Week 5 Football Walk Through Sept. 20

September 16, 2019 by Les Willsey, AZPreps365


Campo Verde remained the lone unbeaten team in the 5A San Tan Region with its road win at Ironwood Ridge. (AzPreps365 photo)

How much longer can 6A Premier Reigion schools go on racking up victories. At least a week or two.

After that someone has to lose when region plays kicks in. As we head to Week 5 four of the five schools in the region are 4-0 -- Chandler, Hamilton, Basha and Brophy Prep. Perry is 3-1 with its loss to unbeaten Pinnacle.

Based on who each team faces this week only Basha has a tough assignment visiting Highland. In fact, Basha has the toughest schedule arguably in the state over the next six games. The Bears face Highland, Red Mountain, Hamilton, Chandler, Brophy and Perry. The rest of the region this week sees Chandler idle. Hamilton hosts Mountain Pointe, Brophy hosts Mesa Mtn. View and Perry visits Cesar Chavez. Suffice it to say the entire region will be playing in postseason either in the Open Division or 6A playoffs. Last year Hamilton was missing, but the Huskies are on their way to rectifying that.

A region that qualified all six of teams for postseason last year - the 5A San Tan - has a chance to duplicate that feat. Campo Verde is the only unbeaten team in the region to this point, but everyone else is .500 or better - Casteel, Williams Field, Higley, Gilbert and Maricopa. The region standings a year ago when play had ceased was top heavy led by Willams Field, Higley and Casteel. It will be interesting to see if Campo, Maricopa and Gilbert have closed the gap. 

Games that could define more conclusively where a few teams are at this week include Sunrise Mountain at Gilbert (5A), Northwest Christian at American Leadership - Gilbert (3A) and Chino Valley at Arizona College Prep (3A). 

Here's this week's slate:

All games Friday Sept. 20

6A

Mesa Mtn. View (1-3) at Brophy Prep (4-0) - Last year BCP won, 24-7

Perry (3-1) at Cesar Chavez (2-2) - Last year Perry won, 70-40

Saguaro (3-1) at Chaparral (2-1) - Last year Saguaro won, 45-37

Corona del Sol (1-3) at Desert Ridge (2-2) - Last year Desert Ridge won, 21-7

North (0-4) at Desert Vista (2-1) - Last year Desert Vista won, 63-7

Westwood (1-3) at Dobson (1-3) - Last year Westwood won, 45-13

Pinnacle (3-0) at Eastside WA (2-0) - Teams did not play

Mountain Pointe (1-2) at Hamilton (4-0) - Last year Mountain Pointe won, 55-20

Basha (4-0) at Highland (3-1) - Last year Highland won, 20-0

Mesa (2-2) at Maryvale (0-4 - Last year Mesa won,  56-6

Queen Creek (3-1) at Skyline (0-4) - Last year Queen Creek won, 55-25

Red Mountain (3-1) at Westview (1-2) - Last year Red Mountain won, 24-21

5A

South Mountain (2-2) at Cactus Shadows (2-2) - Last year South won, 13-6

Verrado (1-2) at Campo Verde (4-0) - Last year Campo Verde won, 48-14

Maricopa (2-2) at Central (0-4) - Last year Maricopa won, 55-0

Notre Dame Prep (4-0) at Desert Mountain (1-3) - Last year Notre Dame Prep won, 34-28

Sunrise Mountain (2-1) at Gilbert (2-2) - Last year Sunrise Mountain won, 74-57

McClintock (3-1) at Horizon (3-1) - Last year Horizon won, 58-7

Higley (2-2) at Millennium (3-0) - Last year Higley won, 57-22

Flowing Wells (0-4) at Paradise Valley (3-0) - Last year Flowing Wells won, 50-43 

Casteel (3-1) at Raymond Kellis (0-3) - Last year Casteel won, 63-7

Marana (0-4) at Williams Field (2-2) - Last year Williams Field won,  33-14

4A

Shadow Mountain (1-2) at Arcadia (4-0) - Last year Arcadia won, 34-21

Buckeye (2-2) at Mesquite (3-1) - Last year Mesquite won, 61-0

Desert Edge (2-2) at Poston Butte (3-1) - Last year Desert Edge won, 40-7

Combs (1-2) at Seton Catholic (2-1), Last year Seton won, 44-20

Marcos de Niza (1-2) at Tempe (2-1), Last year Marcos de Niza won, 23-7 

3A

Northwest Christian (2-1) at American Leadership - Gilbert (2-2) - Las year NWC won, 48-7

Chino Valley (2-2) at Arizona College Prep (3-1 - Last year Chino Valley won, 26-7

Benjamin Franklin (4-0) at Coolidge (4-0) - Last year Benjamin Franklin won, 21-13

Kingman Academy (0-2) at Coronado (0-4) - Last year Kingman Academy won,  24-13

Wickenburg (1-2) at Fountain Hills (1-2) -  Last year Fountain Hills won, 23-20

River Valley (2-1) at Gilbert Christian (3-1) - Last year River Valley won, 47-6

American Leadership- Ironwood (0-4) at Kingman (2-1) - Last year ALA Ironwood won 40-6 

San Tan Foothills (0-3) at Monument Valley (1-2) - Last year San Tan Foothills won, 13-12

Florence (1-2) at Odyssey Institute (2-1) -  Last year Odyssey Institute won, 16-12

Page (0-4) at Valley Christian (3-0) - Last year Page won, 22-15 

American Leadership - Queen Creek (4-0) at Yuma Catholic (2-1) - Last year Yuma Catholic won, 49-27 

2A

Tempe Prep (0-3) at Arizona Lutheran (3-1) - Last year Arizona Lutheran won, 57-0

Trivium Prep (4-0) at Chandler Prep (2-2) - Last year Trivium Prep won, 33-0

Scottsdale Christian (1-3) at Veritas Prep (2-1) - Last year SCA won, 56-6

1A

Hayden (3-0) at Arete Prep (2-2) - Last year Hayden won, 76-36