PHOENIX — The fourth state championship in 2023 has been won as Friday Night Fever's 34th season begins championship week.
We had already seen Campo Verde win the 5A girls flag football state championship, Mountain View win the 6A girls flag football state championship and Hayden win the 1A tackle football state championship.
And now, Scottsdale Christian gets to add their name to the list of 2023 state champions after claiming the 2A state title as the #3 Eagles beat the #1 Pima Roughriders 41-24 on Saturday at Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix.
This was a rematch of a Week 3 game, which Pima won 23-20 on September 1.
Scottsdale Christian jumped out early in the state championship game, taking a 34-8 lead to halftime, and then held serve in the second half to win the title.
This is the Eagles' third state championship in school history, but the first in 11-man football. SCA had won titles in 1983 (C) and 1989 (1A), which were both in 8-man football divisions.
This is Scottsdale Christian's second time beating Pima for a state championship. In 1983, Scottsdale Christian beat Pima, 19-0 for the C title.
Here is a look at the final bracket:
Scottsdale Christian earned the #3 seed in the 2A playoffs by ending the regular season 8-2 and winning the 2A Verde region.
The Eagles beat San Tan Charter, Camp Verde, Coronado, Veritas Prep, Scottsdale Prep. Valley Lutheran. Madison Highland and Shadow Mountain and had losses to Pima and Valley Christian.
The Eagles ended the regular season on a six-game win streak.
SCA beat #14 Willcox in the first round, #6 Santa Cruz Valley in the quarterfinals, #2 Arizona Lutheran in the semifinals and #1 Pima in the state championship.
Highlights
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We are just one week away from seeing more teams take home state championships during Friday Night Fever's 34th season!
This week, the Open Division, 6A, 5A, and 4A held their quarterfinal rounds on Friday night, while 3A and 2A held their semifinal games on Saturday.
Here is a look at the results of the 2A semis!
2A Semifinal Results
- #1 Pima beat #5 San Tan Charter, 52-49
- Pima is the defending 2A state champion
- Pima is looking for the 11th state championship in school history
- Pima currently has the third-most state championships in Arizona history behind Saguaro (13) and Blue Ridge (15)
- #3 Scottsdale Christian beat #2 Arizona Lutheran, 23-16
- Scottsdale Christian is headed to the state title game for the first time in 2A and first time overall since 1996
- Scottsdale Christian will be looking for the third state championship in school history
- This is the second time Pima and Scottsdale Christian will meet for a state championship
- In 1983, Scottsdale Christian beat Pima, 19-0, for the 'C' conference state championship
2A Semifinal Highlights
- #3 Scottsdale Christian advances to state title game
- #1 Pima advances to state title game
Updated Bracket
Pima and Scottsdale Christian will play for the 2A State Championship on Saturday, November 25 at 2 p.m. at Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix.
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Friday Night Fever's 34th season has hit the playoffs in every division!
This week, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A all continued their playoffs with games on Thursday night due to Veterans Day. 1A is playing their state championship on Saturday and the Open Division will begin with the quarterfinals next week.
Here is a look at the results of the quarterfinals in 2A.
2A Quarterfinal Results
- #1 Pima beat #8 Tonopah Valley, 54-14
- #2 Arizona Lutheran beat #7 Tanque Verde, 22-21 in overtime
- #3 Scottsdale Christian beat #6 Santa Cruz Valley, 34-7
- #5 San Tan Charter beat #4 Camp Verde, 63-36
2A Semifinal Matchups
- #1 Pima vs. #5 San Tan Charter
- #2 Arizona Lutheran vs. #3 Scottsdale Christian
You can take a look at the updated bracket below.
Both of the 2A semifinal games will be played on Saturday, November 18 at Westwood High School in Mesa. Arizona Lutheran will play Scottsdale Christian at 2 p.m. and Pima will play San Tan Charter at 6 p.m.
The winners will meet in the 2A State Championship Game, which will be played on Saturday, November 25 at 2 p.m. at Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix.
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The calendar has flipped to November and that means it is time for the playoffs on Friday Night Fever, Arizona's #1 and longest-running high school football show!
The first round is now in the books in 2A and here is a look at the results.
