Salpointe Catholic's Bijan Robinson, right, had an eye-opening freshman season. What's he have in store for 2018?
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Tucson High Badgers
Tucson High's D.J. Hinton (2), top, is surrounded by teammates after taking the opening kickoff to the house.
TUCSON HIGH
Nickname: Badgers
Division: Class 6A Metro
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 17 at Maryvale (W, 63-6)
Aug. 24 PUEBLO
Aug. 31 at Phoenix Alhambra
Sept. 7 PHOENIX NORTH
Sept. 14 MOUNTAIN VIEW
Sept. 21 at Salpointe Catholic
Oct. 5 LAVEEN CESAR CHAVEZ
Oct. 12 at Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor
Oct. 19 at Chandler
Oct. 26 PHOENIX TREVOR BROWNE
Sierra Vista Buena Colts
Emlyn Vezzosi has fun with Buena mascot Bucky before a 2007 game vs. Chandler Hamilton.
SIERRA VISTA BUENA
Nickname: Colts
Division: Class 5A Southern
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 17 CATALINA FOOTHILLS (L, 28-17)
Aug. 24 at Sahuaro (W, 16-15)
Sept. 7 EMPIRE
Sept. 14 DESERT VIEW
Sept. 21 at Glendale Apollo
Sept. 28 at Marana
Oct. 5 CIENEGA
Oct. 12 NOGALES
Oct. 19 at Ironwood Ridge
Oct. 26 at Sunnyside
Cienega Bobcats
Cienega's Terrell Hayward (7) leaps to come up with a Hail Mary catch at the end of the second quarter against Marana in the 5A quarterfinals.
CIENEGA
Nickname: Bobcats
Division: Class 5A Southern
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 24 at Cholla (W, 58-0)
Aug. 31 PHOENIX SUNNYSLOPE (W, 35-7)
Sept. 7 at Peoria Centennial
Sept. 14 RINCON/UNIVERSITY
Sept. 21 at Mountain View
Sept. 28 SUNNYSIDE
Oct. 5 at Sierra Vista Buena
Oct. 12 MARANA
Oct. 19 at Nogales
Oct. 26 IRONWOOD RIDGE
Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks
Ironwood Ridge head coach Matt Johnson has a word with an assistant as the clock runs out on the Nighthawks' 42-14 win against Mountain View in the Coaches for Charity season kick-off game, Thursday, August 16, 2018, Marana, Ariz.
IRONWOOD RIDGE
Nickname: Nighthawks
Division: Class 5A Southern
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 16 at Mountain View (W, 42-14)
Aug. 31 GOODYEAR MILLENNIUM (L, 30-27)
Sept. 7 at Gilbert Campo Verde
Sept. 14 PEORIA CENTENNIAL
Sept. 21 at Desert View
Sept. 28 NOGALES
Oct. 5 MARANA
Oct. 12 at Sunnyside
Oct. 19 SIERRA VISTA BUENA
Oct. 26 at Cienega
Marana Tigers
Marana's Trenton Bourguet looks to pass against Horizon during their game on Aug. 17, 2018.
MARANA
Nickname: Tigers
Division: Class 5A Southern
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 17 at Scottsdale Horizon (W, 42-36)
Aug. 24 GLENDALE BETTY H. FAIRFAX (W, 26-0)
Aug. 31 CATALINA FOOTHILLS (W, 35-20)
Sept. 7 at Desert View
Sept. 14 GILBERT WILLIAMS FIELD
Sept. 28 SIERRA VISTA BUENA
Oct. 5 at Ironwood Ridge
Oct. 12 at Cienega
Oct. 19 SUNNYSIDE
Oct. 26 at Nogales
Nogales Apaches
The linebacker corps breaks a huddle during the Nogales High School football team’s practice.
