There were no surprise winners based on seeding or matchups from last weekend's D-I through D-V football semifinals.

This Saturday four rematches from regular-season meetings are on tap -- Hamilton vs. Desert Vista in D-I; Saguaro vs. Cactus in D-III; Blue Ridge vs. Show Low in D-IV and Northwest Christian vs. Yuma Catholic in D-V. Can any of the four go the other way this time?

Perhaps in two of the four contests. Those would be NWC-Yuma Catholic and Blue Ridge-Show Low.

Yuma Catholic, bidding to become only the second school in Yuma history to win a high school football title, has lost four games to Northwest since October of 2009. Every game has been decided by a touchdown or less, including last year's championship game.

Few if any teams have put the kabosh on the state's all-time leading rusher, NWC senior Casey Jahn. Jahn has averaged 186 yards in four previous meetings. His 87-yard TD run back on Aug. 27 was the difference in a 13-6 win by the Crusaders to open the 2011 season.

Yuma Catholic's passing attack drives the Shamrocks. Fewer drops by receivers and fewer interceptions by quarterback Tommy Pistone could result in the first outright- title trophy residing in Yuma. Yuma High shared a big-school title with South Mountain in 1959.

Blue Ridge, which lost to Show Low in the 3A title game last year and beat the Cougars earlier this season, 10-9, was the most impressive team of the four D-IV semifinalists last Saturday. Efficient quarterback play from Skyler Hill,  an ever-present breakaway threat  in versatile Danny Groebner and power back Chans Cox supply Blue Ridge with a slick arsenal. The Yellow Jackets defense is tough, hard-hitting and fundamentally sound.

Show Low's shot at repeating comes down to getting big plays from Josh Weeks either on offense or special teams and winning the turnover battle. All things even, this game goes Blue Ridge's way.

Hamilton, looking for its fourth consecutive big-school title, dominated Desert Vista, 35-10, on Oct. 6. Quarterback Blake Kemp tossed three TD passes (the Huskies had four in the game) and piled up 301 yards through the air. The only chance Desert Vista has is to prevail in the trenches and run the ball effectively. Rushing for 123 yards and turning the ball over three times won't cut it against the defending champs.

While most championship teams win with better-than-average defense or beyond, Saguaro is the antithesis . The Sabercats are averaging 61 points a game in three playoff games and 55 per outing on the year. They have allowed 103 points in the their playoff games,  55 points more than any of the other nine teams in the finals in D-I through D-V.

Numbers wise, Cactus has been the stingiest team in postseason (13 points allowed). However, the Cobras lost to Saguaro, 62-24, in late September. Interesting to watch how this one plays out, but it looks like it's destined to be Saguaro, led by D.J. Foster.