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Here are Richard Obert’s Week 2 Arizona high school football picks. The favorites are in capital letters.

Thursday’s games

Lake Havasu at CASA GRANDE, 7 p.m.

Phoenix Washington at GLENDALE DEER VALLEY, 7 p.m.

Phoenix North Pointe at CHANDLER PREP, 7 p.m.

Friday’s games

SALOME at Mohave Accelerated, 4 p.m.

SAN MANUEL at Duncan, 6 p.m.

TEMPE PREP at Fort Thomas, 6 p.m.

ST. DAVID at Elfrida Valley Union, 6 p.m.

BUCKEYE VERRADO at Avondale Agua Fria, 7 p.m.

San Tan Foothills at AMERICAN LEADERSHIP GILBERT NORTH, 7 p.m.

Phoenix Cortez at AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IRONWOOD, 7 p.m.

PHOENIX BARRY GOLDWATER at Glendale Apollo, 7 p.m.

Glendale Prep at GILBERT ARETE PREP, 7 p.m.

ARIZONA COLLEGE PREP vs. Gilbert Christian (at Gilbert Perry), 7 p.m.

Scottsdale Cicero Prep at BAGDAD, 7 p.m.

TEMPE CORONA DEL SOL at Chandler Basha, 7 p.m.

Miami at BENSON, 7 p.m.

Mesa Skyline at ANTHEM BOULDER CREEK, 7 p.m.

Flagstaff at PRESCOTT VALLEY BRADSHAW MOUNTAIN, 7 p.m.

SCOTTSDALE SAGUARO at Phoenix Brophy Prep, 7 p.m.

AMERICAN LEADERSHIP QUEEN CREEK at Buckeye, 7 p.m.

Peoria at GLENDALE CACTUS, 7 p.m.

Holbrook at CAMP VERDE, 7 p.m.

Glendale Raymond S Kellis at GILBERT CAMPO VERDE, 7 p.m.

GILBERT HIGLEY at Queen Creek Casteel, 7 p.m.

Phoenix Pinnacle at CHANDLER, 7 p.m.

KINGMAN at Chino Valley, 7 p.m.

TEMPE at San Tan Valley Combs, 7 p.m.

ANTHEM PREP at Desert Heights, 7 p.m.

TEMPE McCLINTOCK at Scottsdale Desert Mountain, 7 p.m.

MESA MOUNTAIN VIEW at Mesa Dobson, 7 p.m.

WICKENBURG at El Mirage Dysart, 7 p.m.

PHOENIX BOURGADE CATHOLIC at Mesa Eastmark, 7 p.m.

FOUNTAIN HILLS at Florence, 7 p.m.

Yuma Kofa at YUMA GILA RIDGE, 7 p.m.

Phoenix Thunderbird at GLENDALE, 7 p.m.

BISBEE at Globe, 7 p.m.

Goodyear Estrella Foothills at PHOENIX GREENWAY, 7 p.m.

Perry at CHANDLER HAMILTON,  7 p.m.

Phoenix Desert Vista at GILBERT HIGHLAND, 7 p.m.

WILLIAMS at Joseph City, 7 p.m.

RIVER VALLEY at Kingman Academy, 7 p.m.

Flagstaff Coconino at KINGMAN LEE WILLIAMS, 7 p.m.

GILBERT BENJAMIN FRANKLIN at Tempe Marcos de Niza, 7 p.m.

Canyon View at MARICOPA, 7 p.m.

GILBERT at Mesa, 7 p.m.

HORIZON at Goodyear Millennium, 7 p.m.

Mohave at COTTONWOOD MINGUS, 7 p.m.

Mayer at HEBER MOGOLLON,  7 p.m.

PHOENIX SHADOW MOUNTAIN at Phoenix Moon Valley, 7 p.m.

PEORIA CENTENNIAL at Phoenix Mountain Pointe, 7 p.m.

Mesa Desert Ridge at GLENDALE MOUNTAIN RIDGE, 7 p.m.

Surprise Valley Vista at SCOTTSALE NOTRE DAME, 7 p.m.

Winslow at SURPRISE PARADISE HONORS, 7 p.m.

SIERRA VISTA BUENA at Paradise Valley, 7 p.m.

Phoenix Arcadia at POSTON BUTTE, 7 p.m.

Apache Junction at PRESCOTT, 7 p.m.

Gilbert Williams Field at QUEEN CREEK,  7 p.m.

Peoria Liberty at MESA RED MOUNTAIN, 7 p.m.

EAGAR ROUND VALLEY at Safford, 7 p.m.

MORENCI at Gilbert San Tan Charter, 7 p.m.

GOODYEAR DESERT EDGE at Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor, 7 p.m.

Coolidge at ELOY SANTA CRUZ, 7 p.m.

Heritage Academy Laveen at SCOTTSDALE CHRISTIAN, 7 p.m.

Tombstone at MARICOPA SEQUOIA PATHWAY, 7 p.m.

GLENDALE IRONWOOD at Chandler Seton Catholic, 7 p.m.

Mesa Westwood at SURPRISE SHADOW RIDGE, 7 p.m.

Payson at SHOW LOW, 7 p.m.

CASA GRANDE VISTA GRANDE vs. Phoenix St. Mary’s, at Phoenix Washington, 7 p.m.

Glendale Independence at PHOENIX SUNNYSLOPE, 7 p.m.

Gilbert Mesquite at PEORIA SUNRISE MOUNTAIN, 7 p.m.

Lincoln Prep at SUPERIOR, 7 p.m.

SNOWFLAKE at Thatcher, 7 p.m.

PHOENIX ARIZONA LUTHERAN at Tonopah Valley, 7 p.m.

SCOTTSDALE PREP at Trivium Prep, 7 p.m.

Phoenix Christian at CHANDLER VALLEY CHRISTIAN, 7 p.m.

Phoenix North Canyon at SURPRISE WILLOW CANYON, 7 p.m.

YUMA CIBOLA at Yuma, 7 p.m.

TUCSON PUSCH RIDGE at Yuma Catholic, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s games

Fredonia at EL CAPITAN, 1 p.m.

St. John Paul II at PHOENIX VERITAS PREP, 7 p.m.

To suggest human-interest story ideas and other news, reach Obert at [email protected] or 602-316-8827. Follow him on Twitter @azc_obert.

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