Published Oct 2, 2019
The ArizonaVarsity.com High School Football 2A-6A Media Poll (10/2/19)
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Ralph Amsden  •  ArizonaVarsity
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ArizonaVarsity.com has resurrected the 2A-6A Media Poll Rankings! Media members from around the state submit ballots on their top 10 teams in each of the divisions that they feel comfortable weighing in on, and we tabulate the results to give you an average ranking. You can view the composite rankings below, and keep scrolling to view each media member's ballot.

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2A Media Composite Rankings (10/2)
Others Receiving Votes: Morenci 7, North Pointe 2, Red Mesa 2, Valley Lutheran 1
RankSchoolPoints

1

Phoenix Christian (4-1)

107

2

Thatcher (3-2)

83

3

Benson (4-1)

69

4

Santa Cruz (5-1)

66

5

St. Johns (4-1)

61

T6

Trivium Prep (6-0)

58

T6

Arizona Lutheran (5-1)

58

8

Round Valley (2-2)

50

9

Parker (6-0)

30

10

Bisbee (4-1)

13

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3A Media Composite Rankings (10/2)
Others Receiving Votes: Odyssey Institute 9, River Valley 9, Winslow 3, Yuma Catholic 2, Payson 2, Show Low 2, Gilbert Christian 1
RankSchoolPoints

1

ALA- Queen Creek (6-0)

118

2

Benjamin Franklin (6-0)

110

3

Northwest Christian (4-1)

88

4

Valley Christian (4-1)

69

5

Snowflake (4-1)

67

6

Sabino (3-2)

60

7

Blue Ridge (5-1)

49

8

Coolidge (5-1)

30

9

Arizona College Prep (5-1)

29

10

Safford (3-2)

12

4A Media Composite Rankings (10/2)
Others receiving votes: Gila Ridge 14, Greenway 12, Mesquite 10, Walden Grove 3, Prescott 1, Pueblo 1,
RankSchoolPoints

1

Saguaro (5-1)

120

2

Salpointe (4-0)

108

3

Sahuaro (6-0)

77

4

Canyon del Oro (5-0)

75

5

Desert Edge (4-2)

68

6

Cactus (4-1)

65

7

Peoria (4-1)

38

8

Arcadia (5-1)

28

9

Seton Catholic (4-1)

23

10

Coconino (5-0)

18

5A Media Composite Rankings (10/2)
Others receiving votes: Ironwood 13, Sunnyslope 7, Gilbert 4, Buena 3, McClintock 1
RankSchoolPoints

1

Centennial (4-1)

119

2

Notre Dame Prep (6-0)

108

3

Horizon (4-1)

91

4

Campo Verde (6-0)

77

5

Higley (4-2)

64

6

Williams Field (4-2)

63

7

Paradise Valley (5-0)

40

8

Casteel (4-2)

35

9

Sunrise Mountain (3-2)

20

10

Millennium (3-2)

15

6A Media Composite Rankings (10/2)
Others receiving votes: Cwsar Chavez 2, Chpaprral 1
RankSchoolPoints

1

Chandler (5-0)

110

2

Pinnacle (4-1)

98

3

Hamilton (6-0)

73

4

Desert Vista (4-1)

76

5

Red Mountain (5-1)

65

6

Perry (4-2)

38

7

Highland (4-2)

39

8

Brophy (6-0)

48

9

Queen Creek (5-1)

35

10

Liberty (4-1)

19

Ralph Amsden's 10/2 Ballot
#2A3A4A5A6A

1

Phoenix Christian

ALA- QC

Saguaro

Centennial

Chandler

2

Santa Cruz

Benjamin Franklin

Salpointe

Notre Dame

Pinnacle

3

Thatcher

NWC

Desert Edge

Horizon

Desert Vista

4

Benson

Valley Christian

Cactus

Higley

Perry

5

Trivium Prep

Sabino

Sahuaro

Campo Verde

Red Mountain

6

Arizona Lutheran

Snowflake

Canyon del Oro

Williams Field

Hamilton

7

St. Johns

Blue Ridge

Peoria

Paradise Valley

Queen Creek

8

Round Valley

Coolidge

Seton Catholic

Casteel

Highland

9

Parker

ACP

Arcadia

Sunrise Mountain

Brophy

10

Morenci

Yuma Catholic

Coconino

Millennium

Liberty

Ralph Amsden is the publisher of ArizonaVarsity.com, and is in his eighth year covering high school sports in Arizona. You can hear his high school, college and pro sports podcasts on ArizonaSportsCast.com and UnafraidShow.com. Appears on Sports360AZ.com from time to time, and covers recruiting and more for DevilsDigest.com.