NOGALES
Nickname: Apaches
Division: Class 5A Southern
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 17 CHOLLA (W, 14-0)
Aug. 31 DESERT VIEW (L. 21-13)
Sept. 7 at Rio Rico
Sept. 14 at Walden Grove
Sept. 21 EMPIRE
Sept. 28 at Ironwood Ridge
Oct. 5 at Sunnyside
Oct. 12 at Sierra Vista Buena
Oct. 19 CIENEGA
Oct. 26 MARANA
Sunnyside Blue Devils
Sunnyside's Adam Valenzuela (1) slips around Rincon's Ty Grigsby (25) to get inside the Ranger five .
SUNNYSIDE
Nickname: Blue Devils
Division: Class 5A Southern
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 17 GiLBERT CAMPO VERDE (L, 37-0)
Aug. 24 DESERT VIEW (W, 20-13)
Aug. 31 at Rincon/University (W, 56-6)
Sept. 14 at Pueblo
Sept. 21 at Sahuaro
Sept. 28 at Cienega
Oct. 5 NOGALES
Oct. 12 IRONWOOD RIDGE
Oct. 19 at Marana
Oct. 26 SIERRA VISTA BUENA
Cholla Chargers
Coach Ryan Scherling has made Cholla a force to be reckoned with.
CHOLLA
Nickname: Chargers
Division: Class 5A Sonoran
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 17 at Nogales (L, 14-0)
Aug. 24 CIENEGA (L, 58-0)
Aug. 31 CASA GRANDE VISTA GRANDE (L, 28-14)
Sept. 7 PUEBLO
Sept. 14 at Saguaro
Sept. 28 MOUNTAIN VIEW
Oct. 5 at Desert View
Oct. 12 at Empire
Oct. 19 FLOWING WELLS
Oct. 26 at Rincon/University
Desert View Jaguars
Desert View running back Alex Courtemanche (34) gets past Sunnyside's Eddie Daniel (22) in the second half.
DESERT VIEW
Nickname: Jaguars
Division: Class 5A Sonoran
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 24 at Sunnyside (L, 20-13)
Aug. 31 at Nogales (L, 21-13)
Sept. 7 MARANA
Sept. 14 at Sierra Vista Buena
Sept. 21 IRONWOOD RIDGE
Sept. 28 RINCON/UNIVERSITY
Oct. 5 CHOLLA
Oct. 12 at Flowing Wells
Oct. 19 MOUNTAIN VIEW
Oct. 26 at Empire
Empire Ravens
Tyler Olvera of the Empire cheer squad flies against the evening sky.
EMPIRE
Nickname: Ravens
Division: Class 5A Sonoran
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 24 RIO RICO (L, 14-13)
Aug. 31 DOUGLAS (L, 42-26)
Sept. 7 at Sierra Vista Buena
Sept. 14 at Palo Verde
Sept. 21 at Nogales
Sept. 28 FLOWING WELLS
Oct. 5 at Mountain View
Oct. 12 CHOLLA
Oct. 19 at Rincon/University
Oct. 26 DESERT VIEW
Flowing Wells Caballeros
Raashad Henderson (23) scored the winning touchdown for Flowing Wells to cap a late comeback in the team's season opener.
FLOWING WELLS
Nickname: Caballeros
Division: Class 5A Sonoran
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 17 CANYON DEL ORO (W, 38-37)
Aug. 24 WALDEN GROVE (W, 20-19)
Aug. 31 PALM DESERT (Calif.) (L, 9-7)
Sept. 7 at Amphi
Sept. 14 PARADISE VALLEY
Sept. 28 at Empire
Oct. 5 at Rincon/University
Oct. 12 DESERT VIEW
Oct. 19 at Cholla
Oct. 26 MOUNTAIN VIEW
Mountain View Mountain Lions
Calib McRae, right, a linebacker/running back, turns upfield after a catch during a summer Mountain View High School football practice, 3901 W. Linda Vista Blvd., on July 17, 2018, in Oro Valley, Ariz.
