The Republic's picks for the first week of Arizona high school football games
Here are this week's first Arizona high school football games to start the 2023 season. Richard Obert's picks are in capital letters.
3A Conference
Friday's games (all games 7 p.m. unless noted):
Thatcher at SURPRISE PARADISE HONORS, 6:30 p.m.
MORENCI at American Leadership Ironwood
Buckeye Odyssey Institute at AMERICAN LEADERSHIP WEST FOOTHILLS
Monument Vally at LAKESIDE BLUE RIDGE
BULLHEAD CITY MOHAVE at Phoenix Bourgade Catholic
TUCSON SABINO at Coolidge
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN at Queen Creek Crismon
SAN TAN FOOTHILLS at El Mirage Dysart
Gilbert Christian at FLORENCE
WICKENBURG at Ganado
FOUNTAIN HILLS at Yuma Kofa
CHINO VALLEY at Page
Safford at PAYSON
CHANDLER VALLEY CHRISTIAN at Tempe
WINSLOW at Fort Defiance Window Rock
RIVER VALLY at Yuma
2A Conference
Thursday's games
Sanders Valley at CROWNPOINT, NEW MEXICO
SCOTTSDALE CHRISTIAN at Gilbert San Tan Charter
Friday's games
Tucson Palo Verde at WELLTON ANTELOPE
CHANDLER PREP at Arete Prep
Bisbee at BENSON
CAMP VERDE at Glendale Prep
American Leadership Anthem South at GLOBE
Greyhills Academy at KEAMS CANYON HOPI
PHOENIX VERITAS PREP vs. Madison Highland at Glendale Copper Canyon
HERITAGE ACADEMY LAVEEN at NFL Yet
TUCSON TANQUE VERDE at Phoenix Christian
Scottsdale Coronado at SCOTTSDALE PREP
PHOENIX ARIZONA LUTHERAN at Willcox
Many Farm at WINGATE, NEW MEXICO
1A Conference
Friday's games
Maryvale Prep at BAGDAD
Fredonia at DESERT HEIGHTS
LORDSBURG, NEW MEXICO at Duncan
Baboquivari at FORT THOMAS
EL CAPITAN/CENTENNIAL ACADEMY at Grace, Idaho
Superior at WINKLEMAN HAYDEN
Anthem Prep at CHANDLER LINCOLN PREP
San Manuel at HEBER MOGOLLON
Joseph City at MOHAVE ACCELERATED
SCOTTSDALE CICERO PREP at North Phoenix Prep
ST. DAVID at Kearny Ray
SALOME vs. Tempe Prep at Chandler Prep
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