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Region shakeup: A look at the new Arizona high school football regions

By Zach Alvira

Head of Content

JJ Digos/Contributor
JJ Digos/Contributor

The appeal process for conference placement has come and gone, with a large majority of schools wishing to move down a conference being denied by the Arizona Interscholastic Association Executive Board.


Now, the focus shifts to regions. In year's past, most were made with school locations in mind. For example, the Premier Region featured all Chandler Unified School District Schools. The East Valley Region featured schools in Mesa and East Gilbert.


All of that, it seems, is out the window. Regions now feature teams from across the Valley. The Premier Region is no longer the same.


Schools will have until Feb. 4 to appeal their region placement. There will undoubtedly be several wishing to move for various reasons.


But for now, here's a look at each region for all football conferences.


6A Conference

It's important to note the 6A Conference regions do not have official names. At least, not like in year's past.


However, some schools have labeled their region as Premier, East Valley, etc. in social media posts. For now, the region names will be aligned with the AIA.


Region 1

Basha

Mesa

Perry

Salpointe Catholic

Westwood


Region 2

Cesar Chavez

Chandler

Hamilton

Pinnacle

Valley Vista


Region 3

Desert Ridge

Highland

Mountain View

Red Mountain


Region 4

Brophy

Higley

Saguaro

Shadow Ridge

Williams Field


Region 5

ALA - Queen Creek

Casteel

Corona del Sol

Desert Vista

Queen Creek


Region 6

Boulder Creek

Centennial

Liberty

Mountain Ridge

Sandra Day O'Connor


5A Conference

Central Valley

Barry Goldwater

Dobson

Ironwood

McClintock

Paradise Valley

Sunnyslope


Desert West

Canyon View

Desert Edge

Millennium

Raymond S. Kellis

Tolleson Union

Verrado


Metro

Betty H. Fairfax

Camelback

Central

North

South Mountain

Trevor G. Browne


Northeast Valley

Cactus Shadows

Chaparral

Desert Mountain

Horizon

Notre Dame Prep


Northwest

Apollo

Cactus

Sunrise Mountain

West Point

Willow Canyon

Yuma Catholic


San Tan

ALA - Gilbert North

AZ College Prep

Campo Verde

Gilbert

Mountain Pointe

Skyline


Sonoran

Buena

Canyon Del Oro

Casa Grande

Ironwood Ridge

Marana

Tucson

Vista Grande


Southern

Cienega

Desert View

Flowing Wells

Maricopa

Mountain View Marana

Nogales

Sunnyside


4A Conference

Black Canyon

Glendale

Greenway

Independence

Marcos de Niza

Moon Valley

Tempe


Copper Sky

Alhambra

Carl Hayden

Copper Canyon

Maryvale

North Canyon

Washington


Desert Sky

Arcadia

Combs

Eastmark

Mesquite

Poston Butte

Snowflake


Gila

Cholla

Empire

Pueblo

Rincon/University

Rio Rico

Sahuarita


Grand Canyon

Bradshaw Mountain

Coconino

Flagstaff

Lee Williams

Mingus Union

Mohave

Prescott


Kino

Amphitheater

Catalina Foothills

Douglas

Mica Mountain

Sahuaro

Walden Grove


Skyline

ALA - West Foothills

Northwest Christian

Paradise Honors

Peoria

St. Mary's

Thunderbird


Southwest

Agua Fria

Desert Sunrise

La Joya Community

Sierra Linda

Westview


West Valley

Buckeye Union

Deer Valley

Estrella Foothills

Lake Havasu

Youngker


Yuma

Cibola

Gila Ridge

Kofa

Somerton

Yuma


3A Conference

East

Coolidge

Florence

Pusch Ridge

Sabino

Safford

San Tan Foothills

Thatcher


Metro

ALA - Ironwood

Benjamin Franklin

Crismon

Gilbert Christian

Seton Catholic Prep

Valley Christian


Mountain

ALA - Mesa North

Apache Junction

Blue Ridge

Payson

Round Valley

Show Low


North

Chinle

Ganado

Monument Valley

Page

Window Rock

Winslow


West

Dysart

Kingman

Odyssey Institute

River Valley

Shadow Mountain

Wickenburg


2A Conference

Unreleased


1A Conference

East

Cicero Prep

Hayden

Ray

San Carlos

Superior Jr./Sr.


North

El Capitan

Fredonia

Joseph City

Mayer

Mogollon

Sedona Red Rock

Williams


South

Baboquivari

Duncan

Fort Thomas

San Manuel Jr./Sr.

St. David

Valley Union


West

Anthem Prep

Bagdad

Desert Heights Prep

Mohave Accelerated

Salome

Valley Lutheran


Unassigned teams

Dishchii'bikoh

Leading Edge Academy - Gilbert

North Phoenix Preparatory

Phoenix Day School for the Deaf

Tempe Prep

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