McCormick Ranch Real Estate & Homes

Saguaro High senior quarterback Tim Ruben has helped Saguaro win 17 straight games, a state championship, is on the verge of rushing for 2,000 yards to go with his 2,000 passing yards.

And now he can call himself the best in Arizona. At least as far as Gatorade is concerned.

Ruben, who has yet to commit to a major college, was chosen Friday as the Gatorade Player of the Year in Arizona in football.

It’s an incredible rise for a kid who started his junior season as a parttime player, sharing quarterback duties.

Because of an injury to the other quarterback, Ruben became the fulltime guy and promptly led the Sabercats to the Class 4A Division I championship.

He came into Friday night’s state semifinal game against Scottsdale rival Chaparral needed 132 yards to reach 2,000 rushing yards. He has surpassed 2,000 passing yards.

Ruben is now eligible for national player of the year honors.

Blocked punt helps Saguaro reach final

McCormick Ranch Bowl turns into Mud Bowl as rain soaks field.

Saguaro seeks 2nd title in row.

It was a joyous scene after they defeated rival Scottsdale Chaparral 12-6 in a Class 4A Division I semifinal game, allowing them to return for a chance at a second straight championship next Saturday at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.

Be sure and check out the video highlights of the Mud Bowl in the link above to azcentral.com.

Don’t miss it!

Arizona Class 4A Division I Playoffs

Semifinals

Friday, November 30, 2007

Peoria vs. Tucson Canyon del Oro at Tucson High, 7 p.m.

Scottsdale Chaparral (8-2) vs. Scottsdale Saguaro (10-0) at Mesa Dobson High School, 7 p.m.

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Championship

Saturday, December 8, 2007
At University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale
Semifinal winners, 1:07 p.m.

The most expensive home sold this week was 8025 E. Del Tesoro Dr in Los Tesoros.

I toured this home when it was for sale. The most unique feature of this home was that it was built in 2000. There are few homes in McCormick Ranch that new. It’s nice to have a newer home, however, it’s tricky to price a home when every other home on the street was built 20 years earlier.

This home has 4 bedrooms and 3 baths in 3,947 square feet with a heated lap pool, fireplaces and a 3-car garage. It’s on a corner lot.

This property was originally priced at $1,375,000 when it hit the market on August 10, 2007. The price was reduced to $1,295,00 on August 21, to $1,245,000 on September 7, and to $1,199,000 on September 19. It went under contract on October 3 and closed on November 5 for $1,000,000.

This beautiful home is not a good comp for most McCormick Ranch homes because it is so much newer.

Well, not really.

In the homes sold information I posted today, the home on 7885 E Via Marina shows a sales price of $1. Nice price.

So, what’s the story?

Let’s see what I can find.

It turns out the Seller was “Duane Larson Construction Co.” and the Buyer was “Duane Larson.” Perhaps he didn’t know that he didn’t need to fill out an Affidavit of Property Value for the County in such a transaction.

The two high schools that cover McCormick Ranch, Chaparral High School (10-2) and Saguaro High School (12-0), both won in their Class 4A Division II football playoff games last night. YEAH!

Of all the Class 4A high school football teams in Arizona, 2 of the top 4 teams left in the Playoffs are from McCormick Ranch.

Congratulations guys!

See some video highlights of the Saguaro game.

I couldn’t find any video of the Chaparral game. If you have any photos you would like to share here, please email them to me.

McCormick Ranch Bowl - Saguaro Vs. Chaparral

Saguaro and Chaparral will meet next Friday, November 30, 2007 at a neutral site to play in the Class 4A Division I Semifinals. The winner will be 2 wins away from the Class 4A Arizona State Championship.

WOW!

#3 Rivalry in Arizona. The Arizona Republic ranks Chaparral versus Saguaro as the #3 top rivalry in all of Arizona prep football.

Here is a poster about the Class 4A Division I Playoffs.

This is cool!

It’s getting so big that organizers are hoping it will be a nationally televised event someday.

“That would really be cool,” said O’Brien, who kicked the game-winning field goal for the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl V against the Dallas Cowboys. “If it gets that big, that would be absolutely all you could ask for.”

The Pro Player Classic, now in its ninth year and to be played at McCormick Ranch Golf Club, was created to provide educational scholarships and needed assistance to underprivileged youths.

A portion of the proceeds from this year’s event will support the KidStar radio station and training program at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Scottsdale, the Make-a-Wish Foundation and the Desert Foothills YMCA.

