Mountain View quarterback Tierah Metcalf after victory over Eastmark
Mesa Mountain View started the second season of AIA-sanctioned flag football with a close win over Mesa Eastmark.
The 2024 high school flag football season, the second as an officially sanctioned sport by the Arizona Interscholastic Association, is off to a roaring start. The level of play already higher as the sport continues to grow in the state. This season, The Arizona Republic is releasing weekly rankings. There will be a Super 10, the best teams regardless of conference, as well rankings for 6A, 5A and 4A conferences. (Rankings are based on pay through last week).
Which team do you think should be No. 1? Vote in our poll below (print readers can find the poll with this story on azcentral.com/sports/high-schools).
Super 10Mesa Mountain View (2-0): Beat Mesa Eastmark 14-9 in the season opener and Mesa Red Mountain in a 15-14 thriller in the second game in the Honor Bowl.Chandler Hamilton (2-0): Dismantled Phoenix Xavier 48-14 in the Arizona Cardinals game of the week in the season opener before edging out a 17-0 win over Gilbert Campo Verde at the Honor Bowl.Mesa Red Mountain (2-1): Breezed past Flagstaff 31-0 to open the season up and then Goodyear Millennium 15-0, barely lost to No. 1 Mountain View on a last-second field goal.Marana (2-0): Took down Mesa Desert Ridge 27-9 and Case Grande 14-3 to begin the 2024 season.Gilbert Highland (2-0): Beat Coconino 26-6 in the first game, then defeated Gilbert Campo Verde 19-7.Phoenix Mountain Pointe (2-0): Played Chandler Arizona College Prep in a close game, 14-9, before blowing out Mesa Westwood 41-0.Glendale Mountain Ridge (2-0): Started off with a 34-0 win over Prescott Valley Bradshaw Mountain and a 20-14 win over Phoenix Desert Vista to begin the season.Gilbert Campo Verde (1-2): Beat Scottsdale Chaparral 20-0 in the season opener before losing to two of the state’s top teams, Highland and Hamilton.Waddell Canyon View (1-0): Only played one game last week, but it was a resounding 42-14 win over Buckeye Verrado.Mesa Desert Ridge (1-1): Fell to Marana 27-7 in the season opener, rebounded with a 20-14 win over Phoenix Desert Vista.
On the bubble: Mesa Eastmark, Queen Creek Casteel, Gilbert Higley, Goodyear Millennium.
6A ConferenceMesa Mountain View (2-0)Chandler Hamilton (2-0)Mesa Red Mountain (2-1)Marana (2-0)Gilbert Highland (2-0)Glendale Mountain Ridge (2-0)Mesa Desert Ridge (1-1)Queen Creek Casteel (2-0)Gilbert Higley (2-0)Goodyear Millennium (1-1)5A ConferencePhoenix Mountain Pointe (2-0)Gilbert Campo Verde (1-2)Waddell Canyon View (1-0)Chandler Arizona College Prep (1-2)Phoenix North (2-0)Casa Grande (1-1)Goodyear Desert Edge (1-0)Buckeye Verrado (1-1)Marana Mountain View (1-0)Surprise Willow Canyon (1-1)4A ConferenceMesa Eastmark (1-1)Prescott (2-0)Scottsdale Christian (1-0)Gilbert Mesquite (3-0)Phoenix St. Mary’s (1-0)El Mirage Dysart (2-0)Phoenix Arcadia (2-0)Page (2-0)Tempe Marcos de Niza (2-0)Chandler Valley Christian (1-0)
(If having difficult voting, click here.)
Logan Stanley is a sports reporter with The Arizona Republic who primarily focuses on high school, ASU and Olympic sports. To suggest ideas for human-interest stories and other news, reach out to Stanley at logan.stanley@gannett.com or 707-293-7650. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter: @LSscribe.
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