Tag: Desert Ridge football
Football notebook: National Anthem takes on new meaning after NFL ordeal
When the Red Mountain football team prepares to take the field, the players gather in a hype huddle just like most teams.
They sway back...
Football: Week 6 schedule, predictions
There has been a resurgence.
In a time when spread offenses extend games three-plus hours, 7-on-7 passing leagues create a symbiotic relationship between quarterback and...
Football rankings: EV Region rivalries have history, coaches not as much
The East Valley Region is just in its second year after the two-year block shuffle by the Arizona Interscholastic Association brought back regional play...
Football roundup: Skyline, Dobson fall; Westwood, Desert Ridge win
It was one of those tale-of-two-halves type of games between Skyline and Hamilton.
The Coyotes grabbed an early lead but couldn’t finish Friday as the...
Football notebook: Mtn View’s Talamantes plays with edge
Alex Talamantes might very well be the smallest linebacker in all of the 6A Conference.
The junior is listed at 5-foot-8 and 155 pounds and...
Rising from the shadows to the spotlight
The depth charts are penciled in after spring ball comes to an end, and fully established during fall camp.
It gives coaches a sense of...
Football: Week 5 schedule, predictions
It’s about to get real serious around here.
This is the last week of freedom games as all seven area teams finish up the non-region...
Football rankings: Championship contenders narrow
The halfway point is quickly approaching with some teams already five games into the season and the others reaching that point this week.
It looks...
Football notebook: Horne makes most of opportunity
A situation outside of his control nearly made Derrick Horne leave the Westwood football program.
The family was forced to move to Globe. He was...
Football: Week 5 schedule, predictions
The postgame huddle after an emotional football game is sacred place.
I never take for granted being around them, and appreciate getting a glimpse what...
