By Zach Alvira
Head of Content

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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