Does anyone play defense any more???

It’s amazing what Perry does schematically.

They just don’t have the kids to compete with Chandler, etc

I guess not, because other than 70-63 those scores don't really stick out to me.

Good question. The 4A scores in AZ were far more reasonable, though. Desert Edge 24 Casa Grande 21 Gila Ridge 28 Sahuaro 21, Mesquite 27 Marcos 26 and Cactus 34 Peoria 7. Part of Arizona's problem is the huge discrepancy between the have's and have nots, which is why the Open Division State tournament was created.

It's all relative to the teams that are playing, schemes being run, etc..etc.. It's not unusual to see high scoring games in the quarterfinals around here. But, those scores tend to drop significantly in the semi's and the championship. A few years ago, an Air Raid team was tearing through the playoffs and putting up 40+ points per game. They lost the state title game 28-21.

All the rules in football the last decade benefit the offense... casual fans want to see points and touchdowns. No huddle offenses designed to get players tired are built to take advantage of a loophole in the clock-rules to get more points.

Not sure what Arizona football looks like during the regular season but maybe it's just a playoff thing with a lot of high scoring teams in the brackets?

We only allowed an average of 12 points a game during the regular season and now as we head into the semi's, we've given up an average of 21 points a game.  

Growing up the only places that seemed to play defense were either up on The Mountain or Sunnyside and Amphi in Tucson. A lot of it comes to division of labor and player ability discrepancies. Many teams stock their O with stud players and keep them off defense. Many teams in Tucson area play too complicated defensive schemes combined with a refined machine of spread and RPO concepts since you can basically 7on7 all year round at least South of Flagstaff. Traditionally schools like Sabino, Salpointe, Sunnyside, Safford, and the White Mountain schools won a lot because they played tough, sound defense and put best players on defense.

Keep averaging 22+ and my guess is things will keep going well!   Congrats!

It is tough to say based on playoff scores in our state because before the finals in Ford Field (indoors) they can be influenced by the weather.

Generally speaking the number of times you score 21+ points will correspond to the number of games you win, and the number of times you give up 21+ points will correspond to the number of games you lose.

What erks me on illegal man downfield, is when a guy is 8-15 yards downfield and the ball is thrown right by him on a dig or post and there is no call.
Last 2 years tds and crunch time first downs have happened to us with this happening.
It even happened 4 times in the state championship to the school I was at in 2013.. And those refs are supposedly the best.

Heck, I know it’s freshman ball, but I coached one year of it at the 7a level in Arkansas. 4 times we gave up touchdowns to the OFFENSIVE tackle!
Yes the the tackle 77,50,74,and another 77 were their jersey numbers .Running post and go routes.

First time we were in straight man, and dude catches it all by himself in the end zone , and I’m like no freakin way, it was number 77!
I got 2 answers on it, one was “Coach we don’t enforce the number rule here in junior high” which of course I’m like ok, but they can’t have 7 guys running routes! The other answer was “Coach those wide outs were off the line so he’s uncovered!🤦🏼‍♂️“
I even had it screen shot on my phone to show the refs late in the year cause this team had done it on film. They said they would watch for it and that it was illegal. What do ya know, it happens! But they at least came back after half and said sorry coach we blew it.

I can attest to this. A couple years back we scored like 28, 35, and 42 in the first three rounds - they were cold but dry. 

Got to semi's and encountered some nasty ran/sleet/wind at about 33 degrees. We matched up with them really well in the passing game but bad weather really negated that completely. The other team was able to just ground and pound their way to Ford Field. 

With these scores and scores in the NCAA as well as some examples in the NFL, I think the most striking thing is how Offense (and offensive tempo) impacts points against or points given up.  

Heck, Nick Saban, who is treated as and infallible defensive deity by many on this site has given up 33, 44, 46, and 48 in its last 4 games against top 20 ( i.e. - comparably talented) opponents.  

Points per possession is a much better evaluative stat than total points now.   

For what it's worth, we won a game 3-0 this year!!!