region champ. But to teams that got off to a slow start or have almost exclusively region games the rest of the way they are the lifeline to extending the football season to at least Veteran\\\'s Day.
Gilbert High fits the above description. The Tigers, who dropped their first three games this season, have bounced back to win three of their last four. They had region foe Basha on the ropes in their loss during the past four-game stretch for a little better than a half before the wheels came off after intermission. The Tigers have been forced into playoff mode ever since.
Football
Jerry Kopke has been keeping the numbers straight for more than 50 years.
Presenting your team with a measuring stick is a good idea, especially if you have an up-and-coming football program like Steve Campbell and Williams Field.
The Black Hawks measuring stick last year and Friday night is Notre Dame, a fledgling program itself not too long ago that has two state titles to its credit in less than a decade.
Sportsmanship is an important element of the Friday night experience.
Eagles keep their composure in rallyiing for a 28-16 win over Boulder Creek.
Junior quarterback Jonathan Brown serves as a dual threat as team plays its region schedule.
Battles between 5A-I unbeatens Hamilton and Salpointe, 4A-II unbeatens Williams Field and Notre Dame and 3A South contenders Coolidge and Empire highlight the matchups this week in the east valley and southern Arizona.
The signature moment for D.J. Geroux in his prep football career had to be his unique touchdown reception for Mesa Mountain View against Highland High last season. It was a play that received quite a bit of attention, even nationally on You Tube for its creativity and spot on execution.
You would certainly not be alone if you thought that. However, it is not the case.
The programs at Perry and Chaparral raised a combined $3,000 to help a woman in the wake of a family tragedy.
Defending 5A-II champion Firebirds roll to a 55-6 rout.
Using two quarterbacks and switching between them is something Mesquite football coach Mike Reardon is used to. He seems to like it. Gives him something to toy with over the weekend after a game.
Reardon pulled a switcheroo two weeks ago with his current QBs -- junior Steven Bevan and senior Tommy Trammell. Trammell played well the first three games and then ran into the buzzsaw known as Chaparral. Bevan took over halfway through that game. It was the Wildcats only loss.
Reardon liked what he saw of Bevan in that one and the last two weeks Bevan has been the starter. Barring injury, Bevan will be the Wildcats\\\\\\\' guy the rest of the way.
Shock from passing of Ricky Anderson will be felt for a long time.
Tucson football might rests with three schools this season -- again. Three 4A-I squads - defending state champ Canyon del Oro, Sabino and Cienega.
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