Arizona high school fall sports set to begin on Monday

A look at the 2019 Arizona high school fall sports:

Boys swimming

Top teams: Division I — Phoenix Brophy Prep, Scottsdale Chaparral, Mesa Mountain View, Anthem Boulder Creek, Phoenix Pinnacle, Mesa Desert Ridge. Division II — Tucson Canyon del Oro, Tucson Catalina Foothills, Tucson Salpointe Catholic, Buckeye Verrado, Gilbert Campo Verde. Division

III — Phoenix Country Day School, Scottsdale Saguaro, Phoenix Veritas, Chandler Seton Catholic.

Top individuals: Matthew Leblanc, Chaparral, 100 Breast, 200 IM; Mateja Milovanovic, Brophy Prep, 100 Back, 200 IM; Jadan Nabor, Verrado, 100 Back, 200 IM; Aidan Reagan, Salpointe Catholic, 200 Free, 500 Free; Jon Carlo Lovullo, Boulder Creek, 50 Free, 100 Free; Dylan Melin, Pinnacle, 100 Free, 200 Free; Aaron Rosen, Pinnacle, 100 Breast, 200 IM; Maxwell Kleinman, Queen Creek Benjamin Franklin, 100 Breast, 200 IM; Ellis Bohon, Chaparral, 200 IM, 500 Free; Daniel Matheson, Peoria Sunrise Mountain, 100 Butterfly, 100 Back; William Bansberg, Scottsdale Notre Dame, 100 Butterfly, 200 Free; Essias Smith, Desert Ridge, 100 Butterfly, 200 Free; Luke Walker, Desert Ridge, 100 Back, 200 IM. Top newcomer: Connor Watkins, Verado, 500 free, 200 free.

Key dates: Sept 5th — Brophy/Xavier vs. Chaparral at Cactus Park Pool in Scottsdale; Boulder Creek vs. Pinnacle; Sept. 19th — Brophy/Xavier vs. Mountain View at Kino Pool; Sept. 14th — Chandler Wolves Classic; Sept. 21st — Brophy Invitational; Sept.

26th — Mountain View vs. Chaparral at Cactus Park Pool; Sept. 28th — Phoenix Country Day School Eagle Invitational; Oct.

3rd — Mountain View vs. Desert Ridge at Kino Pool; Salpointe Catholic vs. Catalina Foothills vs. Rincon. State meet: Division I — Nov. 7-8, Skyline High School; Division II — Nov. 7-8 Kino High School; Division III — Nov. 7-8 Phoenix Country Day School; Nov. 9, all divisional meet at Skyline High School.

Note: Brophy Prep enters the season with its dynasty intact after beating Chaparral in last season's state championship.

Girls swimming

Teams to watch:Division I — Chaparral, Xavier College Prep, Mountain View; Division II — Catalina Foothills, Salpointe Catholic, Verrado, Goodyear Millennium;

Division III — Tucson Sabino, Phoenix Country Day School, Seton Catholic, Scottsdale Prep.

Top individuals:Division I — Ashley Strouse, Chaparral, 100 Free, 200 Free; Greer Pattison, Chaparral, 50 Free, 100 Back; Morgan Brophy, Chaparral, 100 Butterfly, 200 IM; Emma Becker, Mesa Mountain View, 100 Breast, 200 IM; Mia Rankin, Xavier Prep, 200 IM, 500 Free; Kalli Fama, Gilbert Perry, 100 Free, 200 Free; Samantha Krew, Chaparral, 100 Butterfly; 100 Free;

Division II — Taylor Mellon, Verrado, 500 free, 100 fly, Ayden Chanin, Notre Dame, 200 Free, 500 Freestyle; Taylor AliceaJorgensen, Catalina Foothills, 100 Butterfly, 200 Free; Paige Treptow, Campo Verde, 50 Free, 100 Free; Sadie Edwards, Paradise Valley, 100 Butterfly, 100 Breast; Helen Noble, Millennium, 100 Butterfly, 100 Back; Sophie Velitchkov, Tempe McClintock, 100 Back; Division III — Amanda Zajdzinski, Gilbert Arete Prep, 200 free, 500 free; Skylar Dikeman, Sabino, 50 Free, 100 Back; Quinn Murphy, Phoenix Country Day School, 100 Back, 100 Free; Avery Spade, The Gregory School, 100 Butterfly, 100 Breast. Top newcomer: Serena Thompson, Verrado, 200 free, 500 free.

State meet: Division I — Nov. 7-8, Mesa Skyline High School; Division II — Nov. 7-8 Kino High School; Division III — Nov. 7-8 Phoenix Country Day School; Nov. 9, all divisional meet at Skyline High School.

Girls Volleyball Boys cross-country

Teams to watch: Gilbert Highland, Flagstaff, Page, North Phoenix Prep, Phoenix Desert Vista

Athletes to watch: Leo Daschbach, Highland; Ayden Schilb, Vail Cienega; Braedon Palmer, Sunrise Mountain; Randy Espinoza, Glendale Deer Valley; Jordan Black, North Phoenix Prep; Max Davis, Highland, Sammy Van Alstine, Desert Vista; Hunter Krasa, Glendale Mountain Ridge; Caden Resendez, Highland; Matthew Judd, Mesa Mountain View. Championship date: Nov. 16 — Division I IV, state championship, Cave Creek Golf Course.

