Desert View football coach Robert Bonillas, in his fourth year, has led his team to a 4-0 record this season.

How times have changed: Perhaps the most anticipated high school football game of the next month is Desert View vs. Marana on October 21. CoachΒ Robert Bonillasβ€˜ Jaguars are 5-0, a remarkable change from the 0-10 Desert View teams of 2004, 2011 and 2014. Bonillas started 5-25 at DVHS and could be 8-0 when they face Marana, although beating Mountain View in two weeks will be a challenge. CoachΒ Andy Littenβ€˜s Marana team, blessed by a group of sophomores that includesΒ Trenton Bourguet,Β Tariq Jordan,Β Diego MirandaΒ andΒ T.J. Cephers, is 3-2, but has beaten more tradition powers CDO and Sahuaro the last two weeks. The Tigers project to be 6-2 when they meet Desert View. Both Litten and Bonillas have learned under the best: Litten played forΒ Wayne JonesΒ at Mountain View, and Bonillas coached underΒ Richard SanchezΒ at Sunnyside.


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