West Valley Preps’ Week 4 football scoreboard
All games played on Sept. 13 6A Shadow Ridge 43 Willow Canyon (5A) 14 Liberty 30 Mesa Desert Ridge 28 Laveen Cesar Chavez 48 Mountain Ridge 38 Phoenix Desert Vista 41 …
Cactus football
Cactus comes through in dramatic game at Ironwood
Steve Stockmar West Valley Preps Few moments will test a team better than fourth-quarter fourth-down situations in a tight ballgame. The Cactus Cobras faced two in the final five minutes…
West Valley Preps’ Week 3 football scoreboard
All games played on Sept. 6 6A Liberty 41 Sunrise Mountain (5A) 14 Mountain Ridge 42 Avondale Westview 36 Valley Vista 47 Phoenix Trevor Browne 13 Shadow Ridge 42 Phoenix North…
West Valley Preps Week 2 football scoreboard
All games played on Aug. 30 6A Valley Vista 47 Mesa Westwood 12 Mountain Ridge 16 Tempe Corona del Sol 13 Liberty 48 Copper Canyon 0 Phoenix Brophy Prep 21 Shadow…
2019 Preps football preview: Cactus
CACTUS COBRAS 2018 RECORD: 8-4 (4A second round) REGION: 4A West Valley COACH: Joseph Ortiz (Second year) OFFENSE: Pistol spread DEFENSE: 3-4 TOP RETURNEES: Conner Cordts, Sr., QB; Anthony Flores, Sr., RB; Travis Combs, Sr.,…
A HOME DOWN THE ROAD: Arizona Christian football to play at Cactus
Other Firestorm teams seek temporary homes Richard Smith Independent Newsmedia While Arizona Christian University athletes moved into their new Glendale campus July 31, their temporary home stadiums were just coming…
‘Open 8’ makes for whole new ballgame in Peoria
A column by Richard Smith West Valley Preps The 2019 high school football season already carries more intrigue into the fall than a normal second year of a two-year block.…
The 2018 All West Valley Preps football team
West Valley Preps For the ninth straight year, West Valley Preps honors the best football players from schools in the Northwest Valley. Editor Richard Smith and staff picked three running…
Cactus football caught in buzzsaw at Saguaro
Mark Carlisle West Valley Preps The five-time defending state champion Saguaro Sabrecats met little resistance in their second-round 4A playoff matchup, cruising past No. 7 Cactus 69-6 Friday night at…
West Valley Preps’ playoffs Week 2 previews
Richard Smith West Valley Preps Five Northwest Valley teams won their opening state football playoff games Nov. 2 and will face their second round opponent Friday night. Here are capsule…