Girls cross-country

Teams to watch: Desert Vista, Xavier Prep, Flagstaff, St. Michael, Millennium, Centennial, Campo Verde, Mesa Red Mountain.

Athletes to watch:Ali Upshaw, St. Michael; Lauren Ping, Desert Vista; Grace Ping, Desert Vista, Hana Hall, Flagstaff, Jordan Miller, Millennium; Sara Eltiste, Campo Verde; Kiana Kai, Campo Verde.

Championship date: Nov. 16 — Division I IV, state championship, Cave Creek Golf Course.

Boys golf

Teams to watch:Division 1 — Chaparral, Brophy Prep, Chandler Hamilton, Pinnacle; Division II — Arcadia, Williams Field.

Players to watch: Division I — Preston Summerhays, Chaparral; Mahanth Chirravuri, Hamilton; Noah Nunez, Brophy Prep; Zack Missigman, Brophy Prep; Johnny Walker, Hamilton; Ben Lorenz, Sunrise Mountain; Scott Schlader, Desert Vista;

Division II — Tucker Clark, Arcadia; Gavin Aurilia, Arcadia; Rylan Johnson, Williams Field; Damon Vilkauskas, Gilbert Higley; Cade Anderson, Notre Dame Prep.

Championship dates: Nov. 4-5 — Division I state playoffs, Omni Tucson National; Oct.

28-29 — Division II state playoffs, Omni Tucson National.

Girls golf

Teams to watch:Division I — Xavier Prep, Hamilton, Chaparral; Division II — Millennium, Tucson Ironwood Ridge, Cienega, Cactus Shadows, Catalina Foothills.

Players to watch: Division I — Ashley Menne, Xavier Prep; Grace Summerhays, Chaparral; Madeline Adam, Hamilton;Sydney Bryan, Red Mountain; Division II — Maddie Laux, Millennium; Maya Benita, Catalina Foothills; Mackenzie McRee, Salpointe Catholic; Breyana Matthews, Xavier Prep, Jenny Bae, Hamilton, Kyla Wilde, Pinnacle. Championship dates:Nov. 4-5 — Division I state playoffs, Omni Tucson National; Oct. 28-29 — Division II state playoffs, Omni Tucson National.

Boys fall soccer

Teams to watch: Lakeside Blue Ridge, Chino Valley, Show Low, Camp Verde, Surprise Shadow Ridge.

Players to watch: Angel Sanchez, MF/F, Chino Valley, Quade Kellerman, MF, Chino Valley, Tommy Pederson, F, Blue Ridge; Kaden Brimhall, F, Blue Ridge. Championship dates:Oct. 29 — state tournament play-in game; Nov. 1-2 — state championship semifinals and finals at Williams Field High.

Girls fall soccer

Teams to watch: Flagstaff Northland Prep Academy, Chino Valley, Show Low, St. Johns.

Players to watch: Ellie Karen, F, Northland Prep Academy; Kiara Hovis, MF, Northland Prep Academy; Mia Blair, MF, Northland Prep Academy; Madison Foster, MF, Chino Valley; Ashley McGuffey, MF, Chino Valley; Kacey Matthews, GK, Chino Valley.

Championship dates:Oct. 29 — state tournament play-in game; Nov. 1-2 — state championship semifinals and finals at Williams Field High.

Note: Championship matchup for the last two season has been Northland Prep vs. Chino Valley, which was the latter team's third consecutive trip.

Badminton

Teams to watch: Hamilton, Chandler, Basha, Perry, Pinnacle, Sandra Day O'Connor, Red Mountain, Chaparral, Mountain Ridge, Queen Creek, Mesa Mountain View, Horizon, Sunnyslope, Gilbert Mesquite.

Players to watch: Singles:Rujuta Sane, Hamilton, Eileen Li, Corona del Sol; Mayse Dunn, Xavier Prep; Samantha Diep, Hamilton, Nikhita Jayaraj, Perry, Sophie Jex, Perry; Sydney Boyd, Pinnacle; Lauren Francis, Sandra Day O'Connor; Ellie Clarkson, Mesa Mountain View; Shivani Bahl, Mountain Ridge, Katherine Chou, Chandler; Jordan Ludwig, Phoenix Washington; Sofia Lovesy, Sunnyslope; Payton Foti, Mesquite;

Doubles: Thalia Liu and Abby Liu (Hamilton), , Nikhita Jayaraj and Ashley Rodarte (Perry). Championship dates: Oct. 26, Individual Championship, singles and doubles at Glendale Independence; Oct. 28, Division I & II team state playoffs, Round 1 and quarterfinals; Oct. 30, Semifinals (high seed);

Oct. 31, team championship at Gilbert Mesquite. Have tips for us?

Reach the reporter at dana.scott@azcentral.com or at 480-4864721. Follow his Twitter @iam_DanaScott.

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