New divisional placement for Phoenix Union and Mesa city football programs allows for a new sense of being able to compete rather endure the blowouts of years past.
The redistribution of teams in 2015 by the AIA has many of last year's final four teams moving up to a higher division, with plenty of intrigue coming out of the massive Division III.
The depth of quality runners in Arizona has brought the state to an impressive level as programs like Hopi, Desert Vista, Page and Flagstaff lead the way.
Sunnyside's Roman Bravo-Young, Desert Edge's Brandon Courtney and Chandler's Jason Holmes combine for four championships in Fargo, N.D., as Arizona returns with 11 All-Americans.
A year after having three high school products selected in the first 75 picks, Arizona's top prospects are from the college level, while prep athletes fall outside of the top 100.