Chilly's 10/2 Ballot
#2A3A4A5A6A

1

Trivium Prep

ALA- QC

Saguaro

Centennial

Chandler

2

Phoenix Christian

Benjamin Franklin

Salpointe

Notre Dame

Pinnacle

3

Thatcher

NWC

Sahuaro

Higley

Brophy

4

Benson

Valley Christian

Desert Edge

Williams Field

Desert Vista

5

Santa Cruz

ACP

Cactus

Horizon

Queen Creek

6

Arizona Lutheran

Snowflake

Arcadia

Campo Verde

Red Mountain

7

Parker

Sabino

Coconino

Paradise Valley

Hamilton

8

Bisbee

Blue Ridge

Peoria

Sunrise Mountain

Highland

9

Round Valley

Coolidge

Seton Catholic

Casteel

Liberty

10

Valley Lutheran

Yuma Catholic

Greenway

McClintock

Cesar Chavez

Chilly is part of the team at ArizonaVarsity.com, and has a long history in Arizona of promoting high school football, dating back to his time as a local FM DJ. Chilly now serves as co-host of the C-Town Rivals podcast, and posts weekly highlights and interviews on his YouTube channel, JustChillyTV.

Cody Cameron's 10/2 Ballot
#2A3A4A5A6A

1

Phoenix Christian

Benjamin Franklin

Saguaro

Centennial

Chandler

2

Thatcher

ALA- QC

Salpointe

Notre Dame

Pinnacle

3

Round Valley

NWC

Cactus

Horizon

Desert Vista

4

Arizona Lutheran

Sabino

Desert Edge

Williams Field

Red Mountain

5

Benson

Valley Christian

Canyon del Oro

Higley

Queen Creek

6

Trivium Prep

Snowflake

Sahuaro

Campo Verde

Hamilton

7

Bisbee

Safford

Seton Catholic

Casteel

Highland

8

St. Johns

River Valley

Arcadia

Gilbert

Perry

9

North Pointe

Blue Ridge

Peoria

Millennium

Brophy

10

Morenci

ACP

Coconino

Sunnyslope

Liberty

Cody Cameron is in his second year as part of the team at ArizonaVarsity.com. Cody went to Northern Arizona University for broadcast journalism, and then brought his expertise, experience and passion to the Phoenix area. You can also find his work at DevilsDigest.com.

Chris Eaton's 10/2 Ballot
#2A3A4A5A6A

1

Phoenix Christian

ALA- QC

Saguaro

Centennial

Chandler

2

St. Johns

Benjamin Franklin

Salpointe

Notre Dame

Pinnacle

3

Round Valley

NWC

Canyon del Oro

Horizon

Desert Vista

4

Santa Cruz

Valley Christian

Sahuaro

Campo Verde

Hamilton

5

Thatcher

Sabino

Desert Edge

Higley

Red Mountain

6

Arizona Lutheran

Snowflake

Cactus

Williams Field

Perry

7

Benson

Blue Ridge

Seton Catholic

Casteel

Highland

8

Trivium Prep

Safford

Mesquite

Paradise Valley

Brophy

9

Parker

Coolidge

Arcadia

Sunrise Mountain

Queen Creek

10

Morenci

ACP

Peoria

Gilbert

Liberty

Chris Eaton is one of the most well known high school football reporters in the state of Arizona, even if you only know him as GridironArizona. Chris joined the team at ArizonaVarsity.com back in 2018, and does a great job covering both recruiting, as well as the 5A/6A regions.

