Desert Edge defeated Paradise Valley 29-27 in the Division III championship game Saturday afternoon at Arizona Stadium. The win capped off a 12-2 record for the Scorpions and it signaled the arrival of junior quarterback Tehran Thomas.
A lot of familiar faces dot the Arizona football championship weekend, including one of the state's highest-ranked recruits - Saguaro's Byron Murphy - facing his former teammates at Marcos de Niza in the Division II final.