Catalina Foothills head coach Jeff Scurran complains to an official after a penalty during the fourth quarter of the Catalina Foothills vs. Flowing Wells high school football game on Oct. 10, 2014. Foothills handed the home team its first loss of the season with a 41-14 win.

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Catalina Foothills coachΒ Jeff ScurranΒ never dodged a challenge at Sabino, Santa Rita and Pima College in his Tucson coaching years, but rarely has he faced a game like the Falcons will encounter Friday night in Scottsdale. Foothills will face three-time defending state champ Scottsdale Saguaro, which has won eight state titles in 10 years and is absurdly out of place in the state’s third-highest divisionΒ against Foothills. Saguaro beat SoCal powerhouse Junipero Serra in the Los Angeles area last week. Saguaro is a Class 4A school, which is the same as enrollment-challenged Palo Verde, PuebloΒ and Amphi.

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