MOUNTAIN VIEW
Nickname: Mountain Lions
Division: Class 5A Sonoran
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 16 IRONWOOD RIDGE (L, 42-14)
Aug. 31 GILBERT HIGLEY (L, 39-14)
Sept. 7 at Queen Creek Casteel
Sept. 14 at Tucson High
Sept. 21 CIENEGA
Sept. 28 at Cholla
Oct. 5 EMPIRE
Oct. 12 RINCON/UNIVERSITY
Oct. 19 at Desert View
Oct. 26 at Flowing Wells
Rincon/University Rangers
Mountain View's Shaun Buttigieg (28) gets stiff-armed by the Rincon/University quarterback during the third quarter.
RINCON/UNIVERSITY
Nickname: Rangers
Division: Class 5A Sonoran
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 17 at Phoenix Sierra Linda (L, 27-19)
Aug. 31 SUNNYSIDE (L, 56-6)
Sept. 7 at Tanque Verde
Sept. 14 at Cienega
Sept. 21 PALO VERDE
Sept. 28 at Desert View
Oct. 5 FLOWING WELLS
Oct. 12 at Mountain View
Oct. 19 EMPIRE
Oct. 26 CHOLLA
Amphi Panthers
Amphi’s David Watson, top left, extends the ball over the goal line against Palo Verde. He was one of three offensive linemen to sign with the UA.
AMPHI
Nickname: Panthers
Division: Class 4A Gila
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 17 at Buckeye (L, 51-7)
Aug. 24 at Casa Grande Vista Grande (L, 19-0)
Aug. 31 TANQUE VERDE (W, 45-0)
Sept. 7 FLOWING WELLS
Sept. 14 at Canyon del Oro
Sept. 28 PALO VERDE
Oct. 5 at Rio Rico
Oct. 12 DOUGLAS
Oct. 19 WALDEN GROVE
Oct. 26 at Pueblo
Douglas Bulldogs
Douglas quarterback Blaze Rose warms up during practice at Armando De Lucas Football Stadium.
DOUGLAS
Nickname: Bulldogs
Division: Class 4A Gila
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 17 at Tanque Verde (W, 55-6)
Aug. 24 BISBEE (L, 54-7)
Aug. 31 at Empire (W, 42-26)
Sept. 7 CATALINA
Sept. 21 at Silver City (N.M.) Silver
Sept. 28 at Pueblo
Oct. 5 WALDEN GROVE
Oct. 12 at Amphi
Oct. 19 at Palo Verde
Oct. 26 RIO RICO
Palo Verde Titans
Palo Verde's Stephen Downs (13) falls forward after being tackled by Flowing Wells' Bailey Caron, right, and Devin Marcus, bottom.
PALO VERDE
Nickname: Titans
Division: Class 4A Gila
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 17 CASA GRANDE (L, 49-0)
Aug. 24 at Catalina (W, 28-6)
Aug. 31 SAHUARITA (L, 42-7)
Sept. 14 EMPIRE
Sept. 21 at Rincon/University
Sept. 28 at Amphi
Oct. 5 PUEBLO
Oct. 12 at Rio Rico
Oct. 19 DOUGLAS
Sept. 26 at Walden Grove
Pueblo Warriors
Pueblo's head coach Brandon Sanders warms up with his team before the No. 13 Warriors' Class 4A playoff game against Salpointe Catholic in 2017.
PUEBLO
Nickname: Warriors
Division: Class 4A Gila
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 24 at Tucson High (L, 30-12)
Aug. 31 CASA GRANDE (L, 26-12)
Sept. 7 at Cholla
Sept. 14 SUNNYSIDE
Sept. 21 at Catalina Foothills
Sept. 28 DOUGLAS
Oct. 5 at Pueblo
Oct. 12 at Walden Grove
Oct. 19 RIO RICO
Oct. 26 AMPHI
Rio Rico Hawks
Quarterback Sean Fanning hands off to running back John Brewington as the first team offense runs through its play book during practice.