Dave Zorn's 10/2 Ballot
#2A3A4A5A6A

1

Phoenix Christian

ALA- QC

Saguaro

Notre Dame

Chandler

2

St. Johns

Benjamin Franklin

Salpointe

Centennial

Pinnacle

3

Thatcher

NWC

Canyon del Oro

Campo Verde

Red Mountain

4

Trivium Prep

ACP

Arcadia

Horizon

Hamilton

5

Arizona Lutheran

Valley Christian

Desert Edge

Paradise Valley

Perry

6

Round Valley

Snowflake

Cactus

Williams Field

Brophy

7

Benson

Odyssey Institute

Peoria

Casteel

Desert Vista

8

Santa Cruz

Sabino

Coconino

Sunnyslope

Queen Creek

9

Parker

Show Low

Greenway

Sunrise Mountain

Liberty

10

Morenci

Blue Ridge

Prescott

Higley

Chaparral

Dave Zorn is the News/Sports Director at Great Circle Media in Flagstaff, and play-by-play voice for Flagstaff and Coconino football and basketball on KAFF County Legends 93.5/AM 930.

Andy Morales' 10/2 Ballot
#2A3A4A5A6A

1

St. Johns

ALA- QC

Saguaro

Centennial

Chandler

2

Phoenix Christian

Benjamin Franklin

Salpointe

Notre Dame

Pinnacle

3

Trivium Prep

Sabino

Sahuaro

Paradise Valley

Hamilton

4

Benson

NWC

Canyon del Oro

Horizon

Red Mountain

5

Arizona Lutheran

Valley Christian

Cactus

Campo Verde

Desert Vista

6

Santa Cruz

Snowflake

Seton Catholic

Ironwood

Queen Creek

7

Thatcher

Coolidge

Desert Edge

Higley

Brophy

8

Parker

Blue Ridge

Peoria

Williams Field

Perry

9

Bisbee

ACP

Arcadia

Casteel

Highland

10

Red Mesa

Odyssey Institute

Coconino

Buena

Cesar Chavez

Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014 and he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017. He has been a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. His own children have won multiple state high school championships and were named to all-state teams. Competing in hockey, basketball, baseball and track & field in high school, his unique perspective can only be found at AllSportsTucson.com and on AZPreps365.com.

Lee Patterson's 10/2 Ballot
#2A3A4A5A6A

1

Phoenix Christian

ALA- QC

Saguaro

Centennial

Chandler

2

Thatcher

Benjamin Franklin

Salpointe

Horizon

Pinnacle

3

Santa Cruz

NWC

Sahuaro

Notre Dame

Hamilton

4

Round Valley

Snowflake

Canyon del Oro

Higley

Desert Vista

5

St. Johns

Blue Ridge

Cactus

Campo Verde

Highland

6

Benson

Sabino

Desert Edge

Millennium

Red Mountain

7

Parker

Valley Christian

Peoria

Williams Field

Liberty

8

Arizona Lutheran

Safford

Mesquite

Casteel

Brophy

9

Trivium Prep

Coolidge

Gila Ridge

Paradise Valley

Queen Creek

10

Bisbee

ACP

Seton Catholic

Sunrise Mountain

Perry

Lee Patterson is in his 19th year as Sports Director for KATO Radio in Safford, Arizona, and writes at GilaValleyCentral.net.

Kevin Derryberry's 10/2 Ballot
#2A3A4A5A6A

1

Benson

ALA- QC

Saguaro

Centennial

Chandler

2

Phoenix Christian

Benjamin Franklin

Salpointe

Notre Dame

Pinnacle

3

Arizona Lutheran

NWC

Cactus

Horizon

Desert Vista

4

Trivium Prep

Valley Christian

Desert Edge

Williams Field

Red Mountain

5

Thatcher

Snowflake

Canyon del Oro

Higley

Hamilton

6

St. Johns

Sabino

Sahuaro

Casteel

Highland

7

Santa Cruz

Odyssey Institute

Peoria

Campo Verde

Brophy

8

Parker

Coolidge

Gila Ridge

Paradise Valley

Liberty

9

Round Valley

Blue Ridge

Arcadia

Sunrise Mountain

Queen Creek

10

Morenci

ACP

Greenway

Millennium

Perry

Kevin Derryberry is in his sixth year as the play-by-play voice for Red Mountain Football, and also does play-by-play and PA work for the NFHS Network, the AIA, Arizona Christian University, and Major League Baseball. Derryberry also co-hosts the weekly Gridiron Scroll Podcast.

