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Higley defense silences Cactus for first football …

12/10/2022
TEMPE - Along with the 5A trophy, championship banner and team photo Higley football may want to display a picture of Sun Devil Stadium's north end zone and the 20 yards leading up to it.

5A football title game preview: #4 Cactus vs #3 Higley

12/8/2022
Neither Cactus or Higley played 5A football last season, and both entered the conference this year as contenders, but also curiosities. The teams with close ties among current and former coaches were able to answer enough of their early season questions to make the conference final Friday night

Defense carries Cactus to first 5A football state …

12/3/2022
Cactus has won 10 of its last 11 games with another word starting with "d" that is more tough to quantify - determination. Senior Will Galvan personifies all of these traits and made the key plays on both sides of the ball to finish the Cobras 21-17 semifinal win Dec. 2 at #1 seed Notre Dame Prep.

2022 Preps football preview: Cactus

8/18/2022
From the outside, a title wave of change struck the Cactus program soon after the calendar flipped to 2022. Only six players with starting experience return to a team with a new coach that moved up to 5A after running roughshod over the 4A conference.

Skyhawks cap best baseball season in 12 years

5/1/2022
Beating a perennial baseball powerhouse like Mesquite in the first round, in Gilbert, was far too much to ask of Deer Valley - or most 4A programs. Simply getting there was a huge step for the Skyhawks. To do so, this storied program from Glendale won its first postseason game in 12 years.

Deer Valley senior RB Hill trucks competition

11/2/2021
Ashton Hill’s father, Shawn, recently took a break from trucking now and working in sales. His son has filled the gap this fall, trucking opponents. The Deer Valley senior was in the top 20 …

Stopke puts stop to Deer Valley comeback as Lake …

10/23/2021
GLENDALE — With the Deer Valley Skyhawks on the verge of a monumental comeback, Lake Havasu’s Isaac Stopke said enough is enough.

Lethal offense leads Deer Valley to 4-0 start

10/2/2021
Deer Valley football  broke out to a 3-0 start thanks largely to an offense averaging 46 points per game. To go 4-0, the Skyhawks cranked it up another notch. Junior quarterback Rudy Gonzales threw for 386 yards and six touchdowns in a 63-35 home win.