Top Arizona high school football games of the week

By Staff Report Oct 2, 2012, 5:17pm

Hamilton hosts Desert Vista in Arizona's top game of the week.

Here is a list of the best games in the state for this week, Oct. 4-6, as determined by the MaxPreps Freeman Rankings.
Matt Young and No. 6 Desert Vista will play a tough road game Friday against No. 5 Hamilton.
Matt Young and No. 6 Desert Vista will play a tough road game Friday against No. 5 Hamilton.
Photo by Kevin French
Top Arizona High School Football Games of the Week

1. Desert Vista (Phoenix) [5-1] at Hamilton (Chandler) [4-2]
Game date:
Friday
Desert Vista's state rank:
6
Hamilton's state rank:
5
Projected:
Hamilton 28, Desert Vista 21

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2. Desert Ridge (Mesa) [5-1] at Basha (Chandler) [5-1]
Game date:
Friday
Desert Ridge's state rank:
1
Basha's state rank:
13
Projected:
Desert Ridge 38, Basha 20

3. Mountain View (Mesa) [4-2] at Red Mountain (Mesa) [5-1]
Game date:
Friday
Mountain View's state rank:
17
Red Mountain's state rank:
9
Projected:
Red Mountain  34, Mountain View 28

4. Highland (Gilbert) [4-2] at Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) [6-0]
Game date:
Friday
Highland's state rank:
20
Desert Mountain's state rank:
11
Projected:
Desert Mountain 28, Highland 22

5. Brophy College Prep (Phoenix) [5-2] at Westview (Avondale) [5-1]

Game date:
Thursday
Brophy College Prep's state rank:
4
Westview's state rank:
51
Projected:
Brophy College Prep 48, Westview 21



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6. Ironwood Ridge (Tucson) [6-0] at Mountain View (Tucson) [4-2]
Game date:
Thursday
Ironwood Ridge's state rank:
2
Mountain View's state rank:
40
Projected:
Ironwood Ridge 35, Mountain View 7

7. Mountain Ridge (Glendale) [3-3] at Pinnacle (Phoenix) [5-1]
Game date:
Friday
Mountain Ridge's state rank:
26
Pinnacle's state rank:
24
Projected:
Pinnacle 35, Mountain Ridge 31