Breakdown (18 minutes)

Centennial knocked off Casteel 42-19 on Friday, August 19th. The Coyotes stormed out to a 35-0 lead late in the fourth, but Coyotes players cramping up helped an in-shape Colts team storm back behind a monster quarter from WR Zach Nelson. Ralph Amsden breaks down the action, and interviewed Centennial standouts Tawee Walker (5:40), who had four touchdowns, and AJ Jackson (10:10), who had an interception in the win.

(25 total minutes) Ralph Amsden went out to Marana Mountain View to take in the Nighthawks 42-14 season-opening road win. In this episode of the Arizona Varsity Show, Ralph recaps the in-game action, and interviews Ironwood Ridge DL Max Vernon (11:45), WR Andrew Cook (15:25) about their big win. Ralph also checks in with Marana Mountain View star two-way player Calib McRae (18:05), as well as Ironwood Ridge Head Coach Matt Johnson (20:05). 

Brett Quintyne, Ralph Amsden and Chilly preview the upcoming season for Arizona College Prep, Valley Christian, Seton Catholic, Casteel, Basha, Hamilton, Perry and Chandler.

Breakdown (80 minutes)

Intro

Arizona College Prep (1:05)

Valley Christian, with an interview from Trojans Head Coach Kirk Sundberg (3:45)

Seton Catholic (20:00)

Casteel (25:45)

Basha (32:45)

Hamilton (41:35)

Perry (53:20)

Chandler (1:02:15)

(127 Minutes)

Ralph Amsden and Chilly discuss the Arizona High school landscape from the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge in Atlanta, Georgia. Special guests include DuckSportsAuthority.com Publisher AJ Jacobsen (1:42:30), and BeaversEdge.com Publisher Mike Singer (1:54:20) to talk about the Arizona High school prospects at Oregon and Oregon State. 

Welcome to the 7th episode of the Arizona Varsity Show with Ralph Amsden

Breakdown (66 minutes)

Intro:  

(14:40) Interview with former Saguaro QB Karé Lyles, who is at Scottsdale Community College after playing for Wisconsin.

(22:30) Interview with Chandler TE Brayden Liebrock, who recently committed to Texas

(27:30) Interview with Desert Mountain QB Kedon Slovis, who recently committed to USC

(32:10) Interview with Mesa Mountain View QB Brandon Nuñez

(38:25) Interview with Mesa DB Ed McClendon

(44:10) Interview with Pinnacle QB and Oklahoma commit Spencer Rattler

(49:15) Interview with 2020 Chaparral QB Jack Miller 

(1:00:35) Interview with Higley four-star ATH Ty Robinson

The C-Town Rivals Podcast is back to wrap up spring football and hear from coaching representatives of all the Chandler-area schools.

Ralph Amsden went out to Sports360AZcom's Valle Luna Mexican Restaurant event on Monday, May 21st and talked with coaches from Perry, Chandler, Basha, Hamilton, Casteel, and Arizona College Prep, and caught up with Valley Christian's new head coach over the phone. 

Breakdown (76 minutes)

Intro

(2:00) Perry Head Coach Preston Jones

(20:00) Chandler Head Coach Shaun Aguano

(29:30) Basha Head Coach Chris McDonald

(39:00) Hamilton Assistant Coach Roger Schenks

(46:00) Casteel Assistant Coach Bobby Newcombe

(56:00) Arizona College Prep Head Coach Myron Bluford

(1:04:30) Valley Christian Head Coach Kirk Sundberg

Welcome to the sixth episode of the Arizona Varsity Show with Ralph Amsden

Breakdown (132 minutes)

Intro: The Edge Twins ordeal- What can we change as a high school sports community to keep our kids safe? 

(27:00) DeAndre Ayton or Marvin Bagley III- is it really a no-brainer?

(36:00) A Breakdown of the showcases at Red Mountain, Desert Vista and Saguaro

(52:00) An Interview with Saguaro QB Tyler Beverett, TE Hayden Hatten and DE Hogan Hatten

(55:00) An Interview with Centennial RB Jeiel Stark

(59:15) An Interview with Higley QB Spencer Brasch

(1:06:00) Showcase Roundtable with Chilly, Cody Cameron, and Charles Wilson of King of the Game

(1:17:20) An Interview with Dennis Gile of Dennis Gile's QB Academy, talking Jacob Conover's commitment to BYU, and the Memorial Day Dime-Droppers Camp

(1:41:00) An Interview with Mountain Ridge LB Braiden Manusina on his recruitment and the benefits of playing rugby

(1:49:00) An Interview with Douglas High Head Coach James Fitzgerald, a Valley Christian Graduate who played with recently deceased VCHS alum Justin Lett. Fitzgerald talks about his path into coaching, his thoughts on MCCCD abandoning JuCo football, and Justin Lett's legacy on his life. 

