By Brittany Bowyer
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PHOENIX — It’s a busy week in the sports world with fall athletics in full-swing. Here are some results of North Valley teams who competed on Monday and Tuesday, as well as a look ahead at what to expect for the rest of the week.

Hitting the sand for boys beach volleyball, Brophy fell to Mesa Mountain View 3-2 on Monday. On Wednesday, Brophy will look to rebound when they take on Higley at home.

Moving on to cross country, a number of teams are preparing to participate in the Desert Twilight Cross Country Festival on Friday evening. For girls, Saguaro, Pinnacle, Xavier, Phoenix Country Day, Cactus Shadows, Chaparral, Desert Mountain, Arcadia and Horizon all will be in attendance. For the boys, it’s the same group of teams, but switch out Brophy for Xavier.

In girls indoor volleyball, there were no North Valley teams in action on Monday. Tuesday, Phoenix Country Day beat Rancho Solano Prep 3-0, while Chaparral also swept Campo Verde 3-0. In back and forth battles, Notre Dame Prep defeated Desert Mountain 3-2, while Pinnacle came out on top over Millennium. Horizon swept Catalina Foothills 3-0, and Arcadia beat St. Mary’s 3-1.

Wednesday will see Saguaro host Mesquite, Salpointe Catholic at Chaparral, Phoenix Country Day at Cicero Prep and O’Connor at Xavier. On Thursday, Cactus Shadows will travel to Arcadia, Horizon will travel to Centennial, and Chaparral will visit Ironwood. Desert Mountain will also take on Paradise Valley, Xavier will square off against Sunnyslope, while Pinnacle will host Mountain Ridge.

Out on the links, Xavier College Prep moved on to 7-0 on the season following a win over Horizon and Williams Field on Tuesday. Chaparral also won the Scottsdale Unified School District Girls Golf Invitational on Tuesday by 31 strokes, defeating Desert Mountain, Arcadia and Saguaro in that order.

On Wednesday, Cactus Shadows will tee off against Notre Dame Prep. Thursday, Horizon will host the Aguila Open, where Saguaro, Xavier, Notre Dame Prep, Arcadia, Chaparral and Desert Mountain will all compete against nearly 30 other teams.

Meanwhile on Wednesday, Horizon Boys Golf will be testing their skill against nearly two dozen other teams as they host the Aguila Open. Other North Valley teams participating include Saguaro, Pinnacle, Cactus Shadows and Arcadia.

In girls flag football, Pinnacle started the week off with a 13-7 win over Prescott on Monday. On Tuesday, Notre Dame Prep beat Paradise Valley 42-6, while Desert Mountain fell to Prescott 16-6. Horizon also won a close battle, edging out Mountain Pointe 3-0 to pick up a victory.

On Wednesday, Saguaro will host Tempe as one of only seven flag games across the state. Thursday is a busy day with nearly all the flag football teams in action. Xavier will play Westwood, Arcadia will host Coconino, Cactus Shadows will face ACP, and Desert Mountain will travel to face Campo Verde. Saguaro will also take on Crismon, Chaparral will travel to Maricopa, Horizon will visit Sunrise Mountain, and Pinnacle face off against Tolleson.

Finishing off with boys tackle football, Brophy hosts Chandler on Thursday while Notre Dame Prep hosts Campo Verde. On Friday, Arcadia will travel to ALA-West Foothills, Chaparral will host Apollo and Desert Mountain will host Kellis. Horizon will also host McClintock, while Cactus Shadows will travel to Paradise Valley. Pinnacle is currently without an opponent for Friday as Saguaro pulled out of its third game of the season, this time citing academic reasons.

Brittany Bowyer is a Report for America corps member, covering sports for Independent Newsmedia in Arizona. Report for America places talented journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and regions.