Sean Hinton is 25-3 with two state championships as the head coach of the Eagles and he led the program to back-to-back championships in 2000 and 2001 as a running back before following in his grandfather’s footsteps as a running back at ASU.
Well, the Dust Devils are now 11-0 and headed for the 2A semifinals for the first time since 1990 after defeating Scottsdale Christian 62-21 on Saturday night. Coincidentally, 1990 was the last of a string of seven state championships for the program that sent four players to the NFL in its heyday - not bad for a town with a population nearing 15,000.
Tombstone head coach Mike Hayhurst has his Yellow Jackets rolling again. The program hasn’t had a winning record since 2007 (7-3) and finished 2-8 two years ago, one year before Hayhurst was rehired.