High Schools

CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL
6935 E. Gold Dust Avenue, Scottsdale AZ 85253
(480) 484-6500

SAGUARO HIGH SCHOOL
6250 N. 82nd St, Scottsdale AZ
(480) 443-7100

Middle Schools

COCOPAH MIDDLE SCHOOL
6615 E. Cholla St, Scottsdale AZ 85254
(480) 443-7800

MOHAVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
5520 N. 86th St, Scottsdale AZ
(480) 423-3700

Elementary Schools

COCHISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
9405 N. 84th St, Scottsdale AZ
(480) 443-7836

KIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6911 E. McDonald Dr, Scottsdale AZ
(480) 443-7840

“There are toothpicks larger than that fairway. Is that a green or a thimble? Those are two thoughts that spring to mind navigating the Pine Course at McCormick Ranch Golf Club. And then you step up to the 15th tee and are rendered speechless.”

Palm at McCormick Ranch Golf Club - Public
7505 E McCormick Pkwy Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
(480) 948-0260

Pine at McCormick Ranch Golf Club - Public
7505 E McCormick Pkwy Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
(480) 948-0260

Arroyo/Lakes at Gainey Ranch Golf Club - Resort
7600 Gainey Club Dr Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
(480) 483-2582

Dunes/Arroyo at Gainey Ranch Golf Club - Resort
7600 Gainey Club Dr Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
(480) 483-2582

Lakes/Dunes at Gainey Ranch Golf Club - Resort
7600 Gainey Club Dr Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
(480) 483-2582

Scottsdale Country Club - Semi-Private
7702 E Shea Blvd Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
(480) 951-2535

Pavilion Lakes Golf Club - Public
8870 E Indian Bend Rd Scottsdale, Arizona 85250
(480) 948-3370

North at Talking Stick Golf Club - Public
9998 E Indian Bend Rd Scottsdale, Arizona 85256
(480) 860-2221

South at Talking Stick Golf Club - Public
9998 E Indian Bend Rd Scottsdale, Arizona 85256
(480) 860-2221

Indian Bend at Marriott’s Camelback Golf Club & Resort - Resort
7847 N Mockingbird Ln Scottsdale, Arizona 85253
(480) 596-7050

Marriott’s Mountain Shadows Resort & Golf Club - Resort
5641 E Lincoln Dr Scottsdale, Arizona 85253
(480) 951-5427

Padre at Marriott’s Camelback Golf Club & Resort - Resort
7847 N Mockingbird Ln Scottsdale, Arizona 85253
(480) 596-7050

Paradise Valley Country Club - Private
7101 N Tatum Blvd Paradise Valley, Arizona 85253
(602) 840-8100

Short Nine at Cypress Golf Course - Public
10801 E McDowell Rd Scottsdale, Arizona 85256
(480) 946-5155

“Ninety percent of the trip is on the greenbelt, on the Indian Bend Wash and McCormick Ranch greenbelt,” said Zimmerman. “It’s just heavenly, the greatest ride you could possibly imagine.”

There aren’t too many homes in McCormick Ranch this new, built in 2001! 8702 E Del Capitan Dr, on a large lake front lot with 146 feet of lake shore, sold for $1,900,000.

It was originally priced at $2,450,000 in October 2006. The price reductions were to $2,350,000 in January 2007, $2,195,000 in March and finally $1,975,000 in July before closing at $1,900,000 in October 2007.

The Arizona Republic took it from the McCormick Ranch Property Owners’ Association so I don’t mind including this entire article on the origins of McCormick Ranch.

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Today’s question:

I live at McCormick Ranch. Who was McCormick and was this ever really a ranch?

Gee, don’t you ever read your Property Owners’ Association Web site? It has a nice, long history of McCormick Ranch (www.mccormick ranchpoa.com).

But here’s a condensed version, anyway.

The answers to your question are “the reaper guy” and “yes.”

Well, actually Fowler McCormick was the grandson of the reaper guy, Cyrus McCormick, who invented the farm implement. His other grandfather was John Rockefeller, so he wasn’t exactly hurting for cash. Fowler worked his way up from a factory job to become president and chairman of the board of International Harvester.

McCormick and his wife, Anne, bought the 160-acre ranch from Merle Chaney in the mid-1940s for use as a winter home. By the time the estate was sold in 1970, it had grown to 7 square miles.

It seems that, of the two McCormicks, Anne was the rancher. She lived on the estate every year from Thanksgiving to mid-April.

In 1949, she imported a small herd of Angus cattle from the family’s farm in Illinois to see how it would do in a desert environment. The herd eventually grew to about 350 head of show and breeding stock. The McCormick Property Owners’ Association’s logo is based on the McCormick brand.

But Anne’s real love was horses, one reason the McCormicks kept buying more land: Anne wanted room to ride.

She started out with palominos and then began breeding Arabians. She was one of the founders of the annual All Arabian Show, which is pretty cool even if you’re not all that interested in horses.

She also donated to Scottsdale the 100-acre parcel that is now McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park.

Anne McCormick died in 1969, and the property, more than 4,200 acres, was sold to Kaiser-Aetna in 1970. Fowler McCormick died in 1973.

Kaiser-Aetna developed a master plan for a residential community on the property and later sold off 1,120 acres of leftover land, which later became Scottsdale Ranch.