Welcome to the fifth episode of the Arizona Varsity Show with Ralph Amsden

Breakdown (93 minutes)

Intro

(0:00-11:40) 

(11:40) I talk about the advantages of being a multi-sport athlete

(20:36) An interview with Saguaro's Kelee Ringo and Chandler's Jaheim Brown-Taylor from the 2018 Chandler Rotary track meet

(28:16) An Interview with Chandler/Oregon State/NFL WR Markus Wheaton from the 2018 Chandler Rotary Track Meet

(34:40) Transfers! Are they good? Bad? Inevitable? What's Arizona Varsity's official attitude toward transferring and the penalties that AIA imposes?

(58:10) The Marana coaching situation- Andy Litten leaves, and the students protest the supposed Cam Wierson hire. What happened, and are they in good hands with Louie Ramirez?

(1:10:00) 7 on 7 football brings a plethora of opinions. Is it worth it? Is it helpful with recruiting? I discuss the criticisms and myths surrounding padless football.

(1:21:00) An Interview with Tory Weeks and Tyler Rittenhouse of Next Level Films

Welcome to the third episode of the Arizona Varsity Show with Ralph Amsden

Breakdown (140 minutes)

Intro

(3:10) Thoughts on the 4A-6A Boys Hoops Champions.

(11:55) I talk with Sunnyslope Head Coach Ray Portella about Vikings PG Bryson MeWhinney, and then Bryson MeWhinney himself.

(15:06)Thoughts on Pinnacle G Trent Brown, including conversations with Head Coach Charles Wilde, fellow guard Spencer Rattler and Trent Brown himself.

(20:50) High School Championship Roundtable with Gregg Rosenberg, Chilly and Cody Cameron. 

(37:00) It's 7 on 7 season! I traveled to Mesquite, Nevada for the Pylon tournament My thoughts, plus an interview with Tucson Turf founder Toby Borguet about the program's history, the future of 7 on 7 football, Marana high school football, and the ceiling of QB Trenton Bourguet.

(1:09:00) A conversation with North Canyon ATH Alphonso Taylor from OTB Elite's 7 on 7 team from out in Mesquite, Nevada.

(1:11:35) A conversation with Heads Up 7 on 7's Jordan Gourley, Racsheed Sterling (Goldwater) and Demetrius Warren Jr (Chandler) from out in Mesquite, Nevada.

(1:15:00) An interview with UNLV commit Bryce Jackson (Chandler) from out in Mesquite, Nevada.

(1:21:30) It's Camp season. I traveled to Glendora, California for the Rivals/Adizero Combine and the Rivals/Adidas 3-Stripe Camp, and Chilly went to the Nike Opening Regional in Anaheim. I give my thoughts on camp season and how Arizona prospects should approach it.

(1:34:30) An interview with 2019 Mountain Pointe QB Ahmen Williams from out at the Rivals/Adizero Combine in Glendora, California.

(1:41:30) I examine the potential 2018 NFL draft picks from Arizona, how they got to this point, and where they might fit in best. 

(1:59:30) Maricopa County Community College District is cancelling JuCo football at Glendale, Mesa, Phoenix and Scottsdale Community College after the 2018 season. An update, as well interviews with Stone Matthews from Saguaro/MCC (2:05:00) and Manny Orona from Browne/GCC/Memphis (2:08:15) from a February 27th student-athlete protest at the MCCCD offices.

(2:12:40) Final Thoughts

Welcome to the third episode of the Arizona Varsity Show with Ralph Amsden

Breakdown (95 minutes)

Intro: A brief recap of the February 7, 2018 Signing Day

(6:42) North Canyon' Solomon Enis talks about his commitment to Utah, and his head coach Airabin Justin weighs in on Enis and Tre O'Guinn's decision to head to Salt Lake City together.

(12:00) A look at where local recruiting will go for Arizona and Arizona State moving forward, with audio from ASU Head Coach Herm Edwards.

(22:00) Ralph talks with Chandler alum and New York Giants RB Paul Perkins after he was inducted into the CHandler Sports Hall of Fame

(24:55) Hamilton alum and CFL veteran Glenn Love talks about starting to transition from his football career into a business that makes eco-friendly clothing from recyclables.

(32:30) It's 7 on 7 season! Ralph checks in with one of the players that surprised him the most at the recent Red Zone Elite tournament at Barry Goldwater High, BGHS QB Jordan Gourley.

(43:45) Shadow Mountain's football and basketball standout Jalen Williams talks about balancing multiple sports, his recruiting and more.

(56:20) A quick look at the 4A-6A State basketball tournament brackets, and an interview with the Head Coach of the 6A #1 seed, Brophy Prep's Matt Hooten.

(1:21:15) Maricopa County Community College District is cancelling JuCo football at Glendale, Mesa, Phoenix and Scottsdale Community College after the 2018 season. My thoughts on MCCCD's action, and the reason I'm not confident efforts to save JuCo football in Maricopa County will be successful.