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Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker chimes in on Saguaro hiring his former high school head coach ⬇️ @AZHSFB

Goncharnoff was Saguaro’s run game coordinator under former head coach Darius Kelly last season. He was the running backs coach for the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL before the league went bankrupt in 2020. @AZHSFB

Victor “Butch” Goncharnoff has been hired as the next head coach at Saguaro, @azc_obert reported first. Goncharnoff was the head coach at Bellevue (Wash.) when the team snapped De La Salle’s (Calif.) incredible 151-game winning streak in 2004. @AZHSFB youtu.be/f4JeERHJ53k?si…

BREAKING: Goodyear head coach Pat Parnell has stepped down after one year to pursue other opportunities, per sources. @AZHSFB

Maybe the best moment in Arizona Cardinals history? Adrian Murrell breaks a 74 yard run (chased down by @DeionSanders). Larry Centers catches the TD from @snakestakes that puts the game out of reach, breaks a 51 year playoff win drought, and effectively ends the Cowboys dynasty.

Sitting here thinking about how Richard Dumas started 20 playoff games as a rookie and but only started 47 regular season games in his entire NBA career.

Koa Peat 4x AZ high school champion Big 12 champion Big 12 tournament champion (leading scorer) Will be an NCAA tournament champion?

BREAKING: Saguaro has hired Gilbert defensive coordinator Jason Ronquillo (@CoachRonquillo) to be its next head football coach, sources tell @AZHSFB. Ronquillo was previously the head at Yelm High School in Washington, compiling a 51-5 record over five seasons.

FINAL: @slopebasketball 61 @MillenniumHoops 57 What a moment for the state of Arizona. So many eyes nationally and locally were on Sunnyslope high school tonight for the biggest regular season game in the history of the state and it lived up to the hype. Potentially four potential NBA players were on the court tonight and close to double digit division one players to top it off. This game had it all, fantastic dunks, steals, acrobatic layups, and tough buckets galore. What a show by @MillenniumHoops and @slopebasketball Unofficial stats by @GreggRosenberg1 Millennium: @Adan8D 19 points, four steals @cameronnholmess 17 points @treyyor_ 8 points, stellar defense Sunnyslope: Rider Portela: 18 points, 4 rebounds Darius Wabbington: 20 points, 14 rebounds Jaylin Ideran: 14 points Ideran the MVP of the night, he righted the ship for the Vikings when it was a large deficit early and came up HUGE in the final few minutes

BREAKING: Eastmark has hired Queen Creek offensive coordinator Scooter Molander to be its next head coach, per @CodyTCameron. Molander was the first head coach in Eastmark’s history in 2018 and led the Firebirds to a 3A state championship in 2022. @AZHSFB

#AZHSFB D1 OFFER & COMMITMENT DATABASE UPDATE: arizonavarsity.com/2026/01/06/ari… COMMITMENTS: '26 P @stephonweise - Ole MIss '26 DB @KingstonSpivey - Arizona New Additions: '26 WR @OrmitaSkyler - Portland State '27 WR @ddalacas5 - NAU, Sacramento State Basha: '27 RB @noahrobertsss - Arkansas Chandler: '27 QB @WillMencl - FSU Desert Edge: '27 QB @roskopf_blake - Georgia, Mississippi State '27 DE @YahzeenZion16 - Auburn '28 DE @JalanieGeorge15 - Auburn '28 DB @JaelynFlores04 - Auburn @AZHSFB

Tonight, The Mesa Public Schools Governing Board voted 4-1 against renewing Principal Kirk Thomas and Athletic Director David Klecka’s contracts for the 2026-27 school year Updated story with details from the board and from Thomas and Klecka’s attorney arizonavarsity.com/2026/01/05/mes…

Parents, this is a must read ⬇️

Sources: Miles Smith will be the next head coach at Desert Ridge. Smith’s most recent coaching role was with the Houston Texans in 2022, where he was the linebackers coach. His father, Lovie Smith, served as the head coach. 📸: Houston Chronicle @AZHSFB

One-on-one with AIA executive director Dr. Jim Dean discussing the Arizona Cardinals support of #AZHSFB and his thoughts on the end of the 2025 season. @AZHSFB

Monday Night Spaces! Set your calendar, and let’s talk about the championships!! twitter.com/i/spaces/1eaJb…

Final @AZHSFB Pick Em of 2025! Insane year of football across the state ends tomorrow night! @CodyTCameron holds a slim 1 game lead over @GreggRosenberg1! Going to come down to percentage points! @ralphamsden @ZachAlvira @gridironarizona @therealbeadle @jacob_seliga #TeamAZV

2026 @bashagridiron safety Kaden Williams (@KadenCW4) announced on his instagram that he his committing to Southern Utah. @AZHSFB

Who are you picking in the 2025 Open State Championship?

For @AZHSFB @gridironarizona and I recap No. 4 @chandler_wolves' 30-17 upset over its rivals, No. 1 @Husky_Football7, in the open division semifinals. Check out the full recap here: youtu.be/DjXW5tZMTjQ?si…