Too many choices for fans in Week 1 as the football season gets under way this week. Get used to it. It's going to be like that every week as the season rolls on, hopefully without interruption.

Here is this week's slate featuring East Valley and North East Valley schoools:

All games Friday October 2 unless noted

Home team determines which conference games can be found

6A

Boulder Creek at Casteel - Casteel's 6A debut

Desert Vista at Corona del Sol  - Can CDS continue push to .500 this season

Highland at Desert Ridge - First meeting since 2012, schools 5 miles apart

Centennial at Hamilton - Hamilton leads series, 3-2; Open Division playoff rematch

Chandler at Liberty - Open Division champ vs. 6A champ, teams have never met

Higley at Mountain Pointe - Debut for former assistant Eric Lauer as head coach at Mtn Pointe, 6A debut for Higley

Mesa at Mtn. View - MTV has won last 22 meetings, Mesa last win in 1994

Dobson at North Canyon - Dobson's last winning season 2007.

Queen Creek at Perry - Queen Creek 2-0 vs. Perry, last met in 2012

Horizon at Pinnacle - Pinnacle 13-0 vs. Horizon since rivalry began in 2007

Basha at Shadow Ridge - Schools have never met, Shadow Ridge open only a decade

Mountain Ridge at Skyline - Third year in a row they've met, Mtn. Ridge leads series 3-2

Red Mountain at Westwood -  Westwood's last win over Red Mtn. in 2005

Campo Verde at Williams Field - Just like old times, rematch of 2019 5A title game

5A

Willow Canyon at Maricopa (Oct. 1)

Peoria at Desert Mountain

Millennium at Gilbert - First Plummer-less season since 2014 for Gilbert

Paradise Valley at Ironwood

Tempe at McClintock - City of Tempe's oldest rivalry

Brophy at Notre Dame Prep - First ever Holy Bowl

Chaparral at Saguaro -  Chap seeking first win against rival since 2013

4A

Cactus Shadows at Combs

St. Mary's at ALA Queen Creek - 1st 4A game for ALA-QC; debut of former Desert Edge coach Jose Lucero at St. Mary's

Buckeye at Arcadia - Debut of Vance Miller as Arcadia coach

Seton Catholic at Benjamin Franklin

Apache Junction at Mesquite - AJ coaching debut Bruce Binkley, Mesquite begins defense of its title

Poston Butte at Thunderbird

Marcos de Niza at Coconino - Debut for MDN coach Anthony Figueroa, Coconino 9-2 last year

3A

Florence at Coolidge

Dysart at Coronado - Jerry Black debut as head coach for Coronado

Chino Valley at Fountain Hills

Show Low at Gilbert Christian

Eastmark at Pusch Ridge - Eastmark's first varsity football game, debut of Scooter Molander 

Az College Prep at San Tan Foothills

ALA Gilbert North at Snowflake - Arguably top game on 3A slate this week

ALA Ironwood at Winslow

Valley Christian at River Valley - Debut of VC assistant Jake Petersen as Trojans head coach

2A

Chandler Prep at Glendale Prep - Thomas Brittain debut as coach for Chandler Prep 

San Tan Charter at Santa Cruz Valley - Lot of hype for his season opener

Trivium Prep at Scottsdale Christian

Scottsdale Prep at Tombstone