Top Arizona high school football games of the week

By Staff Report Sep 18, 2012, 5:00pm

Ironwood Ridge goes to Marcos de Niza for a matchup of undefeated squads in this week's top Arizona game.

Here is a list of the best games in the state for this week, Sept. 20-22, as determined by the MaxPreps Freeman Rankings.

MaxPreps Top Arizona High School Football Games of the Week
Centennial is undefeated so far, and will battle Willow Canyon in one of the state's top games this week.
Centennial is undefeated so far, and will battle Willow Canyon in one of the state's top games this week.
Photo by James Conrad

1. Ironwood Ridge (Tucson) [4-0] at Marcos de Niza (Tempe) [4-0]
Game date: Friday
Ironwood Ridge's state rank: 9
Marcos de Niza's state rank: 3

2. Chandler [4-0] at Mountain Pointe (Phoenix) [4-0]
Game date: Thursday
Chandler's state rank: 10
Mountain Pointe's state rank: 1

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3. Willow Canyon (Surprise) [3-1] at Centennial (Peoria) [4-0]
Game date: Friday
Willow Canyon's state rank: 35
Centennial's state rank: 5

4. Cactus (Glendale) [3-1] at Saguaro (Scottsdale) [3-1]
Game date: Friday
Cactus' state rank: 15
Saguaro's state rank: 17

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5. Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) [4-0] at Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale) [2-2]
Game date: Friday
Desert Mountain's state rank: 14
Notre Dame Prep's state rank: 24

6. Highland (Gilbert) [3-1] at Basha (Chandler) [3-1]
Game date: Friday
Highland's state rank: 21
Basha's state rank: 19

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7. Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) [4-0] at Liberty (Peoria) [4-0]
Game date: Friday
Sunrise Mountain's state rank: 46
Liberty's state rank: 16

8. Horizon (Scottsdale) [4-0] at Pinnacle (Phoenix) [4-0]
Game date: Friday
Horizon's state rank: 22
Pinnacle's state rank: 28