Higley Knights

In a fast-paced, somewhat unexpected move, St. Mary’s football coach Eddy Zubey is taking over at Higley.

Mike Clark dedicated 20 years of his life to Mesa Dobson football, winning a state title in 1987 and impacting the lives of countless kids.

Higley Knights

December 28, 2004

Queen Creek’s Jensen Nevitt pulled down a 35-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Richie Edwards with no time left Friday night to give the Bulldogs a stunning 30-28 home win over Gilbert Higley to capture the 4A East Sky Region title.

Outlook: The Knights enter their rematch with the Bears a confident bunch.

No team in the 4A-II East Sky has enjoyed more success the past two years than Gilbert Higley.

On Thursday, Gilbert Higley football coach Jim Beall chuckled as he recalled events leading up to his May 27 heart attack suffered at his home.

Seventh-seeded Gilbert Higley marched over second-seeded Buckeye like Sherman burned through Georgia, amassing 478 yards rushing on the way to a 53-7 win in the 4A-II state football playoffs at Buckeye on Friday.

For the second game in a row host Williams Field scored early and often in a blowout win.

Relief finally came to the Higley football team. And without the aid of an antacid.

The totals were awe-inspiring: 93 points, 999 yards of total offense and 552 passing yards.

Queen Creek gave its fans a fourth-quarter ride Friday night. After spending three quarters blowing golden opportunities and giving up a couple of key plays, the Bulldogs found their 'A’ game when it counted most.

Phoenix Arcadia came into its 4A Division II first-round state playoff game against Gilbert Higley as the lower seed and the underdog due to the four-game losing streak it was dragging around.

Family comes first to Steve Campbell, and to prove this point, he’s cutting out his commute. After four years coaching Tempe McClintock, Campbell, 34, has accepted the football coaching job at the Higley school district’s newest high school, Gilbert Williams Field, which opens this fall.

Higley hired Eric Magana as its new boys basketball coach on Friday.

Higley senior quarterback Eric Kump won the MVP award from the West division at  the Top 100 National Underclassmen football camp held in Los Angeles last weekend.

Cave Creek Cactus Shadows football coach Chad DeGrenier didn't know he had a quarterback on his hands when he met Phillip Aholt.

It’ll be like playing in front of a mirror.

Until Jan. 3, Eddy Zubey wasn’t thinking about leaving St. Mary’s.

Gilbert Higley’s Chris Campbell rushed for 241 yards on 21 carries and two touchdowns Friday as the Knights captured a 28-21 4A-II East Sky Region victory at home over Tempe.

As a crow flies or car drives, the winner of this week’s closest rivalry game isn’t among the many Division I state title contenders slugging it out against one another.

Whenever the train goes by during a home football game, the Higley Express cheers. “When you hear those horns, you know the Higley Express is gonna get ya,” said Alan Wilson, the Higley High School parent who started the fan tradition. “It’s gonna run you over, baby.”