The ball will be in the air a lot.

This time of the year injuries can make all of the difference.

Jarek Hilgers heard three different totals, but he didn’t seem to care anyway.

A lot of nonsense can be stated in 140 characters.

The scene probably should have been chaotic, but if the Mountain Pointe football team has proven anything in this coronary of a season, it is the Pride have an ability to keep still in flinching moments.

SIERRA VISTA — A 3 1/2-hour drive to play a game can lead to all sorts of issues, for a football team, most notably fatigue following the long trip, uncertainty about the distant locale and fears of not taking seriously an opponent it beat handily the year before.

Desert Vista should have the services of safety Nick Farina for tonight’s game at Mesa.

Norris Vaughan sat at his desk in the Mountain Pointe coach’s office looking over pages and pages of diagramed offensive plays.

Wide receiver/tight end

If nothing else, the first few weeks of summer vacation have proved that Desert Vista is pretty good at tug-of-war and Mountain Pointe is a heck of a touch football team.

If nothing else, the first few weeks of summer vacation have proved that Desert Vista is pretty good at tug-of-war and Mountain Pointe is a heck of a touch football team.

Garette Craig grew up in Ahwatukee. He figured that's where he was going to play high school football. His mother, however, had a different idea, so he went to St. Mary's.

When the Mountain Pointe and Desert Vista football teams report Monday for the first football practice, leaders and star players will have their place within the hierarchy.

Marcus Ramirez sat on the end of the bench watching his teammates struggle to slow down one of the state's dynamic basketball players as he took control down the stretch.

Move over Kobe Bryant?