Toughest FB schedule in D-I for 2013?
June 26, 2013 by Les Willsey, AZPreps365
Sections have been reduced in number. More freedom games (some as many as six). So which of the 29 schools in Division I football possesses the most rigorous schedule?
Remember, each team plays each of its section opponents (the sections and schools in them are listed below). Those account for four or five of 10 games. The rest (five or six) are freedom games. Take a look and make your determination. Here are freedom games for each school:
DIVISION I, SECTION 1: Schools -- Basha, Chandler, Gilbert, Hamilton, Highland and Perry.
FREEDOM GAMES: Basha -- Green Valley HS, Henderson, Nev.; Centennial, Cesar Chavez, Pinnacle, Westview. Chandler -- Centennial, Buena, St. John Bosco, Calif.; Mtn. Pointe; Cesar Chavez. Gilbert -- Mesquite, Desert Ridge, Campo Verde, Skyline and Dobson. Hamilton -- Eastlake HS, Chula Vista, Calif.; Brophy, Pinnacle, Liberty HS, Henderson, Nev.; Mountain Pointe. Highland -- Queen Creek, Mesa, Mesa Mtn. View; Mountain Ridge, Campo Verde. Perry -- Sunnyside, Sandra Day O'Connor, Gila Ridge, Mesa Mtn. View, Mtn. Ridge.
DIVISION I, SECTION 2: Schools -- Cesar Chavez, Maryvale, Millennium, North, Valley Vista and Westview.
FREEDOM GAMES: Cesar Chavez -- Mtn. Ridge, Mtn. Pointe, Basha, Marcos de Niza, Chandler. Maryvale -- Sandra Day O'Connor, Westwood, Mtn. Pointe, Dobson, Skyline. Millennium -- North Canyon, Pinnacle, Horizon, Desert Ridge, Boulder Creek. North -- Mtn. Pointe, Desert Vista, San Luis, Mingus, Westwood. Valley Vista -- Willow Canyon, Mesa Mtn. View, North Canyon, Mesa, Sandra Day O'Connor. Westview -- Westview HS, San Diego, Calif.; Boulder Creek, Red Mountain, Sandra Day O'Connor, Basha.
DIVISION I, SECTION 3: Schools -- Desert Mountain, Desert Ridge, Mesa, Mesa Mtn. View, Red Mountain and Skyline.
FREEDOM GAMES: Desert Mountain -- Brophy, Notre Dame, Willow Canyon, Chaparral, Horizon. Desert Ridge -- Junipero Serra HS, Gardena, Calif.; Gilbert, Sandra Day O'Connor, Millennium, Brophy. Mesa -- Dobson, Highland, Westwood, Valley Vista, Tucson. Mesa Mtn. View -- Boulder Creek, Valley Vista, Highland, Perry, Pinnacle. Red Mountain -- Pinnacle, Westlake HS, Westlake Village, Calif.; Westview, Brophy, Chaparral. Skyline -- St. Mary's, Cibola, Corona del Sol, Gilbert, Maryvale.
DIVISION I, SECTION 4: Schools -- Brophy, Corona del Sol, Desert Vista, Dobson, Mountain Pointe.
FREEDOM GAMES: Brophy -- Desert Mountain, Hamilton, Centennial, Red Mountain, Desert Ridge, Chaparral. Corona del Sol -- Buena, Horizon, Skyline, Boulder Creek, Mesquite, Notre Dame. Desert Vista -- Mission Hills HS, San Marcos, Calif.; North, Boulder Creek, Marana Mtn. View, Cienega, Centennial. Dobson -- Mesa, Poston Butte, Raymond Kellis, Maryvale, Gilbert, Apollo. Mountain Pointe -- Bishop Gorman HS, Las Vegas Nev.; North, Cesar Chavez, Maryvale, Chandler, Hamilton.
DIVISION 1, SECTION 5: Schools -- Boulder Creek, Horizon, Mountain Ridge, North Canyon, Pinnacle, Sandra Day O'Connor.
FREEDOM GAMES: Boulder Creek -- Mesa Mtn. View; Westview, Desert Vista, Corona del Sol, Millennium. Horizon -- Marcos de Niza, Corona del Sol, Millennium, Paradise Valley, Desert Mountain. Mountain Ridge -- Cesar Chavez, Liberty, Chaparral, Highland, Perry. North Canyon -- Millennium, Paradise Valley, Valley Vista, Lake Havasu, Arcadia. Pinnacle -- Red Mountain, Millennium, Hamlton, Basha, Mesa Mtn. View. Sandra Day O'Connor -- Maryvale, Perry, Desert Ridge, Westview, Valley Vista.
TOUGHEST FREEDOM-GAME SCHEDULE: Brophy Prep. All six of its freedom-game foes are playoff teams from a year ago. Runner-up is Hamilton if its out-of-state opponents stack up. Shout outs to Basha, Chandler, Red Mountain and Cesar Chavez. Chavez went strong in its freedom games since the Champions are light in their section.
TOUGHEST OVERALL SCHEDULE: Have to say Brophy again since added to the Broncos' mix of Desert Mountain, Hamilton, Centennial, Red Mountain, Desert Ridge and Chaparral are Desert Vista and Mountain Pointe.