Young Leaves Mingus for Head Coaching Job at Prescott HS

by Jeff Fisher
Arizona High School Football Huddle

Bob Young has resigned from Mingus to take the head coaching job at Prescott High.

Young's longtime assistant Neil Dixon will take-over for Young.

Phoenix Lands All-American High School Football Game

by Jeff Fisher
Arizona High School Football Huddle

And then there were three...three high school football All-American all-star football games that is.

The United State Marine Corps and Junior Rank, a national training company for young athletes, announced today the creation of the Semper Fidelis All American Bowl that will be played January 3, 2012 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. The East-West format game will showcase 100 of the best seniors in the nation.

"The United States Marine Corps is the embodiment of honor, tradition and working with your teammate to achieve an objective," said Junior Rank founder Shaon Berry. "Nothing will stop a Marine from his objective. The parallels between a winner on and off the field, those same core values, will be manifest in the participants of the bowl game and combine which bears the name of the United States Marine Corps. We look forward to bringing in the best athletes from across the nation to a beautiful setting in Phoenix for a true celebration of the game."

The Semper Fidelis All American Bowl will be held in conjunction with Fiesta Bowl Week and the celebration surrounding the BCS bowl game in Arizona.

The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is the oldest of the post-season national all-star games. Recently Under Armour joined the field with the help of a television contract with ESPN.

Listen to Steve Belles on NHSCA Sports Hour

If you missed Sunday's interview with Steve Belles, head football coach of Hamilton High School, click here.

The NHSCA Sports Hour airs LIVE every Sunday at 6PM EST.

Hamilton's Steve Belles on Sunday's NHSCA Sports Hour

by Jeff Fisher
Arizona High School Football Huddle

With spring high school football practice getting ready to kick-off in select states around the nation within the month, I thought I'd spend some time talking about football on Sunday's NHSCA Sports Hour.

Steve Belles, head coach of the powerful Hamilton Huskies, will join us as the lead guest on the show. Hamilton is the three-time defending Class 5A Division I champs with a 40-game win streak.

One of the main topics on the show will be a game in 2012.  That's right, I'm talking about two years from now. That's when the Huskies will play California-power Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks in the first-ever American high school football game in Ireland.

Don't worry, we'll also spend plenty of time talking about what's ahead for the program in 2011.

Click here to listen to the show live starting at 6 PM EST.

Hamilton to Play in Ireland in 2012

by Jeff Fisher

Arizona High School Football Huddle

The long rumored...at least since December...American high school football game in Ireland appears now to be a reality.

Texas-based Global Football is putting together a series of games in 2012 will include Arizona-power Hamilton (Chandler, AZ) taking-on Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks, California on August 31, 2012 in Dublin, Ireland.

Reports indicated that four more high school games could be added to the weekend, which will conclude with the Army-Notre Dame college football game at Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

Hamilton has won three straight state championships, while Notre Dame has been one of the top programs in California for years.

Arizona - 2011 National Signing Day

Jacob Arzouman (Salpointe Catholic, OL) - Arizona
Je Ryan Butler (Marcos De Niza, DB) - South Dakota St.
Gary Chambers (Ironwood, WR) - Arizona St.
Reggie Gilbert (Fairfax, DE) - Arizona
Cyrus Hobbi (Saguaro, OL) - USC
Brent Hundley (Chandler, QB) - UCLA
Mo Latu (Perry, DL) - Arizona St.
Isreal Marshall (Mountain Pointe, LB) - Arizona St.
Peter McBride (Chaparral, LS) - USC
Ryan Nowicki (Cactus, OL) - Penn St.
Todd Peat, Jr. (Corona Del Sol, DL) - Nebraska
J.R. Plote (Mountain Pointe, LB) - South Dakota St.
Vi Teofilo (Moon Valley, OL) - Arizona St.
Trevor Wesley (Ironwood Ridge, WR) - South Dakota St.

Arizona High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Semifinals

Arizona High School Football Scores
Friday, December 3, 2010

Playoffs
Semifinals

Class 5A Division I
Desert Ridge 41 Desert Visa 17
Hamilton 34 Mountain Pointe 10

Class 5A Division II
Centennial 38 Ironwood Ridge 28
Chaparral 42 Westview 29