Football is the No. 8 seed in AIA Open Division Playoffs
The Brophy College Prep football team will be the No. 8 seed in the AIA Open playoffs and host No. 9 Mountain View Mesa in a first-round game on Nov. 13 at Central High School at 7 pm. The game will be available on the Varsity Show YouTube channel. Bracket
Brophy is in the Open Division playoffs for the second consecutive season, defeating Casteel before falling at Chandler in 2025.
The 2026 bracket includes No. 5 Basha hosting No. 12 ALA-Queen Creek, No. 6 Perry hosting No. 11 O’Connor, and No. 7 Pinnacle hosting No. 10 Higley.
Liberty is the top seed and will play the winner of the Brophy-Mountain View game. Chandler is No. 2, Hamilton is No. 3, and Centennial is No. 4. The losers of the first-round games will be reseeded in the 6A bracket.
Brophy finished the season at 7-3 and won the 6A Central Region for the second consecutive season.
Senior Jack Carson hit the game-winning field goal as time expired to lead the Broncos to a 31-28 win over Mountain View earlier this season. Junior Noah Stewart finished with three touchdown passes and led the final drive for the winning field goal. Noche finished with 133 yards on 12 rushes, highlighted by his 68-yard touchdown run. He had seven tackles and an interception and totaled 139 yards on punt and kickoff returns.
The Broncos built a 28-12 lead at the half behind Noche’s run and Stewart’s three touchdowns. The Toros fought back in the second half, tying the game on a two-point conversion with 4:00 left. Brophy rallied downfield to the one-yard line, setting up Carson’s 18-yard field goal as time expired.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students, plus fees. Mother’s Guild and Dad’s Club passes will not be accepted.
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