Desert View No. 2, Sahuaro No. 6, Salpointe in Open, in first high school football rankings

Southern Arizona tackle football teams are well represented in the AIA’s first rankings that were released Tuesday.

Desert View, off to the best start in school history, debuted at No. 2 in the 5A rankings. Marana, who finished last No. 1 in the Open and 5A, is seventh, followed by Flowing Wells at No. 16, Buena at No. 17, Mountain View at No. 18 and Sunnyside at No. 20. Cienega landed at No. 23 and just outside the playoffs as of now is No. 25 Tucson High.

In 4A, Sahuaro’s first ranking is No. 6. The defending state champion Mica Mountain is No. 8, Walden Grove at No. 22, followed by Douglas at No. 25.

The 5A and 4A tournaments are 24 teams each, with the top eight getting first-round byes. The big schools don’t have automatic bids for region champions.

At the 6A level, Salpointe Catholic is No. 12, the last spot in the Open tournament, which is now just 6A sides. In 6A, the top 12 teams go to the Open, eight more go into the first round of the 6A tournament and the losers in the first round of the Open go to the 6A tournament.

2A and 3A rankings were released last week and 1A the week before.

Check out the full 4A-6A Southern Arizona rankings below.

6A/Open

12 - Salpointe Catholic

5A

2 - Desert View

7 - Marana

16 - Flowing Wells

17 - Buena

18 - Mountain View

20 - Sunnyside

23 - Cienega

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25 - Tucson

37 - Canyon del Oro

40 - Ironwood Ridge

41 - Nogales

4A

6 - Sahuaro

9 - Mica Mountain

22 - Walden Grove

25 - Douglas

29 - Pueblo

31 - Catalina Foothills

33 - Sahuarita

37 - Empire

43 - Rincon/University

48 - Cholla

54 - Rio Rico

55 - Amphitheater