RIO RICO
Nickname: Hawks
Division: Class 4A Gila
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 17 PUSCH RIDGE CHRISTIAN (L, 48-12)
Aug. 24 at Empire (W, 14-13)
Aug. 31 Catalina (L, 30-25)
Sept. 7 NOGALES
Sept. 14 at Casa Grande
Sept. 28 at Walden Grove
Oct. 5 AMPHI
Oct. 12 PALO VERDE
Oct. 19 at Pueblo
Oct. 26 at Douglas
Walden Grove Red Wolves
Walden Grove running back Louis Joseph takes a hand off and plunges into the line during practice.
WALDEN GROVE
Nickname: Red Wolves
Division: Class 4A Gila
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 24 at Flowing Wells (L, 20-19)
Aug. 31 at Pusch Ridge Christian (W, 14-0)
Sept. 7 CASA GRANDE
Sept. 14 NOGALES
Sept. 21 at Glendale
Sept. 28 RIO RICO
Oct. 5 at Douglas
Oct. 12 PUEBLO
Oct. 19 at Amphi
Oct. 26 PALO VERDE
Canyon del Oro Dorados
Canyon del Oro's quarterback Zachary Eidenschink sites in on Jayden Bracy in the second quarter of their game at Flowing Wells High School, Friday, August 17, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
CANYON DEL ORO
Nickname: Dorados
Division: Class 4A Kino
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 17 at Flowing Wells (L, 38-37)
Aug. 24 PRESCOTT (Postponed until Sept. 21)
Aug. 31 at Apache Junction (W, 55-26)
Sept. 7 at Pusch Ridge
Sept. 14 AMPHI
Sept. 21 PRESCOTT
Sept. 28 CATALINA FOOTHILLS
Oct. 5 at Sahuaro
Oct. 12 SALPOINTE CATHOLIC
Oct. 19 at Casa Grande Vista Grande
Oct. 26 CASA GRANDE
Catalina Foothills Falcons
Catalina Foothills’ Brandon Tamplin lunges for an extra yard.
CATALINA FOOTHILLS
Nickname: Falcons
Division: Class 4A Kino
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 17 at Sierra Vista Buena (W, 28-17)
Aug. 24 GLENDALE CACTUS (L, 36-12)
Aug. 31 at Marana (L, 35-20)
Sept. 7 at Sabino
Sept. 21 PUEBLO
Sept. 28 at Canyon del Oro
Oct. 5 CASA GRANDE VISTA GRANDE
Oct. 12 CASA GRANDE
Oct. 19 at Salpointe Catholic
Oct. 26 SAHUARO
Sahuaro Cougars
Matt Paquette tries to push off Isaiah Smotherman of Sabino in the second half.
SAHUARO
Nickname: Cougars
Division: Class 4A Kino
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 17 CASA GRANDE VISTA GRANDE (W, 55-13)
Aug. 24 SIERRA VISTA BUENA (L, 16-15)
Aug. 31 at Sabino (W, 34-7)
Sept. 7 at Tempe Marcos de Niza
Sept. 14 CHOLLA
Sept. 21 SUNNYSIDE
Sept. 28 at Salpointe Catholic
Oct. 5 CANYON DEL ORO
Oct. 12 at Casa Grande
Oct. 19 at Catalina Foothills
Salpointe Catholic Lancers
Salpointe's Bijan Robinson (5) finds some running room after a block on Pueblo's Ruben Rivera IV.
