4A Championship: #4 Cactus (Glendale) vs. #3 Mesquite (Gilbert) Cactus believes they should have been playing in the 2019 4A State Championship Game. They believe their two-point conversion in the…
Best in the West 2020: Cactus 4A Championship Preview
Every week, Sports360AZ’s Sande Charles, Eric Sorenson, and Devon Henry provide stories, facts and tidbits from games they attend and storylines they are keeping an eye on with a roundtable…
Every 5A and 6A semifinal will be housed in the West Valley as west side schools have retained the high seeds in those brackets including the number one seeds. In…
Every week, Sports360AZ’s Sande Charles, Eric Sorenson, and Devon Henry provide stories, facts and tidbits from games they attend and storylines they are keeping an eye on with a roundtable…
A dominating 41-7 victory over Coconino in the 4A Quarterfinals on Friday night leads Cactus back to where heartbreak stuck in 2019. With the game nearly expired, the Cobras attempted…
The state tournaments are here and the West Valley has heavy hitters across the brackets. After you’re done stuffing turkey and potatoes in your face on Thanksgiving, there will be…
Half of the state is in the postseason, the other half is eyeing a spot into their state tournaments. This notebook is full of big games on the west side…
It’s the first week of the playoffs in the 1A Conference, the final round before play-ins for the 4A Conference, and some final ‘prove-it’ games for the remaining conferences. Who…
Although the rules, circumstances and atmosphere were far different from any game I covered or attended in 2019, being back under the Friday Night Lights last week was both rejuvenating…
In 2020, Best in the West will be different. My goal for these notebooks was not only to keep communities informed about the teams around them, but to promote games…
