No sales in McCormick Ranch for a week! That’s wild. But we have some good news.
The Arizona State 4A-I High School football championship game will be next Saturday at Sun Devil Stadium between Scottsdale arch rivals Saguaro High School and Chaparral High School.
Saguaro is currently running a 32 game winning streak including 2 state championships!
It used to be Chaparral was the sole football powerhouse in Scottsdale earning several state championships, the most recent in 2002.
The kids in the southern part of McCormick Ranch go to Saguaro while the kids in the northern part of McCormick Ranch go to Chaparral. Ditto Paradise Valley; the south kids go to Saguaro and the north kids go to Chaparral. In addition, McDowell Mountain Ranch kids go to Saguaro while DC Ranch kids go to Chaparral. (In fact, kids can go to any public school they want to in the State but these are the catchment areas.) Scottsdale Unified School District high school boundary map.
On October 17, then #1 Saguaro met then #3 Chaparral in what we thought was the last McCormick Ranch Bowl because next year Chaparral moves up to Class 5A Division II with its larger student body. Saguaro won 21-0. That was Chaparral’s only loss of the season.
In the semi-finals on Friday, Saguaro beat Peoria 17-14 (don’t miss the video) and Chaparral beat Tucson Canyon Del Oro 13-7 (don’t miss the extra photos).
What a storybook ending to this great rivalry, the Arizona State Championship Game!
Good luck kids! You’re all winners in my book.
2008-2009 4A Division I Arizona State Football Championship Game
Scottsdale Saguaro (13-0) vs. Scottsdale Chaparral (12-1)
Saturday, December 6, 2008
3:00 PM
Sun Devil Stadium – ASU
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Hey John,
Found this video uploaded earlier this year when I was looking to verify the start time of this Saturday’s game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI87fQOLduY
Just a little bit of rivalry.
Who are you rooting for?
That video is hilarious!
Both my sons graduated from Saguaro. I’ve been to a ton of Saguaro games. I even worked the concession stand for the band boosters one year.
I haven’t been to but one game this year. Since my younger son graduated last spring, I wonder if I can still go to games?
Just one small correction… as of this year, McDowell Mountain Ranch students now go to Desert Mountain High School rather than Saguaro. This change was made to allow for a consistent feeder pattern for McDowell Mountain Ranch students, but they are free to apply for open enrollment to any SUSD high school. Just thought you might like to know.
I just read the fine print on the video and see that is was a banned Student Government production.
I’m hoping to get to the game, if I arrange my work day around it. Since it’s at ASU, there should be room for anyone who wants to attend.
My brother attended Saguaro. My son attends Chaparral. We have our own in-house rivalry going on.
But, you know what those Saguaro Sabercats say about the Chaparral Firebirds. “Cats eat birds.”
I hope it’s a great game, and yes, congratulations to both teams.