PHOENIX — The high school football season continues to churn along as we have quickly moved through the first two weeks of the season and have now reached Week 3!
In the 35th season of Friday Night Fever, Arizona's No. 1 and longest-running high school football show, we are continuing a new tradition for the third season by making you, the fans, a huge part of the show by allowing you to choose the first highlight of the night, our Game of the Week!
With 72.7% of the vote, the Friday Night Fever Game of the Week for Week 3 is Arcadia at Benjamin Franklin!
The other options were Desert Mountain at Chaparral, which received 23.9% of the vote and Mountain View at Liberty, which got 3.4% of the votes.
Arcadia at Benjamin Franklin
The Game of the Week takes us back down to Queen Creek where the Benjamin Franklin Chargers will host the Arcadia Titans.
The Chargers, who play in the 3A Metro East region, have started their season 3-0 with wins over Crismon (34-7), Coolidge (59-0) and Pusch Ridge (31-7).
The Chargers will now get to prove their worth against one of the best teams in 4A in Arcadia. The Titans, who play in the 4A Desert Sky region, are 2-0 this season after beating Glendale (41-0) and Walden Grove (24-21).
Arcadia is 2-0 all-time against Benjamin Franklin, according to MaxPreps. The Titans beat the Chargers 16-9 in 2022 and 31-14 in 2023.
Be a believer and catch Friday Night Fever this Friday at 11:35 p.m.!
Arizona sports
The city of Phoenix is home to four major professional sports league teams; The NFL's Arizona Cardinals, NBA's Phoenix Suns, WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Cardinals have made State Farm Stadium in Glendale their home turf and the Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix is home to both the Suns and the Mercury. The Indoor Football League’s Arizona Rattlers play at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale.
Phoenix also has a soccer team with the USL's Phoenix Rising FC, who play at Phoenix Rising FC Stadium in Phoenix.
The Valley hosts multiple major sporting events every year, including college football's Fiesta Bowl and Guaranteed Rate Bowl; the PGA Tour’s highest-attended event, the WM Phoenix Open; NASCAR events each spring and fall, including Championship Weekend in November; and Cactus League Spring Training for 15 Major League Baseball franchises.
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