Norris Vaughan looked at peace sitting at his desk in the football office after a recent spring football practice.

Desert Vista senior defensive lineman Lorenzo “Zo” Melvin gave his verbal commitment to continue his career at Northern Arizona in the fall after taking an official visit to Flagstaff last weekend.

The annual Tempe All City Banquet is being held on Monday.

The assignment is to predict the next year in sports.

The signature play of Matt Guida’s astounding junior season looked like a split-second decision, but was actually days in the making.

The accolades from a state championship berth are starting to roll in for Mountain Pointe.

Considering the surroundings, the Mountain Pointe players held it together pretty well while everything around them probably felt like it was closing in on them.

(Editor's note: The AFN is re-publishing the game story from Aug. 24 as a look back to the first meeting between Mountain Pointe and Hamilton as the two teams prepare for the Division I state title game, which is scheduled to kickoff at 12:07 p.m. today.)

Division I Championship

A singular focus by a coaching staff and a high school football team can be hard to come by these days.

When Norris Vaughan is excited he can’t contain himself, words flow from his mouth that maybe shouldn’t, and his smile reaches a new level.

The Brophy football team brought its firearm to a gunfight, it just happened to be an antiquated six-shooter.

Call them super stars or game breakers.