They can make a huge difference in where the opponent starts its drive.
Class 5A Divisions I and II are particularly wide open.
He coached three girls state champion teams at Phoenix Thunderbird and three state runners-up.
Interception in the end zone by Joey Raymond with less than a minute left seals 20-17 victory.
Casey Jahn rushes for 259 yards and a TD as Crusaders hold on to defeat Yuma Catholic, 30-27.
Chiefs, seeded 13th, outlast No. 8 seed Desert Edge in two overtimes in 4A-II semifinal game.
Lucinda Nash retiring after winning eight Class 3A titles, including the last three.
Zach Hoffpauir\\\\\\\'s 71-yard return out of the end zone keys 10-3 win over Marcos de Niza in Class 5A-II quarterfinal.
Lawrence Pierce is expected to help Panthers make a run at Class 4A-I West Valley Region title.
Jim Ewan retires from Chandler High after 40-year coaching career; Tom Joseph deserved better at Mountain View.
Kids from feeder schools will participate in clinics along with packaging meals for \"Stop Hunger Now\'\' group.
Casey Jahn rushes for 163 of his 203 yards and scores three TDs after intermission as top seed in 2A advances.
High school in Laveen carries on legacy of late administrator and coach.
Desert Edge senior set two records in the state meet, considering possible Olympic bid in 2012.
Behind Madison Kingdon\\\'s powerful performance, Vikings dispatch Prescott to win third straight 4A-I title.
Sentinels record three-game sweep of Liberty.
Both teams feature a strong running game. Saguaro, Peoria looming in the background.
Liberty, Notre Dame, Mingus are capable of advancing as playoffs begin.
Top two seeds, Northwest Christian and Yuma Catholic, will be difficult to beat.
Joseph City won 2009 title, but Mogollon won North Region game earlier this season.
Outside hitters lead the way -- Madison Kingdon for Sunnyslope, Haley Lawless for Seton.
Team defeats region rival Window Rock to earn third straight Class 3A championship.
Phoenix school defeats St. David in three games.
Second-seeded Crusaders had been knocked out by Thatcher the last two years, but turned tables this time.
Alhambra wins cross country title for Division I boys; Hopi continues long run in Division IV.
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