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
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…
Big plays carry Cobras to playoff victory
Richard Smith West Valley Preps Speed kills – for sure – in football but for the 2018 Cactus Cobras, speed reassures. Cactus, the No. 7 seed in 4A started its…
West Valley Preps Week 1 football playoff scoreboard
Nov. 2 (All seedings AIA) 6A #4 Liberty 56 #13 Avondale Westview 21 5A #1 Centennial 49 #16 Phoenix Sunnyslope 10 #7 Sunrise Mountain 38 #10 Gilbert Campo Verde 24 4A #13…
West Valley Preps’ Week 1 playoff football preview
Richard Smith West Valley Preps Six Northwest Valley teams made the state football playoffs, which begin Friday. And all six played well enough in the regular season to earn a…
West Valley preps football bracket blog
A blog by Richard Smith West Valley Preps Football playoff brackets are out and in Northwest Valley it’s a case of quality over quantity, with teams in 6A through 3A…
Peoria pounds Cactus early, survives Cobra comeback with 2 big late plays
Richard Smith West Valley Preps Peoria ran from the first play and virtually never stopped, attempting 55 runs for more than 450 yards and only 8 passes in its annual…
Football Game of the Week: Cactus at Peoria
IF YOU GO WHAT: #4 Cactus (7-2) vs. #9 Peoria (8-1) WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday WHERE: Peoria High School, 11200 N. 83rd Ave., Peoria VISIT: West Valley Preps Saturday morning for…
West Valley Preps Week 10 football scoreboard
Oct. 12 (All rankings AIA) 6A #23 Valley Vista 21 #26 Shadow Ridge 13 #4 Liberty 24 #18 O’Connor 21 #19 Boulder Creek 49 Mountain Ridge 0 5A #1 Centennial…
