Saguaro has narrowed its coaching search down to two finalists and a decision could come as soon as today, according to a source close to the situation.
The finalists are in-house candidate Jason Mohns and an outside candidate, the source said.
John Sanders was fired in early January. He led the team to four state championships in five years as coach, but was dismissed because of a series of off-field missteps.
A separate source said Sanders will likely end up in a role with Arizona State, and the official announcement should come ‘very …

Saguaro began interviews for a new football coach yesterday and is finishing up today, athletic director Bob LaRue said in an email.
The school hopes to have a coach in place by next week.
John Sanders was fired in early January after leading the team to four state championships in five years, including the past two in a row. Sanders had great on-field success, but it was a build-up of incidents off the field that led to his dismissal, sources said.
Offensive coordinator Jason Mohns is a candidate, and numerous players are lobbying …

It’s the final go-round of regular season games for girls basketball. Everything wraps up Friday night and Sectionals from each Division begin next Tuesday, with semifinals set for Thursday night and championship games on Friday night, Feb. 10  (Division IV girls are Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday).
The top eight teams in each Section advance to the Sectional Tournament, which is single elimination. If a team wins its first game in the Sectional Tournament it should advance to the state tournament.
(All games are 7 p.m.  and records are PP games only through Monday).
Pinnacle at St. …

A day (or two) late again, but while soccer is in its final few days, girls basketball regular season is in its final week before the new Sectional tournaments (the top 8 teams from each sectional play in its respective tournament, which counts toward power points) at the beginning of February.
It’s a light schedule in terms of big attractions for this week’s games, but next week will more than make up for it.
(All records are power point games only through Tuesday night):
Xavier at Westwood (Wednesday):  The Gators (9-5) are currently …

It’s the final week of the regular season as all final matches take place Thursday night. With the new division/section alignment, 9 automatic qualifying spots for the state tournament (top 3 in each section based on power points) and seven other at-large bids based on PP, it’s going to be a wild finish with many schools playing 2-3 matches this week, and a lot of really good teams will be left out to dry.
(All records are power point matches only as of Monday afternoon):
Notre Dame at Cactus Shadows (Monday); vs. …

Confirming several other reports, Saguaro star running back D.J. Foster will choose between Arizona State, Cal and USC on Jan. 27.
The date is significant to him because it would have been his sister Jennifer’s 22nd birthday. Jennifer Foster died of an accidental prescription drug overdose on August 20, 2009. Here is a story I wrote in late November chronicling the relationship between the siblings.
Foster’s parents, Ruth and Darryll, Sr., will meet with ASU on Saturday, former Saguaro coach John Sanders said, but D.J. is done talking to colleges.
He will take …

Don’t look now, but the calendar is creeping toward February, which means not only do basketball and soccer postseason tournaments get underway — and the way divisions and sections shake out, competitively both those sports’ postseasons figure to be something special — but football vacancies will be filled.
Chaparral fired the first shot in promoting longtime offensive coordinator Dave Huffine, which surprised no one given his accumen, former coach Charlie Ragle’s endorsement (which, like it or not, resonated) and Huffine’s understanding of the beast that Chaparral’s program has become.
Other dominoes will …

Saguaro freshman wide receiver Christian Kirk has picked up a scholarship offer from Arizona State, Sabercats offensive coordinator Jason Mohns said in an email.
Kirk had 34 catches for 589 yards and six touchdowns last season for Saguaro. He was recently named to the MaxPreps/Air Force Freshman All-American team.
Mohns said new Sun Devils offensive coordinator Mike Norvell watched Kirk’s game tape and made the offer earlier today. It is Kirk’s second scholarship offer, on the heels of one last week from UCLA.

It didn’t take very long for John Sanders to find new employment, as all signs point to him latching on with Arizona State after getting fired as football coach of Saguaro on Wednesday.
With that likely settled, let’s turn our attention to the Sabercats and their search for a new coach. The school is now accepting applications, and will start conducting interviews during the week of Jan. 23. There seem to be two schools of thoughts on which way the administration will go with the new hire:
1) Stay in-house. If the …

The three-week crush is on everywhere to get one of those 24 playoff spots come February. Appetites were whetted by the terrific Chandler-St. Mary’s matchup last Friday night, but more good stuff is coming quickly.
(All games at 7 p.m.  Records are power point games only as of Monday, Jan. 9).
Xavier at Highland (Monday):  Talk about starting off the week with a bang, the Gators (6-2) and Hawks (6-1) could meet again after this, somewhere along the lines of a state quarterfinals matchup. If you like shooting, defense and fundamentals, this …