SALPOINTE CATHOLIC
Nickname: Lancers
Division: Class 4A Kino
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 24 at Mesa Dobson (W, 56-7)
Aug. 31 GOODYEAR DESERT EDGE (W, 28-21)
Sept. 7 EL PASO DEL VALLE
Sept. 14 at Glendale Cactus
Sept. 21 TUCSON HIGH
Sept. 28 SAHUARO
Oct. 5 at Casa Grande
Oct. 12 at Canyon del Oro
Oct. 19 CATALINA FOOTHILLS
Oct. 26 at Casa Grande Vista Grande
Catalina Trojans
CATALINA
Nickname: Trojans
Division: Class 3A South
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 24 PALO VERDE (L, 28-6)
Aug. 31 at Rio Rico (W, 35-20)
Sept. 7 at Douglas
Sept. 14 at Payson
Sept. 21 COOLIDGE
Sept. 28 SABINO
Oct. 5 at Safford
Oct. 12 SAHUARITA
Oct. 19 at Tanque Verde
Oct. 26 PUSCH RIDGE CHRISTIAN
Pusch Ridge Christian Lions
Christian Fetsis feasts on the play-action pass.
PUSCH RIDGE CHRISTIAN
Nickname: Lions
Division: Class 3A South
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 17 at Rio Rico (W, 48-12)
Aug. 31 WALDEN GROVE (L, 14-0)
Sept. 7 CANYON DEL ORO
Sept. 14 SNOWFLAKE
Sept. 21 at Fountain Hills
Sept. 28 at Tanque Verde
Oct. 5 SAHUARITA
Oct. 12 at Sabino
Oct. 19 SAFFORD
Oct. 26 at Catalina
Sabino Sabercats
Sabino’s Isaiah Smotherman slashes up the middle past Fountain Hills’ Collin Robbins (18) in a 3A playoff game.
SABINO
Nickname: Sabercats
Division: Class 3A South
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 24 at Casa Grande (L, 21-6)
Aug. 31 SAHUARO (L, 34-7)
Sept. 7 CATALINA FOOTHILLS
Sept. 14 at Lakeside Blue Ridge
Sept. 21 QUEEN CREEK BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Sept. 28 at Catalina
Oct. 5 TANQUE VERDE
Oct. 12 PUSCH RIDGE CHRISTIAN
Oct. 19 SAHUARITA
Oct. 26 at Safford
Sahuarita Mustangs
Sahuarita's student section rubs it in as the Mustangs begin to pour it on in the third quarter against Walden Grove.
SAHUARITA
Nickname: Mustangs
Division: Class 3A South
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 17 SANTA CRUZ VALLEY (W, 28-22)
Aug. 31 at Palo Verde (W, 42-7)
Sept. 7 COOLIDGE
Sept. 15 at Holbrook
Sept. 21 SAN TAN FOOTHILLS
Sept. 28 SAFFORD
Oct. 5 at Pusch Ridge Christian
Oct. 12 at Catalina
Oct. 19 at Sabino
Oct. 26 TANQUE VERDE
Tanque Verde Hawks
The Tanque Verde mascot gives a high five to fans Sierra Cole, 15, left, and Lane Simons, 16.
TANQUE VERDE
Nickname: Hawks
Division: Class 3A South
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 17 DOUGLAS (L, 55-6)
Aug. 31 at Amphi (L, 45-0)
Sept. 7 RINCON/UNIVERSITY
Sept.14 WINSLOW
Sept. 21 at Chandler AZ College Prep
Sept. 28 PUSCH RIDGE CHRISTIAN
Oct. 5 at Sabino
Oct. 11 at Safford
Oct. 19 CATALINA
Oct. 26 at Sahuarita
Santa Rita Eagles
SANTA RITA
Nickname: Eagles
Division: Class 2A San Pedro
2018 schedule (home games in ALL CAPS):
Aug. 24 at Morenci (L, 66-0)
Aug. 31 SAN CARLOS (L, 18-6)
Sept. 7 at Benson
Sept. 14 MIAMI
Sept. 21 at San Manuel
Sept. 28 TONOPAH VALLEY
Oct. 5 at Willcox
Oct. 12 TOMBSTONE
Oct. 19 BISBEE
Oct. 26 at Thatcher
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