The high school football season in Arizona kicks off this week and MaxPreps has your look at the state's top teams. Defending Open Division state champion
Liberty (Peoria) owns the No. 1 spot in the Preseason MaxPreps Top 25.
The Lions are 32-5 over the past three seasons and will look to maintain their status as state power without quarterback Navi Bruzon, who is now at Arizona State.
Liberty should be strong on both sides of the line with
Caden Branston (6-3, 270, DL, Colorado State commit) and
Nick Spence (6-6, 280, OL, Minnesota) leading the way.
In addition to Liberty, defending AIA state champions include
Saguaro (Scottsdale) in 6A,
Higley (Gilbert) in 5A,
Canyon del Oro (Tucson) in 4A,
Sabino (Tucson) in 3A,
Scottsdale Christian Academy (Phoenix) in 2A and
Hayden (Winkelman) in 1A
The Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 is a composite of the
Preseason Top 100 and computer rankings factoring in past results and adjustments such as returners and statistical data when available.
Arizona Preseason MaxPreps 251.
Liberty (Peoria), 12-1
2.
Centennial (Peoria), 11-2
3.
Chandler, 8-3
4.
Brophy College Prep (Phoenix), 10-3
5.
Hamilton (Chandler), 7-4
6.
Basha (Chandler), 10-2
7.
Saguaro (Scottsdale), 9-5
8.
Higley (Gilbert), 12-2
9.
Highland (Gilbert), 9-3
10.
ALA (Queen Creek), 8-3
11.
Pinnacle (Phoenix), 7-5
12.
Horizon (Scottsdale), 10-3
13.
Salpointe Catholic (Tucson), 10-3
14.
Desert Edge (Goodyear), 11-3
15.
Red Mountain (Mesa), 7-7
16.
Mountain View (Mesa), 8-3
17.
Williams Field (Gilbert), 6-6
18.
Desert Mountain (Scottsdale), 9-2
19.
Yuma Catholic (Yuma), 13-1
20.
Canyon del Oro (Tucson), 14-0
21.
ALA-Gilbert North (Gilbert), 7-5
22.
Casteel (Queen Creek), 6-6
23.
Mountain Pointe (Phoenix), 6-5
24.
Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale), 5-7
25.
Perry (Gilbert), 8-4
