Arizona Running Back Tops 500 Yards

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

Saguaro (Arizona) running back D.J. Foster became the first Arizona ball carrier to ever rush for more than 500 yards in a game.

Foster needed only 20 careers for his 508 yards in Saguaro's 81-48 win over Sunrise Mountain in the opening round of the Arizona Division III playoffs.  He scored 10 touchdowns, three of them were through the air.

The previous single-game rushing record was 477 yards set by Ozzie Anaya of Valley Union in 1985.  Foster's ten touchdowns ties the state record held by Vincent Alvarado of Seligman in 2004.

Foster, who is a top-rated recruit, now has 51 TDs on the season, which ties him for the state record held by Nathan Wize of Sabino in 1977.

Arizona High School Football Scores - Week 6

Arizona High School Football Scores
Friday, October 2, 2009

Agua Fria 38, Sunrise Mountain 35
Antelope 34, Courgade Catholic 0
Basha 24, Cibola 7
Blue Ridge 50, Globe 0
Boulder Creek 42, Goldwater 0
Cactus 30, Queen Creek 13
Cactus Shadows 59, Sinagua 0
Centennial 48, Tolleson 0
Chaparral 37, Perry 3
Coconino 21, Youngker 20
Coronado 20, Maricopa 0
Dysart 20, Copper Canyon 17
Estrella Foothills 56, Parker 6
Florence 34, Santa Cruz 13
Fort Thomas 44, Superior 14
Ironwood Ridge 41, Rincon 13
Joseph City 68, Rock Point 26
Liberty 49, Thunderbird 0
Mohave 55, Page 6
Mountain View (Mesa) 35, Corona del Sol 21
North Canyon 47, Kofa 8
Palo Verde 38, Catalina 0
Pinnacle 56, Gila Ridge 0
Santa Rita 55, Cholla 0
Thatcher 31, Brisbee 6
Tucson 31, Mountain View (Marana) 8
Valley Christian 56, Phoenix Christian 7
Wickenburg 48, San Tan Foothills 0
Wilcox 36, Morenci 0

Arizona High School Football Scores
Thursday, October 1, 2009

Many Farms 12 Rough Rock 0
Trevor Browne 28 North 17

66-Game Losing Streak Ends

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

It happened Thursday, but still bears mentioning on Sunday...Carl Hayden High School in Arizona snapped its 66-game losing streak with a 44-21 win over San Luis. Check out the game details and video at azcentral.com.

Arizona High School Football Scoreboard - Week 1

Arizona High School Football Scores
Friday, August 29, 2009

Amphitheater 21 Marana 0
Arizona Lutheran 49 South Pointe 26
Apache Junction 41 Bradshaw Mountain 12
Agua Fria 34 Desert Edge 31 AZCentral.com game story
Blue Ridge 51 Alchesay 0
Brophy Prep 28 Deer Valley 7
Camp Verde 21 Chino Valley 0
Canyon del Oro 27 Ironwood Ridge 13
Canyon State 41 Ganado 13
Catalina 21 Flowing Wells 2
Central 41 Maryvale 15
Chandler 34 Skyline 6 AZCentral.com game story
Chinle 52 Many Farms 6
Cienega 28 Buena 7
Coconino 27 Verrado 26
Desert View 42 Cholla 0
Desert Vista 25 Tuscon 0
Douglas 49 Bisbee 12
Dysart 29 Flagstaff 27
Empire 39 Thatcher 13
Estrella Foothills 46 Coolidge 14
Hopi 15 Tuba City 0
Joseph City 44 Bagdad 14
Joy Christian 52 Ash Fork 22
Kofa 28 Yuma Catholic 21
Liberty 28 Sunrise Mountain 7
Lordsburg (NM) 34 Wilcox 14
Marcos de Niza 42 Mountain View-Marana 7
Mesa 21 Cesar Chavez 7
Mesquite 27 Desert Ridge 21 (OT) AZCentral.com game story
Millenium 58 Betty Fairfax 23 AZCentral.com game story
Mogollon 72 Valley Lutheran 36
Morenci 28 San Carlos 6
Mountain Point 45 Dobson 14 AZCentral.com game story
North Pointe 41 Westwind Prep 0
Northwest Christian 41 Bourgade Catholic 22
Orme 39 Mayer 38
Palo Verde 13 Catalina Foothills 7
Parker 7 Tonopah Valley 0
Peoria 28 Buckeye 19
Peoria Accelerated 56 Baboquivari 0
Perry 21 Casa Grande 12
Pueblo 39 Rio Rico 34
Red Mesa 20 Monument Valley 18
Red Mountain 47 Westwood 24 AZCentral game story
Safford 29 Tombstone 14
St. David 62 ASDB 18
St. Johns 19 Payson 7
Sahuarita 28 Nogales 6
Salome 44 San Pasqual 20
Santa Cruz 34 San Tan Foothills 3
Santa Rita 33 Rincon 3
Salt River 36 Tanque Verde 22
Snowflake 64 Valley 6
Superior 42 Patagonia 0
Sunnyside 24 North Canyon 20 AZCentral.com game story
Valley Union 34 Duncan 6
Westview 41 Willow Canyon 7
Whitehorse (UT) 46 Rock Point 32
Wickenburg 27 Fountain Hills 21
Winslow 28 Round Valley 14

Centennial Wins Arizona/Nevada State Champions Battle

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Centennial showed Nevada football fans that it deserves its USA Today Super 25 ranking on Saturday with a 51-20 win over defending Nevada 4A champ McQueen in the Barry Sollenberger Kickoff Classic in Reno. Centennial, which entered the game ranked #9 by USA Today, now owns a 27-game win streak. AzCentral.com has all of the game details.

For news from Arizona, go to the Arizona High School Football Huddle. Nevada news is at the Nevada High School Football Huddle.

Headlines Inside The Huddle

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

For those of you who are new to The High School Football Huddle, remember that we're constantly updating information across our 52 blog network. Each state has it's own Huddle, and unless a story has national interest, stories will only appear on state-specific blogs.

Here's a look at the stories posted today with links to the state huddles:

Alabama Huddle: History of Alabama High School Football
Alaska Huddle: Colony Moves to the Top of Alaska High School Football Rankings
Arizona Huddle: Arizona and Nevade High School Football Champs Meet in Reno
Kansas Huddle: NBC's TODAY Show Highlights Smith Center Redmen Book "Our Boys"
Ohio Huddle: St. Xavier Prepares for One of the Toughest Schedules in America & Cleveland Plain Dealer Releases Pre-Season Top 25
Utah Huddle: 117th Season of High School Football Ready to Kick-off in Utah