Week 2 Football Walk Through Aug. 30-31
August 28, 2019 by Les Willsey, AZPreps365
All games Aug. 30 unless noted, result of last year's meeting follows each matchup
6A
Mesa (0-1) at Alhambra (0-1) - Both smarting from lopsided losses. Alhambra prevailed, 16-14
Chaparral (0-1) at Desert Mountain (0-1) - Chap's Jack Miller passed for 270 yards in opening loss to Hamilton; Chap won, 35-16
Westview (0-0) at Desert Ridge (0-1) - 28-7 1st-half deficit to Red Mountain doomed Desert Ridge. DRidge won, 23-17
Highland (1-0) at Hamilton (1-0) - Hamilton opened strong thumping Chap. Highland won lightning-delayed game, 49-28
Pinnacle (1-0) at Mountain Pointe (1-0) - Big game perhaps for Open Division ranking down the road. Pinnacle won, 56-34
Corona del Sol (1-0) at Mountain Ridge (1-0) - CDS QB Quade Swearingen 301 yards passing 3 TDs in opener. Teams were 1-19 last year. Each pulled off surprising wins in openers. CDS won, 19-14
Perry (0-1) at Mesa Mountain View (0-1) - MTV's demise in opener was poor 2nd half. Perry lost to Pinnacle. Perry won, 42-7
Chandler (1-0) at Queen Creek (1-0) - Chandler ventured out of state for win. Queen Creek routed Westwood. Chandler won, 49-21
Cesar Chavez (1-0) at Red Mountain (1-0) - Defending region champs, respectively, started strong. Red Mountain won, 34-7
Dobson (0-1) at Salpointe Catholic (0-0) - Dobson bowed in opener to Shadow Ridge, 28-7. Salpointe won, 56-7
Basha (1-0) at Sandra Day O'Connor (1-0) - Better tests for both this week. Basha won, 17-13
Boulder Creek (0-0) at Skyline (0-1) - Skyline dropped its opener to Mountain Ridge. Boulder Creek won, 23-15
Brophy Prep (1-0) at Shadow Ridge (1-0) - BCP turned tables on Liberty in opener this year, 9-6. BCP won, 38-7
Westwood (0-1) at Valley Vista (0-0) - Westwood looks for better result this week. Valley Vista won, 28-21
Desert Vista (1-0) at Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks, CA (0-0) - Aug. 31 - Desert Vista beat Palm Springs for 2nd year in a row in its opener. DV and Notre Dame did not play last year
5A
Gilbert (0-1) at Cactus Shadows (1-0) - Gilbert overwhelmed early in opening loss to Mesquite. Gilbert won, 35-10.
Apollo (1-0) at Casteel (0-1) - Casteel strong showing in opening loss to Centennial. Casteel won, 60-24
Higley (0-1) at Horizon (1-0) - Higley thumped in opener by out-of-state power. Good test for both this week. Higley won, 38-31
McClintock (0-1) at Marcos de Niza (0-0) - McClintock fell in opener 33-21 to Maricopa. McClintock won, 20-6
Millennium (0-0) at Maricopa (1-0) - Maricopa faces a top-10 caliber foe this week. Millennium won, 26-21
Campo Verde (1-0) at Mesquite (1-0) - Both fared well in opening night wins. Tough intracity game. Campo Verde won, 25-22
Central (0-1) at Paradise Valley (0-0) - Paradise Valley enters season with high hopes. PV won, 50-8
Notre Dame Prep (1-0) at Sunnyslope (0-0) - NDP with solid showing in 49-6 rout of Betty Fairfax. NDP won, 41-27
Williams Field (0-1) at Sunrise Mountain (1-0) - WF lost opener again to tought CA power Norco. WF won, 23-18
4A
Deer Valley (0-0) at Arcadia (1-0) - Arcadia won, 40-21
Shadow Mountain (0-0) at Bradshaw Mountain (0-1) - Bradshaw Mtn. won, 20-7
Combs (1-0) at Poston Butte (0-1) - Poston Butte won, 55-28
Seton Catholic (0-0) at St. Mary's (0-0) - 1st game back in 2nd stint as coach at Seton for Peter Wahlheim. Seton won, 39-21
Apache Junction (1-0) at Tempe (0-0) - Tempe won, 23-6
Saguaro (1-0) vs. Cathedral Catholic (CA) (1-0) - Aug. 31 - Teams did not play.
3A
American Leadership Gilbert (1-0) at American Leadership Ironwood (0-1) - ALA Gilbert won, 41-0
Snowflake (1-0) at Benjamin Franklin (1-0) - Benjamin Franklin won, 14-8
Arizona College Prep (1-0) at Coolidge (1-0) - Coolidge won, 46-0
Odyssey Institute (1-0) at Fountain Hills (0-1) - Odyssey Institute won, 41-13
Paradise Honors (0-0) at Gilbert Christian (0--1) - Paradise Honors won, 37-17
Santa Cruz Valley (0-0) at San Tan Foothills (0-1) - Santa Cruz Valley won, 26-0
American Leadership Queen Creek (1-0) at Thatcher (0-0) - Thatcher won, 30-10
Chino Valley (0-1) vs. Valley Christian (1-0) at Walkup Skydome - (Aug. 31)
2A
Scottsdale Prep (1-0) at Camp Verde (0-0) - Scottsdale Prep won, 16-12
Chandler Prep (0-1) at Glendale Prep (0-1) - Chandler Prep won, 26-6
Scottsdale Christian (0-1) at Miami (0-0), Scottsdale Christiain won, 53-0
Tempe Prep (0-0) at Valley Lutheran (0-0) - Tempe Prep won, 48-0
1A
El Capitan (1-0) at Arete Prep (0-1) -Arete Prep won, 72-22