It’s me. Back after a week “off.” Sorry for the delay on my end…been busy which is never a bad thing. I’ve been fortunate enough to attend several spring football…
Zone Read: Spring Football Notes
Let me start this week’s Zone Read by conveying my thoughts and prayers to Todd Heap and his entire family. Todd is a wonderful person, great family man. Godspeed during…
One of the most decorated young quarterbacks in the state will be playing for a different school next fall. As first reported by azcentral sports, freshman Jack Miller has transferred…
Colten Kresl jogs out of the tunnel and takes his place in the middle of the Chaparral Firebirds’ lay-up line. The stoic, 6-foot senior rubs the palms of his hands together…
It isn’t very often I start this column with something which doesn’t bring a smile to my face. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case this week. Bigger Than Football…Former Verrado football…
In many ways Arizona high school football never sleeps. The season ends for a select few around Thanksgiving with the “off-season” yielding winter conditioning, endless weight room sessions, spring ball,…
At one point of another every high school program goes through a transition. Traditional in-state power Scottsdale Chaparral is no different. After head football coach Conrad Hamilton left earlier this…
There’s going to be a new Mayor of #ChapTown next fall. Monday afternoon news broke Chaparral High School will be searching for a new head football coach after Conrad Hamilton…
As Chaparral senior Kurt Shughart walked a tight-rope along the sideline on his way to his first rushing touchdown of the night, the P.A. announcer gave an emphatic “cornerback/running back Kurt…
The last names Gonzalez and Candiotti have been staples of the Valley baseball community for nearly 20 years. But now, all eyes aren’t necessarily directed at former big leaguers Luis Gonzalez…