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In this article, we'll take a look at the 4A playoffs, which now has just four teams vying to become state champs after the quarterfinals on Friday night.
We'll take a look at the scores and then preview the matchups in the semifinals.
But first, get caught up on all of the other high school football playoff action in any of the following stories:
- To find the latest on the Open Division playoffs, click here.
- To find the latest on the 6A playoffs, click here.
- To find the latest on the 5A playoffs, click here.
- To find the latest on the 3A playoffs, click here.
- To find the latest on the 2A playoffs, click here.
- To see who won the state championship in 1A, click here.
- To find the latest on the 4A, 5A and 6A flag football playoffs, click here.
4A Playoffs Quarterfinals Scores
- No. 1 Yuma Catholic defeated No. 9 Walden Grove, 28-13
- No. 2 AZ College Prep defeated No. 7 Arcadia, 35-14
- No. 3 Snowflake defeated No. 6 Prescott, 49-13
- No. 4 Mica Mountain defeated No. 5 Thunderbird, 38-14
4A Playoffs Semifinals Matchups
No. 1 Yuma Catholic vs. No. 4 Mica Mountain
- Yuma Catholic is 11-1 this year with their only loss coming on Sept. 27 to AZ College Prep, 43-29
- Mica Mountain is 12-0 this season
- This will be the first-ever football game between Yuma Catholic and Mica Mountain, according to MaxPreps.
- With a win, Mica Mountain will advance to the first state championship game in school history.
- With a win, Yuma Catholic will advance to their second-straight 4A state championship and ninth state championship game overall in school history.
- YC has won three state championships:
- Division V in 2011
- Division V in 2013
- Division V in 2014
- YC lost to Canyon Del Oro in last year's 4A State Championship Game, 35-27
- YC has won three state championships:
No. 2 AZ College Prep vs. No. 3 Snowflake
- AZ College Prep is 11-1 this season, with their only loss coming to Crown Point High School in Indiana
- Snowflake is 12-0 this season
- This will be the first-ever football game between ACP and Snowflake, according to MaxPreps.
- With a win, ACP will advance to the first state championship game in school history
- With a win, Snowflake will advance to their 16th state championship game in school history
- Snowflake has won nine state championships:
- A in 1982
- A Division 1 in 1985
- A Division 1 in 1986
- A Division 1 in 1988
- 3A in 1991
- 3A in 1992
- 3A in 1993
- 3A in 2020
- 3A in 2021
- Snowflake made it to the 4A State Championship Game in 2022 but lost to ALA-Gilbert North, 28-14.
- Snowflake has won nine state championships:
The updated 4A bracket is below.
The two semifinal games in 4A will be played next Friday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. and each game will be hosted by the higher-seeded school.
The winners of the semifinal games will advance to the 4A State Championship Game, which will be played at 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6 at Arizona State University's Mountain America Stadium in Tempe.
There will be a new state champion in 4A as last year's champion, Canyon Del Oro, was eliminated by Snowflake in the first round of this year's playoffs.
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