WEST VALLEY PREPS

2025 Preps football preview: Desert Edge

Desert Edge sophomore receiver Zerek Sidney catches a short touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Blake Roskopf to open the scoring against Cactus late in the first quarter Nov. 1, 2024.

(Courtesy Ed Russell Photography/For West Valley Preps)

Desert Edge football is not defending anything, at least that’s what they’re saying in the building.

“This team is not a state championship team. Last year’s team was. This team is nothing until we prove something. That’s what we’re focused on,” Coach Henri MacArthur said.

In this case, his words are not mere coach speak. The 5A bracket the Scorpions will have to navigate this fall is vastly different and almost certainly will be tougher than the route they took to the 2024 title.

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