James Contes is a good student with plenty of academic college options, but nothing yet for football.

Hamilton looked like the Huskies of yester-year. Desert Ridge was, well, a bit shell-shocked.

There are duds and then there is something so out of character it becomes insurmountable.

No. 1 Mountain Pointe vs. No. 3 Hamilton

Patrick Joseph felt he left his best words for this last game, even if the Hamilton senior offensive lineman’s pregame speech was “spur of the moment.”

It looked like Basha finally had Hamilton on the ropes, ready to deliver a knockout punch and earn the school’s first victory against its district rival.

After Hamilton surprisingly started out the season 0-2, many people were ready to write off the Huskies. They proved all doubters wrong, rebounding to reel off five consecutive wins.

A collection of some of the best East Valley high school football performances from the first round of the 2012 playoffs:

2013 Track and Field state Championships

Paradise Valley knew Cactus Shadows’ quarterback, Bryce Kinsler, was closing in on the Class 4A career passing yardage record, but the Trojans weren’t about to hand it to him on their field.

Media outlets have prepared obituaries for famous people getting up in age so when the time comes a few simple blanks can be filled in and the obit can be released in a timely fashion.

Let’s do this again.

There are duds and then there is something so out of character it becomes insurmountable.

Media outlets have prepared obituaries for famous people getting up in age so when the time comes a few simple blanks can be filled in and the obit can be released in a timely fashion.

Someday, the talent pool will dry up enough and the Chandler High girls track program will be challenged for state supremacy. That day, however, is not in the immediate future.