Jason Skoda 10/2 Ballot
#2A3A4A5A6A

1

Phoenix Christian

ALA- QC

Saguaro

Centennial

Chandler

2

Santa Cruz

Benjamin Franklin

Salpointe

Notre Dame

Pinnacle

3

Thatcher

NWC

Sahuaro

Campo Verde

Desert Vista

4

St. Johns

Blue Ridge

Canyon del Oro

Horizon

Brophy

5

Benson

Valley Christian

Cactus

Sunrise Mountain

Hamilton

6

Round Valley

Sabino

Coconino

Williams Field

Perry

7

Arizona Lutheran

Snowflake

Desert Edge

Higley

Red Mountain

8

Trivium Prep

Winslow

Peoria

Paradise Valley

Highland

9

Parker

Coolidge

Arcadia

Ironwood

Queen Creek

10

Red Mesa

ACP

Walden Grove

Buena

Liberty

Jason P. Skoda is a veteran sports writer in the Valley at several stops including the Arizona Republic, MaxPreps and Ahwatukee Foothills News. He has transitioned in teaching and is co-host of the AIA Friday Night Football Wrap Up Show on 1580 AM The Fanatic.

Justin Spears 10/2 Ballot
#2A3A4A5A6A

1

Phoenix Christian

ALA- QC

Saguaro

Centennial

Chandler

2

Santa Cruz

Benjamin Franklin

Salpointe

Notre Dame

Hamilton

3

Thatcher

NWC

Sahuaro

Horizon

Pinnacle

4

Parker

Snowflake

Canyon del Oro

Campo Verde

Brophy

5

Benson

Valley Christian

Desert Edge

Higley

Desert VIsta

6

Round Valley

Sabino

Gila Ridge

Williams Field

Highland

7

Arizona Lutheran

Blue Ridge

Cactus

Millennium

Red Mountain

8

Trivium Prep

Coolidge

Mesquite

Sunnyslope

Liberty

9

Morenci

Safford

Walden Grove

Casteel

Perry

10

Bisbee

River Valley

Seton Catholic

Sunrise Mountain

Queen Creek

Justin Spears is a sports writer/podcaster/video guy for The Arizona Daily Star, and a radio host on ESPNTucson.

Christopher Boan 10/2 Ballot
#2A3A4A5A6A

1

N/A

Benjamin Franklin

Saguaro

Centennial

N/A

2

N/A

ALA- QC

Salpointe

Notre Dame

N/A

3

N/A

Blue Ridge

Greenway

Campo Verde

N/A

4

N/A

Snowflake

Sahuaro

Horizon

N/A

5

N/A

Coolidge

Canyon del Oro

Ironwood

N/A

6

N/A

River Valley

Peoria

Williams Field

N/A

7

N/A

Sabino

Gila Ridge

Paradise Valley

N/A

8

N/A

ACP

Coconino

Higley

N/A

9

N/A

Payson

Desert Edge

Casteel

N/A

10

N/A

NWC

Arcadia

Buena

N/A

Christopher Boan is a sports reporter from Tucson Weekly and the Explorer Newspaper.

Zach Alvira 10/2 Ballot
#2A3A4A5A6A

1

Phoenix Christian

ALA- QC

Saguaro

Centennial

Chandler

2

Thatcher

Benjamin Franklin

Salpointe

Notre Dame

Pinnacle

3

St. Johns

NWC

Canyon del Oro

Horizon

Hamilton

4

Benson

Valley Christian

Sahuaro

Campo Verde

Desert Vista

5

Santa Cruz

Snowflake

Desert Edge

Higley

Red Mountain

6

Round Valley

Blue RIdge

Peoria

Williams Field

Perry

7

Trivium Prep

ACP

Cactus

Casteel

Highland

8

Arizona Lutheran

Coolidge

Seton Catholic

Paradise Valley

Brophy

9

Bisbee

Sabino

Arcadia

Millennium

Queen Creek

10

Parker

Gilbert Christian

Mesquite

Sunrise Mountain

Liberty

Zach Alvira is the Sports Editor for the East Valley Tribune, Ahwatukee Foothills News and others under the Times Publications umbrella. Most of his work can be found under the company’s VarsityXtra brand.

No ballot this week

James Mello is an Arizona native (Gilbert Tiger alum), and has been the producer/co-host of the AZ Preps 365 radio show for the past 6 years.

Lance Hartzler covers Northern Arizona football, basketball and prep sports in Flagstaff for the Arizona Daily Sun.

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Richard Smith is the Sports Editor for YourValley.net.