• Verrado QB Titan Widjaja and O-line on big win over Williams Field

    Verrado QB Titan Widjaja and O-line on big win over Williams Field

  • Nick Wallerstedt on Mountain Pointe's upset win over Chandler

    Nick Wallerstedt on Mountain Pointe’s upset win over Chandler

  • Jacob Wood on Highland's win over Brophy

    Jacob Wood on Highland’s win over Brophy

  • Saguaro reasserts itself in win over Higley

    Saguaro reasserts itself in win over Higley

  • Poston Butte QB Connor McDonald runs for three touchdowns in a win

    Poston Butte QB Connor McDonald runs for three touchdowns in a win

  • Marcus Moreno after Marcos de Niza's loss to Peoria

    Marcus Moreno after Marcos de Niza’s loss to Peoria

  • Tyler Duncan after Greenway's win over Thunderbird

    Tyler Duncan after Greenway’s win over Thunderbird

  • Sunrise Mountain senior wide receiver  Angel Ruiz

    Sunrise Mountain senior wide receiver Angel Ruiz

  • Keishaud White after Desert Vista's win

    Keishaud White after Desert Vista’s win

  • Jawhar Jordan breaks own career high rushing record

    Jawhar Jordan breaks own career high rushing record

  • Jarin Davis on Northwest Christian's win

    Jarin Davis on Northwest Christian’s win

  • Cover 2: High school football show for Week 3

    Cover 2: High school football show for Week 3

  • Chandler RBs and their former Cardinal fathers

    Chandler RBs and their former Cardinal fathers

  • Jake Smith discusses Notre Dame Prep's decisive win over Desert Mountain

    Jake Smith discusses Notre Dame Prep’s decisive win over Desert Mountain

  • Peoria Running Back Juwaun Price

    Peoria Running Back Juwaun Price

  • Trevor Browne junior LB Omar Hernandez

    Trevor Browne junior LB Omar Hernandez

  • Tolleson's Davyon Duhart after beating Agua Fria

    Tolleson’s Davyon Duhart after beating Agua Fria

  • Bolger, Anderson pull out OT win for No.1 Chandler

    Bolger, Anderson pull out OT win for No.1 Chandler

  • Matt Leazier after rival win

    Matt Leazier after rival win

  • Northwest Christian's Johnathan Metzger talks about his big first half against Valley Christian

    Northwest Christian’s Johnathan Metzger talks about his big first half against Valley Christian

  • Joshua Dreher after Bourgade Catholic's win over Joy Christian

    Joshua Dreher after Bourgade Catholic’s win over Joy Christian

  • Brian Cole, Malik Taylor after beating Chandler Prep

    Brian Cole, Malik Taylor after beating Chandler Prep

  • Millennium coach Lamar Early

    Millennium coach Lamar Early

  • Cover 2: Games of the week, AIA title game decision

    Cover 2: Games of the week, AIA title game decision

This can be sliced and diced, debated all year, but it’s fun to do. Especially since Arizona doesn’t have an Open Division for football and no way of letting it play out on the field.

Here is  a look at the top 10 high school football teams, regardless of conference. This will be updated each week for the rest of the season, including throughout the playoffs.

Where is your team?

No. 1 Peoria Centennial Coyotes 3-0

The top-ranked team in 5A has outscored its first three opponents 134-0, including a 49-0 win over then No. 2 Goodyear Desert Edge and a 41-0 rout of Glendale Apollo, which just bounced Glendale Deer Valley out of the 5A top 10. But Centennial will get a better gauge on Thursday against QB Spencer Rattler and 6A power Phoenix Pinnacle.

Top performers: Week 3 in Arizona high school football

No. 2 Gilbert Perry Pumas 4-0

They made history by climbing to No. 1 in 6A for the first time in school history. I was tempted to make them No. 1 here. That’s how impressed I was when I saw them dominated Phoenix Desert Vista 49-17 and the early-season brilliance of QB Brock Purdy.

No. 3 Phoenix Mountain Pointe Pride 2-1

Prevailed by three last week over Chandler, knocking the Wolves off the 6A perch. This is a team that will get stronger as the season progresses and it heals up from some injuries.

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No. 4 Chandler Wolves 2-2

The Wolves got banged up badly in the loss to national powerhouse Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy and the overtime win over Pinnacle. If they can stop losing players and heal up, this will be a different animal that nobody will want to deal with in November.

No. 5 Queen Creek Bulldogs  4-0

The signature win over Hamilton three weeks ago and showing it can overcome injuries in the backfield has this 5A team playing with passion and confidence.

No. 6 Pinnacle Pioneers 3-1

This 6A team plays one of the toughest schedules in the state, and so far, is hoping up quite well.

Week 3: Arizona high school football scores

No. 7 Tucson Salpointe Catholic Lancers 3-0

This is the best team right now in 4A, no offense to Saguaro. Coach Dennis Bene has a great line and a dynamic backfield, led by one of the state’s great emerging back, Bijan Robinson.

No. 8 Hamilton Huskies 3-1

Bounced back from the Queen Creek loss by unleashing the dynamic scoring punch of QB Tyler Shough and RB Jawhar Jordan in 52-0 6A routs in successive weeks.

No. 9 Scottsdale Notre Dame Prep Saints 4-0

The one-two running attack of Cole Fisher and Jake Smith strikes with fury and won’t be denied. This team is quite capable of running the 5A table.

No. 10 Scottsdale Saguaro Sabercats 2-2

The back-to-back losses to quality national teams Henderson (Nev.) Liberty and Salt Lake City (Utah) East have them refocused for Arizona teams.

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