Principal Heather Patterson and Athletic Director Jennifer Burks told the Varsity Football team that their Head Coach Joseph Ortiz had resigned. Coach Joseph Ortiz coached for Cactus High’s football team from 2018 to 2022. During the 2021-2022 season as the Cobras head coach, Ortiz led them to the Open State Championship, ultimately going 10-0 (W/L) in the regular season, losing in the first round of playoffs to Saguaro Highschool. Ortiz has been with the Gilbert Highschool

Under the bright Friday night lights, Red Mountain and ALA-Queen Creek delivered the kind of playoff football that shows exactly why November games feel different. The Mountain Lions didn’t just survive the Patriots — they outlasted them, 28–21, in a back-and-forth matchup full of momentum swings, standout performances, and a tense finish that kept the entire stadium locked in. From the opening drive, Red Mountain played with control and confidence. Quarterback Dominic Carmig

Arizona has been a state of 4, a fantastic 4 you could say for high school football this season. Whether you are talking about the Hamilton Huskies, the Basha Bears, the Liberty Lions, or the Chandler Wolves this season, excellence is the standard. Arizona has 4 legitimate top 50 teams in the nation this season, and they all have a chance to hoist the open division trophy this season. These teams have some of the deepest rosters we have ever seen in Arizona, with double digit

Going back to week 7 of this high school football season we were fortunate enough to see two of the most prestigious west valley teams go head-to-head. The Liberty Lions have been one of the most decorated teams in Arizona the last few years winning back-to-back open division state championships with one of them being against a familiar face in the Centennial Coyotes resulting in a 33-21 victory for the Lions. The Coyotes were devastated after making a bold playoff run just t