Arizona High School Football Playoffs Bring Upsets

PHOENIX — Mesa Mountain View, Sandra Day O’Connor and Higley upset higher-seeded opponents Friday as Arizona high school football playoffs continued statewide.

In the Open Division, Mountain View defeated Brophy Prep 48–34, O’Connor beat Perry 52–35, and Higley edged Pinnacle 33–32. Basha also advanced, defeating ALA–Queen Creek 38–14,

The Nov. 20 Open quarterfinals send Mountain View to top-seeded Liberty, Basha to Centennial, O’Connor to Hamilton, and Higley to Chandler.

Meanwhile, Casteel outlasted Queen Creek 59–52 in 6A.

Williams Field defeated Boulder Creek 49–14, Red Mountain blanked Salpointe Catholic 37–0, and Mesa beat Highland 30–12.

Next, Casteel visits Perry, Williams Field travels to ALA–Queen Creek, and Mesa visits Pinnacle. Red Mountain faces Brophy Prep at Central High School.

In 5A, Canyon View beat Arizona College Prep 17–10, Cactus edged Desert View 22–20, and Cactus Shadows defeated Millennium 38–26.

Desert Mountain, Horizon, Desert Edge, ALA–Gilbert North and Notre Dame Prep also advanced.

Quarterfinal matchups send Canyon View to Desert Mountain, Desert Edge to ALA–Gilbert North, Cactus to Notre Dame Prep, and Cactus Shadows to Horizon.

In 4A, No. 14 Gila Ridge upset third-seeded Prescott 35–34 and next visits Walden Grove, which beat Eastmark 24–21.

Peoria defeated Arcadia 30–13 and visits Snowflake. Northwest Christian travels to Bradshaw Mountain after their respective victories over Sierra Linda and Maryvale.

St. Mary’s beat Lee Williams 40–34 and next visits Mica Mountain, which shut out Thunderbird 41–0.

All quarterfinals begin Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. MST.

The 4A, 5A and 6A semifinals follow Nov. 27. Open semifinals begin Nov. 28 at 6 p.m.

ASU’s Mountain America Stadium hosts the 4A and 5A finals Dec. 4. The 6A final follows Dec. 5 at noon, with the Open championship at 6 p.m.

Follow Tysonomo’s Arizona High School Football scoreboard for results and bracket updates.