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High School Football: The Open Division, 4A, 5A and 6A all played their quarterfinals on Friday. Here are the highlights from Friday Night Fever.

Arizona's big-school conferences (4A, 5A and 6A) and the Open Division played their quarterfinals and the Friday Night Fever crews were there to catch the action.

PHOENIX — The 35th season of Friday Night Fever, Arizona's No. 1 and longest-running high school football show, is rapidly drawing to a close as playoff games have now been played in every high school football division and conference in the state. 

On Friday, the Open Division playoffs began with the top eight teams in 5A and 6A squaring off for spots in the semifinals. 

The quarterfinals also took place in the 4A, 5A, and 6A playoffs. 

On Saturday, the semifinals will be played in 2A and 3A and three state champions will be crowned in 4A, 5A and 6A high school flag football. 

1A has already seen their state champion crowned, as the Hayden Lobos raised the golden football in that conference for the second straight season. 

Now, here's a look at all of the highlights from this week's episode of Friday Night Fever! 

Open Division Playoffs 

No. 8 Hamilton upsets No. 1 Marana, 31-22 

The Huskies took down the No. 1 team in 5A (and the Open Division rankings) in the first round of the Open Division playoffs! Marana became the first No. 1 seed to lose in the playoffs this year. Watch the highlights below. 

No. 4 Liberty defeated No. 5 Higley, 64-26 

The Lions kept their dreams of a second-straight Open Division championship alive thanks to a huge second half in their defeat of the two-time reigning 5A state champions. Watch the highlights below. 

No. 3 ALA-Queen Creek defeated No. 6 Desert Mountain, 20-14

For the first time, ALA-QC has advanced out of the first round of the Open Division playoffs thanks to a close win over Desert Mountain. Watch the highlights below. 

No. 2 Basha defeated No. 7 Horizon, 36-14

Basha closed out the 6A sweep in the first round of the Open Division playoffs by defeating Horizon and advancing to the semifinals. 12Sports journalist Jake Garcia has the highlights. 

>>For the latest on the Open Division playoffs, click here

6A Playoffs 

No. 1 Brophy defeated No. 8 Perry, 31-13 

Brophy kept rolling in the 6A playoffs thanks to a huge win over Perry on Friday night. Watch the highlights below. 

No. 4 Mountain View defeated No. 5 Salpointe Catholic, 41-10 

Mountain View's dream of a ninth state title is still alive after defending their home turf against the Lancers, who came up from Tucson for the game. Watch the highlights below. 

No. 14 Centennial upset No. 11 Casteel, 37-14 

Despite finishing below .500 in the regular season, the Centennial Coyotes will play in the 6A semifinals after taking down Casteel on Friday night. Watch the highlights below. 

No. 2 Queen Creek defeated No. 7 Pinnacle, 37-28 

In a matchup of two of Arizona's top quarterbacks, Queen Creek came out on top and advanced to the 6A semifinals. Watch the highlights below. 

>>For the latest on the 6A playoffs, click here.  

5A Playoffs

No. 1 ALA-Gilbert North defeated No. 8 Campo Verde, 42-7 

Campo Verde's best season yet came to an end at the hands of a school that sits just five miles away as ALA-Gilbert North advanced to the 5A semis. Watch the highlights below. 

No. 4 Cactus defeated No. 12 Raymond S. Kellis, 21-6 

Kellis got an upset in the first round, but couldn't find that magic in the quarterfinals as it is Cactus that will advance to the 5A semifinals in 2024. Watch the highlights below. 

No. 7 Desert Edge upset No. 2 Tucson, 30-14 

Desert Edge earned a rematch with region rival Verrado in the semifinals after upsetting the No. 2 team in 5A, the Tucson Badgers. Watch the highlights below. 

>>For the latest on the 5A playoffs, click here.  

4A Playoffs 

No. 2 AZ College Prep defeated No. 7 Arcadia, 35-14 

This rematch between region rivals went much like the first game, as AZ College Prep ended Arcadia's season and advanced to the 4A semis. Watch the highlights below. 

No. 3 Snowflake defeated No. 6 Prescott, 49-13 

North of the Valley, Snowflake kept their undefeated season rolling with a dominant win over Prescott in the 4A quarterfinals. Watch the highlights below. Video courtesy: ITalk Sports. 

No. 4 Mica Mountain defeated No. 5 Thunderbird, 38-14

Mica Mountain made sure southern Arizona would have at least one team in the semifinals this year as they took care of business against Thunderbird. Watch the highlights below. 

>>For the latest on the 4A playoffs, click here.  

Sweet Plays of the Week 

Cameron Cox and Lina Washington revealed the Sweet Plays of the Week, which are the top three plays from the games on Friday night. 

As a reminder, these plays are not eligible for the $5,000 scholarship given to one of the 11 Sweet Plays of the Week from the regular season. You can see all of those plays and vote for the Sweet Play of the Year at 12News.com/Sports.  

The Turkey Tuesday refs are back! 

A Friday Night Fever tradition continues as Howard and his crew of referees returned for the 18th year to help 12News kick off Turkey Tuesday. And this year, there was a special honor for one of the refs. 

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