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Here's your week-by-week look at the 2018 high school football season

  • Oct 4, 2018
  • Oct 4, 2018 Updated Jul 6, 2019

Officially fall

Salpointe vs Del Valle

Salpointe's Bijan Robinson (5) leaves Del Valle's Nathan Moreno (7) on the turf as he scores the Lancers' third touchdown on the night in the second quarter of their game at Salpionte High School, Friday September 7, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.

Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

High school football is in full swing! Here's a week-by-week look at this fall's games.

Aug. 16

Ironwood Ridge vs. Mountain View high school football

Ironwood Ridge's Soma Ikaika Helu (28) looks to make a cut in the Mountain View secondary during the first quarter of the Ironwood Ridge vs. Mountain View high school football game at Mountain View High School in Tucson, Ariz., Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Aug. 16

Ironwood Ridge 42, Mountain View 14

Aug. 17

Flowing Wells vs Canyon del Oro

Flowing Wells Raashad Henderson skips into the end zone ahead of Canyon del Oro's Stevie Rocker with what turned into the winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter of their 38-37 win over the Dorados at Flowing Wells High School, Friday, August 17, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.

Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Aug. 17

Tucson High 63, Maryvale 6

Catalina Foothills 28, Sierra Vista Buena 17

Flowing Wells 38, Canyon del Oro 37

Marana 32, Scottsdale Horizon 26

Nogales 14, Cholla 0

Phoenix Sierra Linda 27, Rincon/University 19

Gilbert Campo Verde 37, Sunnyside 0

Buckeye 51, Amphitheater 7

Casa Grande 49, Palo Verde 0

Pusch Ridge Christian 48, Rio Rico 12

Sahuaro 55, Casa Grande Vista Grande 13

Douglas 55, Tanque Verde 6

Sahuarita 28, Santa Cruz Valley 22 (OT)

Aug. 24

Tucson High vs Pueblo

Pueblo's Marcelino Vega (4) comes down with a juggling catch after tussling with Tucson's Francisco Sanchez (33), top left, and Andres Delgado (14) for a pass on fourth and long in the fourth quarter of their game at Tucson High School, Saturday, August 25, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.

Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Aug. 24

Salpointe Catholic 56, Mesa Dobson 7

Tucson High 30, Pueblo 12

Cienega 58, Cholla 0

Rio Rico 14, Empire 13

Flowing Wells 20, Walden Grove 19

Marana 26, Glendale Betty H. Fairfax 0

Sierra Vista Buena 16, Sahuaro 15

Sunnyside 20, Desert View 13

Prescott at Canyon del Oro (Postponed until Sept. 21)

Casa Grande 21, Sabino 6

Palo Verde 28, Catalina 6

Glendale Cactus 36, Catalina Foothills 12

Douglas 54, Bisbee 7

Casa Grande Vista Grande 19, Amphi 0

Morenci 66, Santa Rita 0

Aug. 31

Sabino vs Sahuaro

Sahuaro's Cameron Williams leaves the entire Sabercat defense in his wake on the way to 59 yard touchdown run in the third quarter of their game at Sabino High School, Friday, August 31, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.

Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Aug. 31

Tucson High 55, Phoenix Alhambra 0

Casa Grande Vista Grande 28, Cholla 14

Cienega 35, Phoenix Sunnyslope 7

Douglas 42, Empire 26

Palm Desert (Calif.) 9, Flowing Wells 7

Goodyear Millennium 30, Ironwood Ridge 27

Marana 35, Catalina Foothills 20

Gilbert Higley 39, Mountain View 14

Desert View 21, Nogales 13

Sunnyside 56, Rincon/University 6

Amphi 45, Tanque Verde 0

Canyon del Oro 55, Apache Junction 26

Sahuarita 42, Palo Verde 7

Casa Grande 26, Pueblo 12

Walden Grove 14, Pusch Ridge Christian 0

Catalina 30, Rio Rico 25

Sahuaro 34, Sabino 7

Salpointe Catholic 28, Goodyear Desert Edge 21

San Carlos 18, Santa Rita 6

Sept. 7

Salpointe vs Del Valle

Salpointe's Bijan Robinson (5) checks for pursuit as he nears the end zone on a 77 yard touchdown against Del Valle in the third quarter of their game at Salpionte High School, Friday September 7, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.

Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Sept. 7

Tucson High 50, Phoenix North 0

Flowing Wells 40, Amphitheater 12

Gilbert Campo Verde 17, Ironwood Ridge 13

Queen Creek Casteel 56, Mountain View 0

Peoria Centennial 35, Cienega 0

Pueblo 7, Cholla

Marana 35, Desert View 0

Nogales 45, Rio Rico 0

Tanque Verde 21, Rincon/University 7

Sierra Vista Buena 51, Empire 28

Douglas 65, Catalina 8

Sahuaro 42, Tempe Marcos de Niza 13

Sabino 21, Catalina Foothills 17

Salpointe Catholic 42, El Paso Del Valle 27

Walden Grove 28, Casa Grande 26

Canyon del Oro 33, Pusch Ridge Christian 7

Benson 54, Santa Rita 0

Sept. 14

Peoria Centennial 55, Ironwood Ridge 7

Ironwood Ridge running back Nathan Grijalva (12) maintains forward progress during the third quarter.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Sept. 14

Tucson High 19, Mountain View 14

Sierra Vista Buena 27, Desert View 8

Cienega 56, Rincon/University 14

Flowing Wells 50, Paradise Valley 43

Williams Field 33, Marana 14

Peoria Centennial 55, Ironwood Ridge 7

Empire 55, Palo Verde 12

Sunnyside 21, Pueblo 14

Sahuaro 47, Cholla 0

Walden Grove 49, Nogales 0

Salpointe Catholic 41, Glendale Cactus 15

Casa Grande 70, Rio Rico 7

Canyon del Oro 46, Amphi 0

Sabino 14, Lakeside Blue Ridge 7

Snowflake 21, Pusch Ridge Christian 7

Winslow 40, Tanque Verde 0

Miami 6, Santa Rita 3

Sept. 21

Salpointe vs Tucson (copy)

Dae Han Chang finished with 90 yards and three touchdowns in place of Bijan Robinson.

Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Sept. 21

Salpointe Catholic 27, Tucson High 3

Glendale Apollo 43, Sierra Vista Buena 42

Ironwood Ridge 48, Desert View 15

Cienega 38, Mountain View 21

Empire 37, Nogales 18

Rincon/University 51, Palo Verde 45

Sahuaro 48, Sunnyside 0

Catalina Foothills 31, Pueblo 12

Glendale 35, Walden Grove 14

Douglas 7, Silver City (N.M.) Silver 3

Coolidge 39, Catalina 20

Pusch Ridge Christian 27, Fountain Hills 3

Sabino 21, Queen Creek Benjamin Franklin 14

Sahuarita 43, San Tan Foothills 6

San Manuel 47, Santa Rita 28

Sept. 28

Douglas vs Pueblo

Pueblo High's Marcelino Vega (4) struts into the end zone ahead of a last gasp grab by Douglas High's John Ballesteros (26) at Pueblo High School, Friday September 28, 2018, Tucson, Ariz. Vega was flagged on the play for showboating.

Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Sept. 28

Mountain View 55, Cholla 6

Cienega 28, Sunnyside 7

Desert View 55, Rincon/University 6

Flowing Wells 50, Empire 14

Ironwood Ridge 39, Nogales 3

Sierra Vista Buena 41, Marana 28

Palo Verde at Amphi 48, Palo Verde 21

Canyon del Oro 33, Catalina Foothills 21

Pueblo 47, Douglas 0

Salpointe Catholic 28, Sahuaro 12

Walden Grove 58, Rio Rico 0

Sabino 56, Catalina 6

Safford 33, Sahuarita 12

Pusch Ridge Christian 60, Tanque Verde 0

Tonopah Valley 38, Santa Rita 0

Oct. 5

Tucson Salpointe vs. Peoria Sunrise Mountain in 4A State football playoff game

Salpointe Catholic head coach Dennis Bene yells at an official after an interception against Sunrise Mountain was ruled incomplete during the first half of their 4A state semifinal playoff football game on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017.

Ralph Freso / for the Arizona Daily Star

Oct. 5

Gilbert Cesar Chavez at Tucson High

Cienega at Sierra Vista Buena

Cholla at Desert View

Marana at Ironwood Ridge

Empire at Mountain View

Flowing Wells at Rincon/University

Nogales at Sunnyside

Salpointe Catholic at Casa Grande

Casa Grande Vista Grande at Catalina Foothills

Walden Grove at Douglas

Pueblo at Palo Verde

Amphi at Rio Rico

Canyon del Oro at Sahuaro

Sahuarita at Pusch Ridge Christian

Tanque Verde at Sabino

Catalina at Safford

Santa Rita at Willcox

Oct. 12

2017 Gifts to Readers

Cienega’s Terrell Hayward (7) leaps to come up with a Hail Mary catch at the end of the second quarter of the No. 1 Cienega vs. No. 9 Marana high school 5A quarterfinal football game at Cienega High School, 12755 E. Mary Ann Cleveland Way, on Nov. 10, 2017, in Vail, Ariz.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Oct. 12

Tucson at Glendale Sandra Day O’Connor

Nogales at Sierra Vista Buena

Marana at Cienega

Cholla at Empire

Desert View at Flowing Wells

Rincon/University at Mountain View

Ironwood Ridge at Sunnyside

Douglas at Amphi

Salpointe Catholic at Canyon del Oro

Casa Grande at Catalina Foothills

Palo Verde at Rio Rico

Pueblo at Walden Grove

Sahuarita at Catalina

Pusch Ridge Christian at Sabino

Tombstone at Santa Rita

Oct. 19

Rincon/University vs. Mountain View high school football

Mountain View's Weston Aguilar (12) holds a finger in the air as he trots in unscathed for a score on a short punt return during the second quarter.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Oct. 19

Tucson High at Chandler

Flowing Wells at Cholla

Mountain View at Desert View

Sierra Vista Buena at Ironwood Ridge

Sunnyside at Marana

Cienega at Nogales

Empire at Rincon/University

Walden Grove at Amphi

Sahuaro at Casa Grande

Douglas at Palo Verde

Rio Rico at Pueblo

Catalina Foothills at Salpointe Catholic

Canyon del Oro at Casa Grande Vista Grande

Safford at Pusch Ridge Christian

Sahuarita at Sabino

Catalina at Tanque Verde

Bisbee at Santa Rita

Oct. 26

Canyon del Oro 21, Ironwood Ridge 24

Ichiro Ramos (21) gives a wave to the home team's sideline as the Canyon del Oro football team roars into the stadium before the game.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Oct. 26

Phoenix Trevor Browne at Tucson High

Ironwood Ridge at Cienega

Desert View at Empire

Mountain View at Flowing Wells

Marana at Nogales

Cholla at Rincon/University

Sierra Vista Buena at Sunnyside

Casa Grande at Canyon del Oro

Sahuaro at Catalina Foothills

Rio Rico at Douglas

Amphi at Pueblo

Salpointe Catholic at Casa Grande Vista Grande

Palo Verde at Walden Grove

Pusch Ridge Christian at Catalina

Sabino at Safford

Tanque Verde at Sahuarita

Santa Rita at Thatcher

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