2A First Round Results
- #1 Pima beat #16 Holbrook, 56-6
- #2 Arizona Lutheran beat #15 Scottsdale Prep, 52-6
- #3 Scottsdale Christian beat #14 Willcox, 49-7
- #4 Camp Verde beat #13 St. Johns, 50-22
- #5 San Tan Charter beat #12 Veritas Prep, 28-26
- #6 Santa Cruz Valley beat #11 Tombstone, 49-14
- #7 Tanque Verde beat #10 Parker, 24-0
- #8 Tonopah Valley beat #9 Phoenix Christian, 35-14
2A Quarterfinal Matchups
- #8 Tonopah Valley at #1 Pima
- #5 San Tan Charter at #4 Camp Verde
- #6 Santa Cruz Valley at #3 Scottsdale Christian
- #7 Tanque Verde at #2 Arizona Lutheran
You can take a look at the updated bracket below.
All of the 2A quarterfinal games will be played on Thursday, November 9 at the higher-seeded schools.
The 2A state championship game will be held on Saturday, November 25 at 2 p.m. at Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix.
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Week 10 of Friday Night Fever's 34th season is complete and with that came the end of the regular season for 2A! The playoffs will start next week and the Arizona Interscholastic unveiled the bracket on Saturday.
As a reminder, 16 teams make the playoffs in 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A as opposed to eight in the Open Division and 12 in the 1A Playoffs.
Here are the teams that made it into the 2A playoffs (Bold = Region Champion).
- Pima Roughriders (10-0, 6-0 2A Black region)
- Arizona Lutheran Coyotes (10-0, 6-0 2A Gila region)
- Scottsdale Christian Eagles (8-2, 6-0 2A Verde region)
- Camp Verde Cowboys (8-2, 6-0 2A Agua Fria region)
- San Tan Charter Roadrunners (8-2, 5-1 2A Salt region)
- Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devil (8-2, 6-0 2A Salt region)
- Tanque Verde Hawks (8-2, 5-1 2A San Pedro region)
- Tonopah Valley The Phoenix (8-2, 5-1 2A Gila region)
- Phoenix Christian Cougars (8-2, 5-1 2A Agua Fria region)
- Parker Broncs (7-3, 4-2 2A Gila region)
- Tombstone Yellow Jackets (8-2, 4-2 2A San Pedro region)
- Veritas Prep Falcons (7-3, 5-1 2A Verde region)
- St. Johns Redskins (7-3, 5-1 2A Black region)
- Willcox Cowboys (6-4, 5-1 2A San Pedro region)
- Scottsdale Prep Spartans (7-3, 3-3 2A Verde region)
- Holbrook Roadrunners (7-3, 7-0 2A Little Colorado region)
Here are the matchups for the round of 16:
- #1 Pima vs. #16 Holbrook
- #2 Arizona Lutheran vs. #15 Scottsdale Prep
- #3 Scottsdale Christian vs. #14 Willcox
- #4 Camp Verde vs. #13 St. Johns
- #5 San Tan Charter vs. #12 Veritas Prep
- #6 Santa Cruz Valley vs. #11 Tombstone
- #7 Tanque Verde vs. #10 Parker
- #8 Tonopah Valley vs. #9 Phoenix Christian
You can take a look at the full bracket below.
The 2A state championship game will be held on Saturday, November 25 at 2 p.m. at Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix.
Here's a look at every 2A state champion since the conference was re-named in 1989.
- 1989: Florence
- 1990: Santa Cruz Valley
- 1991: Florence
- 1992: St. Johns
- 1993: St. Johns
- 1994: St. Johns
- 1995: Ray
- 1996: Phoenix Christian
- 1997: Seton Catholic
- 1998: Thatcher
- 1999: Phoenix Christian
- 2000: Thatcher
- 2001: Thatcher
- 2002: St. Johns
- 2003: Phoenix Christian
- 2004: Phoenix Christian
- 2005: Valley Christian
- 2006: Thatcher
- 2007: St. Johns
- 2008: St. Johns
- 2009: Valley Christian
- 2010: Northwest Christian
- 2011 (Note: 2A conference re-named Division V): Yuma Catholic
- 2012: Northwest Christian
- 2013: Yuma Catholic
- 2014: Yuma Catholic
- 2015: Joy Christian
- 2016 (Note: Division V re-named 2A): Thatcher
- 2017: Thatcher
- 2018: Thatcher
- 2019: Round Valley
- 2020: Santa Cruz Valley
- 2021: Arizona Lutheran
- 2022: Pima